Looking at the Reality

Looking at the Reality

1992 6 June 15 Looking at the Reality (337) In the eighth century, Muslims dominated the western nations, thanks to their superiority in industrial and military fields. Today it is the turn of the west, now superior to Muslims in all practical and theoretical fields, to dominate them. This reversal of rules is in strict accordance with the laws of nature. Our world being one of trial the weak will invariably be subjugated by the strong.

The need of the hour is to make Muslims aware of the changes that have taken place, and to help them revitalise themselves so that they may become the masters and not the slaves of modern circumstances. But Muslim leaders are setting about this in the wrong way. For the last one hundred years they have done nothing but protest and complain, and incite others to do the same. This is because of their misconception of the reason for the change in world leadership. They have mistakenly attributed this to western plots rather than to natural law, and have, therefore, squandered much time and effort in trying to unearth foreign conspiracies. They have no awareness of the inconsequence of their actions and continue to engage in empty verbal exercises.

Their real task should be to focus Muslim attention on contemporary changes so that they may prepare themselves to deal with them effectively. For this, the general Muslim public must be encouraged to consolidate and fortify themselves. Only then will they be able to meet modern requirements. If nothing so far has been achieved in these areas, it is because so much valuable time has been wasted in voicing complaints.

The thinking of most Muslims in modern times has gone awry because of the wrong guidance given by leaders who can see things only in terms of plots and protests, who are incapable of grasping the hard reality of nature. With this flawed mentality, such leaders can only launch direct verbal assaults on their supposed enemies. And with what effect? No one knows whether this even disturbs their sleep at night.