We Deserted God, So He Deserted Us

We Deserted God so He Deserted us If there is one thing that whole Muslim world is united on, it is the Palestinian issue. This has been true since the partition of Palestine in 1947. There were 40 billion Muslims in the world then. Newspapers and posters the world over proclaimed the readiness of each and every one of them to wrest the prize of the Holy Land from Israel. Today there are at least 90 billion Muslims the world over. Ask anyone of them what is the most crucial issue facing the Muslims. Almost invariably the reply will be: “the Palestinian question.” And the Muslims’ anguish over this issue is not limited to words: many have actually laid down their lives in the attempt to free Palestine; millions of petro-dollars have poured into the machinery of the PLO. But what has the result of all this been? In short, the borders of Israel, instead of being reduced, have expanded on every front; the influence of Jewish state extends well beyond these borders; the PLO has been banished from the territory surrounding Israel, thus losing any power to influence events. It is time for us to ask one all-important question: Why is it that in spite of all this financial and human support, the Muslims remain unsuccessful in their objective of freeing the Holy Land? There is one reason alone for this: The Muslims have not performed the task that God delegated to them. God had promised that He will help the Muslims in this world and the next, but only on one condition: they perform the duty to God that is required of them as Muslims. If they desert this duty, then surely God will desert them; they will be worthy of His anger, not His succour. What, then, is the task? It is that Muslims should communicate the message of God to all nations of the world. This is not a task that has to be performed on a national level; it is one that must spring from the depths of every individual’s consciousness. It is not a function that is enacted for political or economic ends; it is one that must be done for the sake of God and reward in the hereafter alone. God has created man to put him to the test. We have only one chance to prove ourselves. After this life on earth, God will bring all mankind