Noor Al Islam Nº: 143 - 144, March + April 2011

Noor Al Islam Nº: 143 - 144, March + April 2011

Nº: 143 - 144 12th year, March + April 2011 - Rabia1 + Rabia2 1432H   DAY OF RETRIBUTION To start with, a salutation is due for the youthful revolutionary spirit in the Arab world which has surprised everyone with its vitality, courage, organization, speed and greatness of historic achievements. A great salutation is also due for the souls of this uprising’s victims, martyrs and the wounded who have widely opened through their sacrifices the door to remove the prepetrators rulers and their henchmen. The latter have ruled the land and its inhabitants for too long, depicting the most horrible portrait about the shape of an oppressive ruler who takes his people hostage of his ambitions and false aspirations. In our haste, we would like to point out to some doubts and hidden questions which have been raised and to which attention has been drawn by the resounding scenes of the fall of rulers’ thrones and their hoodlums that quickly disappeared before the rage, shaking the masses of Arab nations. For so long, these masses have been moaning under the weight of the rulers’ oppression and suppression. They suffered a great deal because of the latter’s corruption, scandalous thefts and waste of the land’s resources under shiny and deceptive slogans and labels. The eruption of suppressed outrage came at the right moment, guaranteeing to turn the scene upside down and draw a humiliating end for these oppressors and their followers so the “day of retribution” may be tougher than the day when the oppressor oppresses, as Imam Ali (P.B.U.H) has said. There are now harbingers of the removal of monumental symbols of oppression and corruption, and there is hope that true change processes will take place for the better and the most sound in the rest of countries that suffer from similar conditions rather than superficial cosmetic operations. Our Arab and Islamic countries deserve responsible rulers and officials who enjoy credibility, competence and integrity, individuals who set out from whatever the believing and ethical nation regards as being taken for granted, people who serve the goals and ambitions of their generations. Such people are the ones who safeguard this nation’s resources and riches for the sake of their peoples’ progress, development and protection from the interference of the exploiting covetous foreigner. If the achievement of the removal of corrupt rulers and of holding them accountable for what they have committed, and in order to recover what they had stolen, by itself a greatly appreciated achievement, the supreme task and the greatest challenge remain in finding certain mechanisms, formulas and systems. The latter ensure the rise of new sincere leaderships that do not bear the negativities of their predecessors and keep safeguarding the interests of their peoples and their sacrifices. This is an important and a great mission which the youths must follow-up together with sincere activities from all groups with full seriousness and keen interest. Here we would like to emphasize the role of the enlightened theologians in supporting and protecting these aspirations due to their message-inspiring position: They are “the custodians of Messengers”, as the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H) has said. They are the ones from whom Allah Almighty took a covenant that they “endorse neither an oppressor’s hold on power nor the cowering of any oppressed person,” as Ali (P.B.U.H) has said. It should be nice to point out in this process to the massive scene of the Friday congregational prayers in all the meanings and connotations which they express: This has been the distinctive denominator among the courtyards of these victorious uprisings.   Download     Source: http: nooralislam.org