In the name of God the most gracious, the most merciful and
peace be upon our prophet Muhammad, the seal of the
prophets and messengers.
The majority of
the world's population can see the benefits of a peaceful and
tolerant society in which to raise their families and to practice
their affairs. The concept of peace requires justice in order for it
to be sustained. For a people to govern itself according to the just
rules of God it is essential that a country can defend itself and
deter others from interfering with its affairs and from blocking its
way to prosperity. Therefore, it is important for a society to
prepare itself physically, morally and spiritually, and to be armed
with the best weapons in order to instill a wholesome respect into
their enemies. For a just society, deterrence is not the wanton
murder of neighbouring states in order to establish its own ideals,
as is demonstrated by certain secular societies in the world today,
but rather, a just society's best weapon is to practice justice and
morality within themselves and to educate others by example.
Indeed, it can be seen that the common cause of
most murders taking place today is none other than mischief-mongering.
Thousands of lives are lost in conflicts arising out of
national chauvinism or sectarianism. When asked, "what is sectarianism?" our
prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him) replied, "When you support
your people in evil doing and oppressive acts, you are
guilty of sectarianism."
Today, in these clashes
worldwide, neither the killer knows whom he has killed, nor
does the dead man know his killer. Anyone identified and caught
as being part of another sect is destroyed, and
the mere fact of being part of a different sect other than
his own is justification enough for the murderer to destroy his
victim.
These conflicts
between dogmas of a few people are the cause of the violence that
has erupted in the world today leading to the invention of such
weapons of war that cities upon cities can be wiped off the face of
the earth.
This does not
mean that a just society should be pacifist when their values or
interests are threatened by external agencies; a just society has a
responsibility to fight and defend itself within a just and moral
framework. The Qur'an states: "Fight in the way of God against those
who fight against you, but do not transgress limits, for God loveth
not transgressors" (Surah 2, AI-Baqarah, verse 190). The Qur'an also
states that: "Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of
your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into the
hearts of the enemies..." (surah 8, al-Anfal, verse 60).
Based on this
revelation and the current state of the worlds readiness to provide
such abhorrent weaponry as those of a nuclear or chemical nature,
the Islamic Party regrettably feels that it would be foolish to take
up a unilateralist stance. However, it is hoped that any society in
its right mind would not use such weapons and that by education and
tolerance it would be possible to eliminate the need for such
weaponry.
As for
alliances, the Islamic Party feels that a just society would be
incapable of supporting any state in its immoral or oppressive
actions against any other society and would seek to obtain a neutral
and pacifying role on such occasions. If, however, any state took
upon itself the right to attack or oppress any other just society,
be it Islamic or otherwise, then it would be necessary to take a
stand against such actions. Examples of such actions were the PolPot
campaign in Kampuchea, the American bombing of Libya, and the
Russian attack on a Korean airliner.
As an Islamic
body, it is hoped that a contribution can be made to the maintenance
of a just and moral stance of government when dealing on an
international scale; to contribute to opinion concerning such
matters as the presence of mercenaries in Africa or Columbia, and
the continued presence of a military garrison in the Falkland
Islands.
With regard to
the British Forces, they should be encouraged to cater for the
religious and cultural needs of different groups in matters
concerning diet, beliefs and prayers.
A review of the
present ordnance industry would be proposed in order to encourage
self-sufficiency as a state, and not to produce armaments for
outside agencies which may turn such armaments against us.
Islam is the
way of peace, presenting comprehensive guidelines regarding when and
how to engage in warfare. It is imperative that a defensive force
respects human life regardless of its origin, creed, colour or
beliefs.
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