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Fallujah
Sheikh Salman al-Oadah
Fallujah is not in any respect a “holy city”. However, every noble soul rejects being subjugated and oppressed, and in this way Fallujah, Iraq, and every land on Allah’s Earth possesses this sacredness of spirit that demands either a life of dignity or a dignified death trying to attain it.
The resistance to British colonial rule crystallized in Fallujah when its people were mobilized by Sheikh Dârî and proved able to bring down British airplanes. Many Iraqis were martyred in that attempt and the death of Sheikh Dârî was henceforth seen the beginning of the end of the hated colonial occupation.
The coalition forces brought this resistance in Fallujah upon themselves with their foolishness and their crass disregard for the most basic humanitarian considerations. American forces have plunged forward in a most rash and provocative manner to impose their control over the city.
They responded to peaceful demonstrators protesting the conduct of the coalition forces and demanding their withdrawal by firing upon them, killing and wounding a number of them. They came with the ready-made excuse that they killed those dozens of demonstrators in “self-defense”. It is the same excuse that they use when they send in their airplanes and rain down bombs upon innocent civilians. Then they go on to explain in detail the mantra of the US Defense Department that the objective of the coalition forces is to liberate 30 million people – the people of Iraq. Who, then, are they fighting now? Who are the people who are standing up to them at every instance?
The Bush Administration won its war against the tyrannical and despotic Ba`th regime in Iraq. However, under no legitimate pretext will it be able to do the same against the Muslim masses.
Rejection of foreign aggression is a growing sentiment that is spreading from Fallujah to all the other cities of Iraq. Fallujah is like a burning red ember in an ash field.
This city on the Euphrates knows no rest. It endures throughout the night, sacrificing the blood of its noble inhabitants. Those people are paying the price for the silence of the Muslims and for the nations of the world who ignore what is going on around them.
More than 700,000 people live in Fallujah, patiently weathering the blockades and the bombings, while the mosques and balconies of their homes are turned into targets for coalition snipers.
The images that people are seeing are inciting them to anger and hatred. It is making them reject the democracy of rockets, of smart bombs and blind soldiers.
The coalition’s aggressive policies are self-destructive. They are persisting obstinately in an error that will lead them nowhere in the long run.
What good is there in those who talk of friendship, freedom, and peace while their actions speak of war, arrogance, and destruction? In this way, they have lost all credibility with the man in the street in Arab and Muslim societies. There is an old Arab adage that goes: “How can I believe you when this is the cut of your axe?”
The Muslims are wondering expectantly about the role of those in America who oppose the war. Such opposition is taking place there on the individual, organizational, and partisan level. They are waiting for the American voting pubic to speak the truth – through their votes – against the oppressive crimes being committed in the name of justice, security, and the preservation of rights.
Likewise, they are waiting for the dissolution of the now fragile coalition and for each of its members to wash their hands of the responsibility for the crimes against humanity that are going on.
They are waiting for their own governments, leaders, scholars, and media figures to speak the truth on behalf of their brethren and to do so with absolute frankness.
The word “fallujah” in Arabic means land that is good for farming. Right now a heroic resolve is growing there that will reap a noble and historic harvest.
Alternatively, “fallujah” means a breakthrough and a victory. This is an optimistic sentiment for those who are so poorly equipped and who are defending their rights, their honor, and their independence against a formidable and heavily-armed adversary.
The prayers of the Muslims go out to those people, asking Allah to help them and grant them success. We must pray in the depths of the night and supplicate while prostrating before our Lord and at the times when our hearts are at their softest and with tears in our eyes petition Him with our grievances.
We must have confidence in Allah’s promise. We must be patient, faithful, and sure in our hearts. We must not lash out at one another in our anger and frustration.
As for Iraqi people, they are resolute people whom we have come to expect will bear their wounds with fortitude and shrug off their sufferings. They must work to ensure their unity and avoid conflict among themselves.
We ask Allah – besides whom there is no God – the Creator of the heavens and the Earth, to protect the Iraqi people and grant them victory.
Sheikh Salman al-Oadah
Fallujah is not in any respect a “holy city”. However, every noble soul rejects being subjugated and oppressed, and in this way Fallujah, Iraq, and every land on Allah’s Earth possesses this sacredness of spirit that demands either a life of dignity or a dignified death trying to attain it.
The resistance to British colonial rule crystallized in Fallujah when its people were mobilized by Sheikh Dârî and proved able to bring down British airplanes. Many Iraqis were martyred in that attempt and the death of Sheikh Dârî was henceforth seen the beginning of the end of the hated colonial occupation.
The coalition forces brought this resistance in Fallujah upon themselves with their foolishness and their crass disregard for the most basic humanitarian considerations. American forces have plunged forward in a most rash and provocative manner to impose their control over the city.
They responded to peaceful demonstrators protesting the conduct of the coalition forces and demanding their withdrawal by firing upon them, killing and wounding a number of them. They came with the ready-made excuse that they killed those dozens of demonstrators in “self-defense”. It is the same excuse that they use when they send in their airplanes and rain down bombs upon innocent civilians. Then they go on to explain in detail the mantra of the US Defense Department that the objective of the coalition forces is to liberate 30 million people – the people of Iraq. Who, then, are they fighting now? Who are the people who are standing up to them at every instance?
The Bush Administration won its war against the tyrannical and despotic Ba`th regime in Iraq. However, under no legitimate pretext will it be able to do the same against the Muslim masses.
Rejection of foreign aggression is a growing sentiment that is spreading from Fallujah to all the other cities of Iraq. Fallujah is like a burning red ember in an ash field.
This city on the Euphrates knows no rest. It endures throughout the night, sacrificing the blood of its noble inhabitants. Those people are paying the price for the silence of the Muslims and for the nations of the world who ignore what is going on around them.
More than 700,000 people live in Fallujah, patiently weathering the blockades and the bombings, while the mosques and balconies of their homes are turned into targets for coalition snipers.
The images that people are seeing are inciting them to anger and hatred. It is making them reject the democracy of rockets, of smart bombs and blind soldiers.
The coalition’s aggressive policies are self-destructive. They are persisting obstinately in an error that will lead them nowhere in the long run.
What good is there in those who talk of friendship, freedom, and peace while their actions speak of war, arrogance, and destruction? In this way, they have lost all credibility with the man in the street in Arab and Muslim societies. There is an old Arab adage that goes: “How can I believe you when this is the cut of your axe?”
The Muslims are wondering expectantly about the role of those in America who oppose the war. Such opposition is taking place there on the individual, organizational, and partisan level. They are waiting for the American voting pubic to speak the truth – through their votes – against the oppressive crimes being committed in the name of justice, security, and the preservation of rights.
Likewise, they are waiting for the dissolution of the now fragile coalition and for each of its members to wash their hands of the responsibility for the crimes against humanity that are going on.
They are waiting for their own governments, leaders, scholars, and media figures to speak the truth on behalf of their brethren and to do so with absolute frankness.
The word “fallujah” in Arabic means land that is good for farming. Right now a heroic resolve is growing there that will reap a noble and historic harvest.
Alternatively, “fallujah” means a breakthrough and a victory. This is an optimistic sentiment for those who are so poorly equipped and who are defending their rights, their honor, and their independence against a formidable and heavily-armed adversary.
The prayers of the Muslims go out to those people, asking Allah to help them and grant them success. We must pray in the depths of the night and supplicate while prostrating before our Lord and at the times when our hearts are at their softest and with tears in our eyes petition Him with our grievances.
We must have confidence in Allah’s promise. We must be patient, faithful, and sure in our hearts. We must not lash out at one another in our anger and frustration.
As for Iraqi people, they are resolute people whom we have come to expect will bear their wounds with fortitude and shrug off their sufferings. They must work to ensure their unity and avoid conflict among themselves.
We ask Allah – besides whom there is no God – the Creator of the heavens and the Earth, to protect the Iraqi people and grant them victory.
