The Guidance of the Prophet

In this historic event there is a great lesson for all those Muslims who are living in the present situation in Kashmir. In present times there are many such places where Muslims are faced with similar situations. This tradition indicates the right course of action for all these Muslims. They must, without delay, abandon any ideas of community prestige, and, under the guidance of the Prophet of Islam, they must resolve that at all events they will opt for the way of peace and reconciliation, rather than that of clash and confrontation. In the words of Hasan, in such cases, the way of violence leads straight to hellfire, whereas the way of peace leads straight to Paradise. We learn from history that in later times Hasan ibn Ali became unpopular with the Muslims. What was the reason? The reason was that, when he spoke, he kept a low profile. Those who regard one who behaves in this way as a degraded person are of a very strange mentality. The decree of both Islam and reason is that those who keep a high profile can expect only destruction in this world of God, whereas those who keep a low profile are destined for success. Those who follow such leaders as keep a low profile tread the straight path of Islam. Divine succour is destined for such people. In the Footsteps of the Jews Zionism in the present times is the biggest movement of the Jews. This movement, launched in 1897, is political and cultural and seeks to re-establish a Jewish national State in Palestine. In other words, Zionism is another name for land- based politics. Today, the Jews are expending all their energy, wealth and resources towards this end. They are ready to make any kind of sacrifice to achieve their goal. The Muslims of present times, according to the prediction made in the Hadith, are treading the same path as Jews. The activities of present- day Muslims, directly or indirectly, are an example of a landbased movement. Muslims have launched a number of movements to enable them to occupy particular lands and establish their rule over them, e.g. in Pakistan, Palestine, Kashmir, Bosnia , Chechnya, Arakan, the Philippines, Sinkiang (China), etc. Muslims all over the world are either actively taking part in this land- based politics or they theorize along the same lines, expressing their thoughts on this subject in their speeches and writings. This is undoubtedly similar to following the path of the Jews.