Mar 23 2011
The Stupidity Of Sectarianism
In His Name, the Most High
Recently, I have noticed that there has been an increase in the sectarianization of the situation of Bahrain – more so than normal – and an uncanny silence from those waving big flags for Bahrain on the attrocities being committed by the American, British, French and so forces against the innocents in Libya (no not Ghaddafi’s people, rather the innocent CIVILIANS who are being murdered by the bombardment that goes flagrently against the spirit of the UN sanctioned so-called No-Fly Zone (do I hear echos of Iraq and 1991? but that’s another discussion for another day)I have also noticed that people are watching the western media and getting all up in arms about Bahrain and it’s sectarian strife (to quote some reports from the BBC, CNN, AlJazeera, AhlulBayt TV (ABTV) and others.
Really people need to get one thing very clear. BBC, CNN, AlJazeera, ABTV, etc all have been pushing this psychotic idea of a sectarian conflict. There is not a sectarian problem – there is no Sectarian War – rather it is a war of oppressors against oppressed plain and simple.
They want to make the real opposition in Bahrain as a purely “shia” opposition, which is not the case and indeed the only people pushing for sectarian talk viz-a-vis Bahrain are those who provide tacit support (or have a vested interest in) the Khalifa Regime and it’s American Overlord. Either that or they are politically so ignorant that really should stay away from these issues.
In Bahrain – for example – there are people of all sectarian persuations who are being harmed murdered, discriminated against and so on, the only people who are considered as humans (for want of a better description) are those who have sold their souls to the Aal Khalifa (the Khalifa Family/Tribe) or those from within the tribe, or those to whome the tribe is subservient (such as those from Aal Saud (the Family of Saud – and off course then there’s the British and Americans who have been directly instrumental in fighting any opposition – democratic opposition – within Bahrain and indeed across the entire world – including in their own countries!
The sectarian element of the situation in Bahrain is being inflamed by the Saudi Regime (which is *NOT* in anyway connected to Islam – though it tries hard to appear an “Islamic” – it is *NOT a Sunni entity*) – only a complete imbecile and ignorant fool will suggest that the Saudi Family in anyway is connected to Islam be it Sunnah or Shia – they only worship the “god” that is “Ben Franklin” and only when he has “100″ emblazoned near his name – they have no time for Islam – they have been known to have alliances with the Zionits who murder Palestinians – men, women and children, daily – the Saudis have a closer alliance with the Zionists than with anything even remotely connected to Islam – that is why many of us have insisted that the same way our beloved Palestine is occupied so too is Hijaz – Occupied Palestine and Occupied Hijaz.
Notice how, when in Egypt, Tunsia, Libya, etc it’s considered “Democracy” – but in Bahrain / Saudi / Kuwait / Qatar /etc it is considered “sectarian strife” – this is what they want, however, the aspirations of the Bahraini people – BOTH SUNNAH AND SHIA – are to get freedom and dignity – and it’s *not* a sectarian scenario.
Only a complete fool will accept or promote that it is – a fool or one allied (knowingly or unknowingly through stupidity and ignorance) with the powers of Global Arrogance – for whatever reason.
A person who suggests that the situation in Bahrain (and Saudi and so on) is a sectarian battle, and is a war in some way of “Shia” people against “Sunni” is serving the interests of the Western oligarchs and ensuring they stay in power – such people are also betraying the protesters on the ground – who have insisted time and time again “NO SHIA NO SUNNI”
If someone now says to me that “but Shabbir so many shias are dying in the Bahraini situation” – then with respect my dear, it’s a shia majority country – so what perhaps you think that the people who are protesting and being killed by the government are not going to have even a single shia person in them? The argument is void and pathetic.
It’s like a person saying that “well in Palestine only Sunnis are dying it’s not a “Shia” problem” – as some of the hypocrites waving the flag for Bahrain have said in the past (perhaps not in so many words but in words to the effect of) – well with respect Palestine has a majority Sunni population, and so like I’ve explained more Sunni people will be victims – this is logical and any sane person can see that an argument based on this rationalle is both retarded and devisive.
Sectarianism serves only those who occupy, invade and suppress. Sectarianism doesn’t serve the people of any land, it doesn’t serve to forward democracy or any system of fair governance that a people choose collectively as inhabitants of a particular geographically bound location.
Sectarianism *only* serves the agenda of the oppressor, the occupier and the tyrant – it was used by the British and French via the Sykes-Picot accord to segregate and create artificial boundaries between what we call Bilad ash-Shaam and elsewhere – it was used to ferment strife and creation sectarian (nationalistic) feelings in Africans which led to wars and so on.
The idea of sectarianism furthers the agenda of those who wish to segregate and ghettoize a people from another people – who which to discriminate – and indeed a sectarian person by definition is essentially no different to a racist – except that the discrimination is based on a sect based meter as opposed to race – but the discrimination and it’s negative effects are identical.
Islam taught us that there is no difference between an Arab and a non-Arab, all people are like the teeth of a comb – they are the same with the only differentiator being a persons connection and awareness of Allah – since that awareness of Allah cannot be quantified it is not something anyone can discriminate against another for and it cannot be claimed as a mark of superiority by another.
These are things we would understand if only we reflected.
Imam Khamenei(HA) said recently something very similar in his speeches on the day of Nawrouz and following Nawrouz, that the enemies of humanity wish to ferment a shia-sunni war – what shia sunni war – the shia and sunnah are brethren one to the other – and those who seek to sow discord are amongst the most dangerous enemies of Islam and Muslims and indeed are amongst those who are employed by and subservent to the powers of Global Arrogance and Global Zionism.
We must as human beings be wiser and reflect more, and not allow these differences tear us apart. We are all humans, and we all want an end to tyranny and injustice – and mark my words – the day that the Zionist Entity is moved to the rooms of museums and justice established in Palestine – you will see all of these despots be removed – and insha Allah that day will come soon – sooner and faster than anyone expects – when the sun comes out from behind the clouds and the brightness of the light of the pure and true Islam of Muhammad(S), blinds and destroys those who seek to and have saught to harm the Muslims and humanity as a whole.
With Salaams and Dua’s
Shabbir
Originally Posted: Facebook > Shabbir’s Notes
Excellent post. Fighting for the oppressed is a duty of all Muslims, no matter who the oppressed are! Making it a sectarian issue is only adding oppression to the problem.