The Self-Perpetuating Tool of Arab Imperialism
ISLAM: The Arab Imperialism
by Anwar Shaikh
Chapter Seven
ISLAM, THE SELF-PERPETUATING
TOOL OF ARAB IMPERIALISM
Muhammad was not the only person in Arabia, who had claimed to be
the Prophet of God. There was Taliha, chief of the Bani Asad, who
was acknowledged to have power of divination. He was defeated by
Khalid in a severe engagement. Museilima was another contender in
this field. He worked miracles and claimed to have been sent by
Allah to share the dignity of Prophethood with Muhammad. He went
so far as to assert that Muhammad had recognised his claim.
Eventually, he was killed in the battle of Al- Yemama, which
could have proved disastrous to the survival of Islam. Al-Aswad,
known as the Veiled Prophet of Yemen, was yet another claimant in
this field. Though brave and a willing fighter, he was arrogant
and thus, lacked popular appeal. He was brought to his end by a
spate of intrigues skilfully conducted by the followers of Islam.
Existence of several Prophets at the same time in the same
country shows that Prophethood has nothing to do with Allah; it
is simply a contrivance to hypnotise people through supernatural
ruses. God would not have sent so many Prophets to the Arabs at
the same time. These men were, obviously, self-designated
Prophets. Muhammad won because he adopted national approach,
which appealed to the patriotic men of his age like Abu Bakr and
Umar, whose combined efforts not only saved Islam from extinction
but also substantially contributed towards its glory. The other
contestants in this field lost owing to their parochial approach.
On the contrary, Muhammad's design was not only nationalistic but
also highly ambitious because it promised imperial dignity to the
Arabs, who had known nothing except destitution, distress and
degradation. This was the dream that only a man of Muhammad's
stature could make come true. His success surely proves the
evolutionary maxim: survival of the fittest. It had nothing to do
with Allaah, who himself depended on Muhammad for glorifying Him.
Let us look into his plan of the Arabian Imperialism:
He claimed that he was a Prophet of God, and there was nothing
unusual about his claim because:
"Every nation has its Messenger; then
When their messenger comes, justly,
the issue is decided between them, and
they are not wronged." (Jonah, X: 45)
This theme is also repeated in 2: 148. Obviously, a Prophet comes
to a people to settle all their issues justly with the purpose of
uniting them into a vigorous nation. However, according to the
Koran, the effective way of securing national unity is through
the appointment of a Kibla i.e. the direction of worshipping God:
when all faithful adore the acknowledged Deity facing in the same
direction, they demonstrate their oneness. This is the reason
that hadith no. 20 of Bokhari, Vol. 6, says that every nation has
its Kibla. It is also confirmed by the Koran.
The Prophet had declared Jerusalem, the most sacred Jewish City,
as the Kibla for the Arab Muslims, but after treating it as such
for about sixteen months, he changed it for Kaaba, a sanctuary of
Mecca, the Prophet's hometown. I shall discuss the implications
of adopting Jerusalem as the Muslim Kibla in the next chapter,
but here I may add that this change was dictated by the Prophet's
urge to serve his national purpose. The Koran, states:
"The fools among the people will say,
'what has turned them from the direction
they were facing in their prayers aforetime?'
Say, To God belong the East and the West
He guides whomsoever He will
to a straight path."
We have seen thee (Muhammad) turning thy face
about in the heaven; now we surely turn thee to a
direction that shall satisfy Thee (Muhammad)
Turn thy face towards the Holy Mosque (Kaaba);
and wherever you are, turn your faces towards it."
(The Cow, II: 135-40)
From these verses, it is clear that the change of Kibla from
Jerusalem to Kaaba was affected by Allah not of His own will but
at the solicitations of Muhammad, who was seen by Allah "turning
thy face about in the heavens (skies)." The hadith no. 5903
(Muslims) shows that it was originally suggested by Umar, the
Second Caliph, who was murdered by a Persian slave because he
thought of him (Umar) as a racist.
Fancy Allah's argument here: "to God belong the East and the
West." If the East and the West have equal significance,
then why is He forcing people to change direction of prayer from
Jerusalem to Kaaba? Why can't they face in the direction they
like? This step was taken by the Prophet in the guise of Allah to
serve the interests of the Arab Imperialism. In fact, the change
of Kibla has exerted a disastrous effect on the Jewish destiny
and may have lethal consequences for human history, too. However,
it has been a great boon for the Arab Imperialism.
The Prophet Muhammad possessed tremendous political skills.
Having said that every nation has its own Prophet, he asserted
that it was different in his case because he was The Prophet not
only for the Arabs but also for ALL nations:
"Every Prophet is appointed for his own nation but I
have been appointed the prophet for all nations."
(Mishkat, 5500, Vol.3)
When this claim of the prophet's universality is coupled with the
change of Kibla from Jerusalem to Kaaba, then we realise the
depth of Muhammad's wisdom. It means that non-Arab Muslims cannot
have their own Kibla, which serves as the pivot of national
honour and unity. They must treat the Arabian Kibla as their own
Kibla and thus accept the Arabian law and culture to renounce
their own national traditions. Do you know what it means in
practice? Here is the explanation:
This act raised Mecca to the highest spiritual reverence. Muslims
from all nations, both high and low, prostrate towards it, not
five times a day, but every moment owing to the ever-changing
time-zones of this planet. The act of habitual prostration
enslaves their psyches, making them unconsciously obedient to
Mecca; it decreases their power of reasoning, correspondingly
increasing their intensity of faith, to worship the birth-place
of Muhammad. It is amazing how Muslims beg Muhammad to intercede
with Allah for His mercy both in this world and the world to come.
Ordinarily one nation has to subdue another nation with the force
of arms; the vanquished dislike the victor and want to be free,
but in this case, all non-Arab Muslims shed tears of devotion to
be accepted as the Arabian cultural slaves! Is it not a classical
example of a lamb, begging the butcher to lead him to the
slaughterhouse? This is the wisdom of Muhammad - may peace be
upon him.
Being aware of human frailties, the Prophet exerted further
psychological pressure on his non-Arab followers so that they
must subordinate their own culture to that of Arabia. He achieved
this goal by raising the spiritual prestige of the Arab
institutions. Here is a brief account:
1. Kaaba is the House of God because the Almighty had commanded
Adam to build it for Him, and it was also rebuilt by Abraham.
2. A Muslim's grave must be dug in a way that when his body is
buried, it must face towards Mecca.
3. So sacred is Mecca that nobody must defecate himself facing
this City. He who does so is a Kafir (infidel).
4. Allah speaks Arabic, and the Koran is also in Arabic, which is
a very difficult language; all Muslims must learn it to be
blessed. Fancy how biased Allah is in favour of Arabia.
5. The hadith no. 5751 (Mishkat, Vol. 3) reports the Prophet
saying:
"Love the Arabs for three reasons because (1) I am
an Arab (2) the Holy Koran is in Arabic and (3) the
tongue of the dwellers of paradise shall also be
Arabic."
6. Kaaba is the centre of Allah's blessings because it is here
that 120 Divine Benedictions descend every day, and are then
distributed to the rest of the world!
7. Ibne Majah reports in hadith no. 1463, that a Namaz i.e.
prayer in the Mosque-in-Medina brings 100 times more blessings
than a similar prayer in other mosques, and a prayer in the Kaaba
invokes 100,000 benedictions compared to a similar worship in
other mosques!
8. Even the Arabian graveyards known as Jannat-ul-Mualla and
Jannat-ul-Baquee are the most sacred. According to a hadith, they
look shining to the dwellers of the skies the same way as sun and
moon appear to the people of the earth. Those who are buried
there, shall enter paradise without any accountability and each
of them shall be privileged to intercede for seventy thousand
people!
9. Read the following verse:
"(O Prophet) tell people if you really love
Allah, follow me, and if you act like this, then
Allah will love you, too, and He will forgive your
sins ..." (The House of Imran, III: 30)
When read with the hadith ( 5 ) quoted above, one comes to the
conclusion that to be a Muslim, a non- Arab believer has to live
as an Arab to qualify for Allah's love and pardon!
10. It is a part of the Islamic faith that every Muslim, no
matter where he lives, must come to Mecca for pilgrimage, at
least once in a life-time, provided he has the means to do so.
Over two million Muslims from all over the world come to Mecca
every year to perform the Hajj ceremony. Probably, the same
numbers gather there to observe the Umra rites during the year.
These ceremonies generate so much wealth for the Arabs that,
considering their population, they can maintain standards of
living compatible with those of the Western Europeans.
The Hajj ceremony has been a part of the Arab culture from time
immemorial; it has developed from the Indian principles of
idolatry such as Trimurti, Sabeanism, local superstitions and
Greek influences. There is no historical proof that the temple of
Kaaba was ever rebuilt by Abraham. Even during the early times of
Muhammad, it was the centre of idol-worship along with the age-old
custom of kissing the Hajr-E-Aswad, which the Prophet encouraged
because of its deep association with the Arab national culture.
This pagan practice which appealed to the Arabs, certainly helped
the Prophet to gain converts for his faith.
The Hajj ceremony belongs to the pre-Islamic times. It is as much
representative of idolatry today as it ever was. People perform
the rites of kissing the Black Stone including the seven circuits
of the Kaaba, which are considered emblematical relic of the
stars' revolutions associated with the traditions of the heathen
Yemen.
What is true of Hajj, equally applies to Allah Himself. It was
the name of the Chief idol of Kaaba associated with Quresh, the
tribe of Muhammad. The Prophet's father's name was Abd Allah i.e.
the servant of Allah for this reason. He retained this name for
his God because of its appeal to the Quresh. Again, Allah was an
Arabian God, and everybody swore by His name irrespective of
religion.
By such schemes the Prophet bestowed a greater sanctity on Mecca
than the Jews could ever associate with the Temple of Jerusalem.
The divineness of Mecca imbued the Arabs with an aura of
holiness, which was made distinct by such hadiths that all
Muslims must love Arabia, and those who begrudge it, they shall
be deprived of the Prophet's intercessory blessings, and thus rot
in hell.
In this Master Plan of Arabism, the Prophet kept himself right on
the top: even though he calls himself a mortal and the servant of
Allah, it is Allah, who along with His angels, prays peace to
Muhammad i.e. worships him. Therefore, love and obedience to
Muhammad is the true Islam and Allah becomes a mere euphemism for
Muhammad, who has such a strong grip on Him that belief in Allah
means nothing at all without acknowledging Muhammad!
The best way of practising Islam is to treat Muhammad as the
Model of Behaviour:
"You (Muslims) have had a good example in God's
Messenger ( Muhammad ) for whosoever hopes for
God and the Last Day."
(The Confederates, XXXIII: 20)
It means, imitating the Prophet even in minor details i.e. one
must think, feel and act as the Prophet did; one must develop the
same tastes and habits as the Prophet had; one must even eat,
drink, talk, walk, sleep and look like him in dress and general
appearance.
When we further ponder over the issue under discussion, it
transpires that this doctrine i.e. the Prophet as the Model of
Behaviour, is the true force, which makes Islam, the Self-Perpetuating
Arab Imperialism because such a confession inspires a Muslim with
the duty to treat the Prophet's principles and practices as his
true guide of action. Here is a very brief sketch of the
Prophet's basic principles and practices:
The fundamental principle of Islam is "divide and rule,"
which splits humanity socially and politically. It seeks to
perpetuate itself through a permanent strife based on the
distinction of Momin (the Muslim) and Kafir (the non- Muslim).
The Koran in The Disputer, LVIII: 20, states this fact in
undisputable terms: the non-Muslims have been labelled as the
"Satan's Party" and the followers of Allah and Muhammad
are designated as "God's Party."
Further, the Koran calls members of the "Satan's Party"
as "despicable" and declares that "they are surely
the losers" but about "God's Party," it adds:
"They are the people who do not love anyone who
opposes God and His Messenger, not even if they
were their fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or
their clan.... He (Allah) shall admit them into
Gardens underneath which rivers flow, therein to
dwell for ever, God being well-pleased with them,
and they well-pleased with Him. Those are surely
God's Party ... they are the prosperers."
For a clear understanding of these verses, the following facts
may be noted carefully:
1. Members of the "Satan's Party" are bound to be
losers. They are despicable because they do not acknowledge Allah
and Muhammad.
2. Members of "God's Party" are the people, who do not
love the opponents of Allah and Muhammad, even if they happen to
be their fathers, sons, brothers or members of their nation (clan).
These are the people, who will prosper in this life and shall be
admitted into paradise in the next world.
Here is the permanent division of Muslims and non- Muslims based
on everlasting social and political conflict, assuring the
Muslims the final victory. However, a person cannot join God's
Party until he completely severs his relationship with his
parents, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters and countrymen, if
they do not accept Islam: This is the bane of all non-Arab
countries where Islam entered by virtue of sword, migration or
propaganda. In such lands, it becomes the duty of all converts to
Islam that they must accept the Arab cultural hegemony, that is,
subordinate all their national institutions to those of Arabia,
adopt Islamic law, learn Arabic and Arab manners; love Mecca and
Arabs to acknowledge Muhammad as the Model of Behaviour because
being an Arab he loved and enforced everything that was Arabian.
Still worse, they must hate their own culture and motherland to
such an extent that it becomes Dar-ul-Harb, i.e. a living
battlefield. In practice it means that they must set up an
opposite camp in their own motherland and fight their own
countrymen until they all surrender to the Arab Cultural
Imperialism by embracing Islam. It is then and only then that the
country becomes Dar-ul-Islam i.e. the Land of Peace; otherwise it
remains a battlefield (Dar-ul-Harb) where murder and rape of the
non-Muslims ranks as good; lying, cheating and dishonesty are
considered necessary evils and hence, form part of the indigenous
Muslim morality. Motherland! What Motherland? The land of one's
birth where one grows up, lives and finds the last refuge, is
deemed as the biggest joke under the magic of Arabian influence.
These non-Arab Muslims develop a special sense of contempt for
their own cultures and motherlands under the pretence of
believing in the Muslim nationhood, which is just a mirage, a
misconception, a morbid condition of the mind.
To realise this truth, look at Egypt, the land of the mighty
pharaohs, whose imperial excellence spanned over 3000 years. This
wonderful land of science, art, culture and godly manners, came
down with a thud to touch its nadir when Islam took over its
destiny. There are no Egyptians anymore. They all have become
Arabs!
Or go through the pages of the Iranian history. Their majestic
rule lasted for many centuries. So great was their empire that it
was not excelled in size and grandeur until the British appeared
on the international scene some three hundred years ago. There is
a good deal that they contributed to the development of the Roman
law, Greek culture and Asian traditions. They produced spiritual
leaders like Zaratushtra whose deliberations were to influence
Judaism and Christianity. But when Islam invaded Persia, the
Arabs seized all her riches through a well-conceived system of
plunder, which also included beautiful, delicate women, the
throbs of the Iranian poets, whose plaudits, praises and
panegyrics had contributed richness to the traditions of chivalry
both in Asia and Europe. Thereafter, Iran was no more. All its
political and cultural glory was decimated by the Iranians
themselves, who, as a result of the Arabian grafting, started
hating their own culture, which has raised them to the pinnacle
of glory. They wanted to be Muslims instead of Iranians to
qualify for the beautiful virgins, the pretty boys and smooth
wines, mentioned in the Koran. Changing their own prophets,
Zaratushtra and Mani with blasphemy, they constructed a new
mythology known as Shiaism, which is totally based on the logo,
love and lore of the Arab heroes, especially the immediate family
members of the prophet Muhammad. Since then, the Iranians have
lost their ethos. Aversion to what Iran stood for, has deprived
them of the greatness, which only one's own national traditions
can guarantee. They are no longer the Iranians that they used to
be. Nothing inspires them unless it is based on the sycophancy of
Arabia. The recent Islamic Revolution of Imam Khomeni testifies
to this truth.
India is yet another major victim of Islam. The day Muhammad bin
Qasim, entered Sindh as a conqueror, must rank as the most
ominous, odious and outrageous moment in the history of India,
whose proud, pious and powerful traditions have been the torch-bearer
of world civilisation. The Indians, used to enjoying the warmth
of ahimsa, were stunned by the violence that the Arab raiders
displayed in robbing the rich and seducing the indigenous damsels.
Yet the irony was that they did all this in the name of the Most
Compassionate and Just Allah, who counts these felonies as acts
of fairness when they are committed to torture the unbelievers.
Then, this land that had become indifferent to the vicissitudes
of history owing to a very long period of prosperity and
plentitude, was attracted by more Islamic predators, who rushed
in through the Khaiber Pass to loot her wealth, dishonour her
daughters and crush her ethos that had stood the test of time
despite its proneness to physical comforts and spiritual mirages
such as ahimsa.
It should be noted that the harm done by these murderers, looters
and seducers as conquerors, may be forgotten, but the wound
inflicted by their ideology i.e. Islam, which brought them to
India, cannot be effaced from memory because instead of healing,
this hurt has turned into an incurable abscess. Though 95% of all
Muslims descend from the original population and the remaining 5%
also qualify as Indians owing to their permanent residence over
the centuries, they all want to be considered as a separate
Muslim nation, dedicated to the belief that their motherland is a
Dar-ul- Harb. It is this iniquitous philosophy, which caused the
partition of India. What the Arabs failed to do themselves, the
Arabian doctrine of Divide and Rule has done for them. This is
why Islam is the self-perpetuating Arab Imperialism; it needs no
swords, no guns: its hypnotic appeal, which mentally and
emotionally reduces man to the level of monkey, serves as the
Power to achieve the impossible.
One should remember that Islam is the ambassador of permanent
religious, social and political strife; it declares:
"Fight those who believe not in God and the Last
Day ... until they pay the tribute out of hand
and have been humbled." (Repentance, LX: 25)
This readiness for war aiming at humbling the non-Muslims, has
been the driving force of Islam, but it may cease to exist if
there was another Prophet to come. Only fools will think that the
Prophet Muhammad was not wise enough to be conscious of such a
drawback. He not only saw it but plugged this loophole with his
usual sagacity. He declared himself to be the Last of Prophets i.e.
there would be no Prophets after him, and therefore nobody could
change his Law of Strife based on the hatred of one's own
motherland until it became Dar-ul-Salaam. Here lies the crux: a
nation is liable to hatred, hurt and humiliation if it does not
embrace Islam, but when it does, it becomes the cultural slave of
Arabia because it has to renounce all its national traditions to
accept Muhammad as the Model of Behaviour, which requires
adopting the ways of Muhammad, whose every breath seems to have
been devoted to the glory of Arabia. What an unbeatable stratagem
of imperialism it is!
However, I ought to point out that this doctrine of the "Last
Prophethood" contradicts the basic principle of the Koran,
which claims that Allah sends Prophets to guide human-kind. See
for yourself:
"Yet there shall come to you guidance from Me."
(The Cow, II: 35)
This is Allah speaking to Adam, who is being ousted from paradise
for his insolence. This is what seeks to establish the doctrine
of revelation through a Prophet. If people needed guidance before
Muhammad through different Prophets during all ages, why should
they be deprived of this blessing after Muhammad, whose message
has been completely vandalised by his own followers to enhance
their personal interests. Again, why could not Allah have sent
only one Prophet for all times right in the beginning to avoid
prejudices and wars that the faiths preached by different
Prophets create? If there is God, He cannot even imagine this
kind of mischief, which is destructive to His creatures. To be
respectable, God must act in an honourable manner.
Since every culture has its own traditions, Prophethood, as a
part of the Middle Eastern culture, has a validity for its own
people. But thrusting it on other nations as Islam does for
establishing Arab hegemony, is aggressive and undesirable. On the
contrary, the Mosaic Prophethood is harmless because the Jews do
not seek conversion through propaganda, persecution and promises.
Still worse is the Islamic attitude that preaches destruction of
the Jews as part of faith and means of salvation. It has caused
such an inhuman animosity between the Muslim and Jewish groups
that it is likely to threaten survival of the human race. Let us
ponder over this point in the next chapter.