Syria and Muslim Ummah

By

Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi

Syria is burning, not by outsiders. It is burning because of insiders. It is burning because current government understands that it selected by Allah forever to rule on Syria, and the people of this country have no right to ask it to go. 

This time Syrian people are falling as dead on road, in prisons and at detention centers not by US. US tanks are not killing people there. US helicopters are not shelling on them. US forces are not involved in killing of Syrian people. Their own forces are firing on them. Their own government is using military to crush the will of change. Shedding of blood continues there because people are demanding rights of freedom, rights of thinking and rights of converting the country into a superpower.

Entire Muslim world is now silent. There are no articles on terror. There are no articles on victims getting killed. There are no articles on terrorism continuing in Syria. There are no references of Qura'anic verses in which how Islam asks Muslims to stop blood shedding. This time, there are no references or Qura'anic verses how Islam condemn killing of civilians. You know why, because US is not involved.

In India, where I have seen thousands of articles, statements, references of Qura'anic verses, demonstrations and burning of flags when US led NATO forces had started a military campaign against tyrant leader in Libya to protect civilians and holding massacres from happening in Benghazi and in other cities of Libya.    

Muslim organizations, scholars and other activists were calling another attack of US on a Muslim country. But, this time, when their own people are making massacres and turning cities and streets into bloodshed, they are silent. No agitation, no demonstration, no references of Qura'anic verses, why is it so? Does the message of Qura'an is different when US kills Muslims and when Muslims kill Muslims. Qura'an reveled to entire humanity. Its message of peace is to everyone, whether it is from any sect, any religion, or from any community. So, how long Muslim countries, Muslim scholars, and so-called Muslim educated class will remain silent?

It is time for Muslims in entire glob to wake up and raise the voice against tyrant system. Because the government which uses weapons, kills its own people, and uses tanks, helicopters and other heavy weapons cannot bring reformation, as Syrian government is propagating again and again.

The time has come that Muslims in entire glob leg their differences behind and stand to protect the lives of civilians who are falling as dead every day in different parts of the country.

11-08-2011