In the name of God, Most gracious, Most merciful
Awake ye Muslims!
By: Tawfeek Ali Mansour (Ph.D.)
When the spiteful agents aim their arrows to Islam, they come back to their throats. When their campaigns of insult are directed to our lovely Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him, the world becomes assured of his greatness,
The value of The Holy Qur'an, and the benevolence of Islam. Therefore, people often embrace Islam after their assurance of its benevolence.
After the distress of September 11, 2001, the American President George Bush (the son) condemned Islam as a terrorist religion, the whole American public were interested in reading The Holy Qur'an, that no book was sold greater in number than it. Consequently the number of the adherents of Islam increased for its graciousness and mercy.
When the Danish satirical caricature wronged to our Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), the United Kingdom declared that the name of Mohammad became in the first grade of the names of the new born children. Why? Because Mohammad was beloved by all.
Some people in the world were completely ignorant of Islam, its principles and creed. The ill-treatment of Islam attracted their attention to read the facts of Islam from the specialized Muslims, then they became confident of its opinions in the life and in paradise.
Hence, I thank those who have ill-treated Islam by caricatures, films…etc.. for they unknowingly attracted the sight of those who knew nothing of Islam and presented what they believed to be pessimist. The innocent people believe in every thing having dark views and bright ones; so, they diligently try to find the bright sides of Islam. Once, they are content of them they respect it and believe in it
The American film that insulted and satirized our prophet Mohammad PBUH. Has succeeded in arising the feelings of all Muslims in the world (1.5 billion persons). That some of the wicked could attack the American and the French embassies, and expressed their violent nature, the act that afflicted and grieved the benevolent Muslims who expressed their distress through peaceful and civilized demonstrations and other means of expression.
The American and the French authorities that raise the symbols of human rights of everybody in expressing his feelings and presenting his thought, defend the publishing of the caricature and the production of the pessimist film, in the same time neglect the scorn and despise they brought to others. The despise of samism and the Jew is – to them- prohibited while the despise of Islam is allowed! Isn't it?
The Jews and Israeli people (15 million persons) have issued a law from the united Nations to criminalize the despise of samism, while the Muslims (1.5 billion persons) could not issue a law defending all heavenly religions and creeds, though there are many Islamic organizations of preaching and defending Islam.
So, I can urgently say: Awake ye Muslims.
Dr. Ahmad Al Taiyeb, Sheikh Of Al Azhar mosque has well acted when he sent a message to the secretary of the United Nations, to stand against the scorn of Islam, and to ask for issuing a decision of the general committee of the United Nations to prevent the scorn of the religions and creeds, as that issued for the Jews and samism
The Islamic conference organization, together with the Islamic foreign ministries have to follow the issuance of such a decision from the general committee of the United Nations, which is about to be held.
As for the Islamic agents of information and Islamic Research, they have to issue from the seen, heard and read facilities of various live language publications to display the benevolence and peaceful nature of the Islamic principles. They have to refute the false accusations the blasphemous people attach to Islam. The deep and wide range of scientific research should be applied in simple languages
The high council of Islamic Affairs has to hold committees and conferences to display the false film and caricatures frequently to show the view points the publishers falsely allege they are corrupt, and refute their false accusations through the information facilities, conferences, films and printed matters.
"Drops of water can corrode iron." (Proverb)
"I only desire (your) betterment, to the best of my power, and my success (in my task) can only come from Allah, In him I trust, and in him I turn."
(The Holy Qur'an, Hood, 88).
