How Similar is Today to Yesterday!
18-07-2008
Dr. Rāghib As-Sirjānī
At-Tibyān Publications
“In the previous lectures, we spoke about the story of the Tattār from the
beginning until [the battle of] ‘Ayn Jālūt. We mentioned details from it, and we
omitted others. And what we omitted was only due to the lack of time and out of
fear of being lengthy. Otherwise, my brothers and sisters, the story truly
requires multiples of [the time it was given] so that it may be analyzed with
care and studied with precision. But, after this story, we must pause. We did
not narrate this story solely for the purpose of chronicling the events of the
Earth that have passed. Nor for the sake of speculation and analysis, without
concern or pause. We narrated the story, as we mentioned in the beginning of the
lectures, as a lesson, to ponder over it, for benefit. We narrated the story to
read into the future. Subhān Allāh, how similar is today to yesterday!
How similar is the fall of Baghdād under the feet of the Americans to the fall
of Baghdād under the feet of the Tattār. How similar are the Muslims in the time
of the Tattār to the Muslims of today. How similar are the rulers of the Muslims
in the time of the Tattār to the rulers of the Muslims today. How similar are
the Tattār to the Americans. How similar are the allies of the Tattār to the
allies of the Americans. A picture of history that has repeated itself in a
strange way. And the examples of such a picture are many throughout history, but
we will tie this story to our present reality. And if we wanted to speak about
other pictures in areas of Islāmic history specifically or areas of human
history generally, we will find that many of the pictures can be compared with
our present reality now.
And look at the closeness of the first fall of Baghdād to the second fall of
Baghdād.
The Tattār appeared suddenly on the stage of [world] events, exactly just as the
Americans appeared. A nation without a history. It was established through
looting and plundering. The Tattār killed millions of innocent people so that
they may establish their nation upon the skulls of mankind, and so that their
civilization - if it can be called civilization - may drink from the blood of
millions, from the blood of the oppressed. The Americans did likewise. The
Americans killed hundreds of thousands, rather millions, from the Native
Americans, so they could establish a nation for themselves. They plundered the
resources of others and established what they also call their civilization, also
upon the torn-off limbs and skulls of the original inhabitants. And the days
passed, and the Americans became [the dominant force] on the earth, exactly as
the Tattār did. And they could never accept another, and implanted oppression
and subjugation and violence on the Earth, with their continued claim that they
did not come except to spread justice and freedom and security amongst the
people. This is what the Tattār did, and this is what the Americans do.
How similar is the Tattār’s table of negotiations to the American’s table of
negotiations. Covenants with no conscience. Agreements and no trust. Empty words
spoken into the air, to pacify the people for a time, and to fool people for a
time. And the determination to break the covenant is concealed before the
entering into the covenant. And the intention is made before the meeting to
defame the other side.
The Americans entered the Muslim lands with weak evidences, exactly and
precisely as the Tattār entered the Muslim lands with weak evidences. They were
not in need of crushing or astounding evidence. Rather it is all illusion on top
of illusion, and claims upon claims. One time, they are fighting terrorism;
another time, they are establishing democracy; another time, they are freeing
the people; another time, they are looking for weapons of mass destruction;
another time, they are looking for a leader here or there, and so on. It is not
important which reason they will enter as a result of, or under what name they
will enter, but unquestionably, they will enter.
And the Americans fought wars in the Muslim lands like the wars of the Tattār.
They fought wars without any heart, that did not differentiate between a
combatant and a non-combatant. Never. They did not differentiate between a man
and a woman. They did not differentiate between a child or a man or an elder.
And the Americans seized possession of the resources of the Muslims exactly as
the Tattār did. What is the difference between oil and gold or silver? And what
is the difference between changing the curriculum [of study] and replacing and
distorting them, and the drowning of the Baghdād library? Obliterating
everything Islāmic. and a barbaric spirit that does not accept civilization.
And SubhānAllāh. It is as though Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jall desired to make the actions
of the Americans coincide with the actions of the Tattār, so He made their steps
in bringing the fall of Baghdād extremely similar to the steps of the Tattār.
So just as the Tattār concentrated first on Afghānistān, likewise the Americans
concentrated on Afghānistān first.
And just as Badr Ad-Dīn Lu’Lu’, the leader of the Kurds in the north of Irāq,
allied with the Tattār, likewise the Kurds of Northern Irāq allied with the
Americans.
And just as Kikāwos II and Kalj Arsalān IV opened the Turkish ground way to the
Tattār forces, the Turks of today opened their airspace to the Americans. What
is the difference between land and airspace?
And just as the armies of the Tattār penetrated the lands of the Muslims without
any resistance to reach Irāq, likewise the American armies penetrated the lands
of the Muslims today, and not only without any resistance, but rather with the
facilitation of the world, and a big reception. Truly, how similar is today to
yesterday.
And just as the Tattār, my brothers, thought about working with the Shī’ah in
their invasion of Irāq, the Americans thought about this.
And just as the Tattār took advantage of some of the hypocrites from among the
Muslims to propagate the media war, which crushes the spirit of the Muslims, and
casts fear into their hearts, the Americans undertook the same thing. We saw the
national newspapers in the Muslim countries speaking about the military
exercises and weapons and capabilities of the Americans and widening the gap
between America and the Muslims. And kills any capacity to resist by the
Muslims.
And as Hulāko resorted to recommending to Mu’ayyid Ad-Dīn Al-’Alqamī, the Shī’ī
(Shī’ah man), that he try to lesson the numbers within the Muslim army, likewise
did the Americans with many of the Muslim countries. So they placed upon them
restrictions in their armament, and in the numbers of the soldiers and in the
exercises, and other military things.
And just as Baghdād underwent sanctions from the Tattār, it underwent sanctions
from the Americans.
And as Baghdād was cannonaded by the Tattār, it was bombed by the Americans.
And as the walls of Baghdād collapsed under the cannons of the Tattār, the walls
of Baghdād also collapsed under the missiles of the Americans.
And just as the Tattār requested that the Mujāhidīn be handed over, the
Americans did likewise.
And just as the Tattār requested the destruction of [the Muslims’] weapons, the
Americans did likewise.
And just as Al-Musta’sim Billāh (the last of Abbāsid Khalīfah) fled from the
situation and was satisfied with disgrace, Saddam Hussein did likewise.
And just as the two sons of Al-Musta’sim were killed before he was captured, the
two sons of Saddam were killed before he was captured.
And just as the Tattār went back on their promises to give security before their
entering Baghdād, likewise did the Americans break their promises.
And just as the Tattār said they would leave the land after freeing it from Al-Musta’sim
Billāh, likewise did the Americans say this.
And the Tattār did not leave, and the Americans did not leave.
And just as the Tattār created a government body to rule from amongst the
Muslims who were allied with them, the Americans created the same body, and in
the same manner.
And just as this body did not mean anything to the Tattār, likewise this body
does not mean anything to the Americans.
Subhān Allāh. A carbon copy of history.
But, my brothers and sisters, all of these similarities between the Tattār and
the Americans do not scare me or frighten me. For the religion of Kufr is one,
and the situation of the Kuffār will be similar in all eras.
But, what scares me truly and frightens me is the similarity between the reality
of the Muslims today, with the reality of the Muslims in the time of the Tattār.
For we, as we mentioned in the previous lesson, never ever get defeated due to
the strength of the Kuffār, whether they are the Tattār or the Persians or the
Europeans or the Russians or the Americans or any one else. Rather, we are
defeated due to our weakness in the first place. The Muslims in the time of the
Tattār lost all the components of victory. Before ‘Ayn Jālūt exactly, before the
days of [Sayf Ad-Dīn] Qutuz, may Allāh have Mercy on him, they lost all the
components of victory, so defeat and humiliation and disgrace were necessary.
And likewise, the Muslims in our era have lost the same components of victory.
And the result was the American and Russian and Hindu and Jewish and Serb
carousal in the Muslim lands.
My brothers and sisters, the moral diseases that have spread in the Muslim lands
and were a reason for this frightening collapse in front of the Tattār are the
same moral diseases that have spread in the Ummah today. The Muslims must take a
truthful pause with themselves and search for the dangerous diseases within
themselves. Why do the people of the earth do what they want with us and we are
over one billion? Why? It is a question that must be answered with honesty.
How come the people of the east and the people of the west do not pay any heed
to us?
Why has Allāh removed the fear of us from the hearts of our enemies?
And why has He cast upon our hearts Al-Wahn (love of the Dunyā and fear of
death), and weakness, and debility? Why?
Let us review history, my brothers, and review the present…”
TO BE CONTINUED
Submitted by a Mujahid