Let Us Seek Opportunities In Education, Commerce And Media

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan speech
Published in Muslim Murasu, January 2013

Quran, Hadees and history gives us a message. Twenty first century is an era of peace.
Bal Tackarey was an admirer of Hitler. They share same ideology. Hitler passed away at 56, Bal Tackerey at 86. Hitler sought to rule entire Europe. Israel has smashed Hamas headquarter. Both news items appeared on the same day on newspaper, thanks to media frenzy. Hamas leaders were popular for their lengthy speeches. But they couldn’t achieve.
A trend was set in motion after the second world war. Nothing can be achieved through battle. Japan premiere and Hitler tried to rule and scare the world through aggression. They met abject failure. They later realized. Germany and Japan pooled all their attention towards industrial development. Germany now fares as number one in Europe and Japan is topper among Asian countries. Communist came to power in Russia in 1917. Later they disintegrated. Hitler told three things can get victory: weapons, weapons and weapons. He acquired weapons but couldn’t win. America is a super power. George Bush Senior waged war on Iraq. It was called star war. Bombs were rained on Iraq. 5 trillion dollars, 250 lakh crore rupees was spent. Nothing was achieved. America is now a weak economy. Slogans were raised in Egypt to bring back the era of Sultan Salahuddin. Results were disastrous. 12 trillion dollars, 600 lakh crore rupees has been spent in vain in Israel Palestine conflict. Neither achieved anything. Palestine is now a failed state and Israel an insecure state.
Today, achievements can be made through peaceful means. There is a Saheeh Hadees narrated in Muslim. Prophet said, “A time will come, when you won’t use weapons. You will say ‘la ilaha illallahu allahu akbar’. Walls of castles will come down and you will enter”. Prophet explains the strength of ideology in this Hadees. Swords were the only source of power and authority during the time of Prophet. Such trend should be brought to an end. Surah Anfal, 8, verse 39 – ‘wa kaatiloohum hatta laa takoona fitnatun wa yakoona deenu kulluhu lillahi’. Overcome chaos and bring warfare to end. Only principle, ideology and creed should dominate. Politics should not be mixed in this. Political power won’t be needed once we have opportunities in education, commerce and media.
We have religious freedom. Earlier agriculture was the only occupation and income. Now thousands of employment opportunities are open. Economy has been delinked from agriculture and power has  been isolated from politics. Opportunities are important, not power. We can open schools and seminaries and develop.
A Christian seminar was arranged in Goa. Maulana Abdullah Kasimi distributed copies of Quran translation to the attendees. A lady called from Pune after some twenty days. “I now realize God”. Quran will give clarity.