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2 I LOCAL & NATIONAL NEWS Passion Islam I June 2013
t h e P a s s i o n
By Ajmal Masroor
Imam, Broadcaster and Relationship Expert
Syrian conflict – Iran and
Hezbollah enter the fray
In any war there are the good guys
and there are bad guys. In this
Syrian civil war, the good guys are
the Syrian people and the bad guys
are Bashar Al Asad and his thugs.
The evil of this regime cannot
be described in words; it started
from Hafiz Al Assad, the father of
the current president. He came
to power through a military coup.
He was inspired by the Ba’athist
ideology and ruled the country
with an iron fist, terror and extreme
punishment. He massacred his
opponents regularly.
The Western educated son,
Bashar Al Asad was thought to
have some civilizing streak in him
but he has lived up to his father’s
brutal reputation. In order to stay
in power, he has given his people
an ultimatum; you either accept
his rule or get killed. In this fight
the choice is clear; we should all
support the Syrian people and
oppose the evil dictator. We should
campaign to bring Bashar al Asad
and his thugs to the international
criminal court for war crimes.
A confirmed report of at least
30 Hezbollah fighters killed and
scores injured while fighting in
Syria. Can someone please tell me
what is Hezbollah doing in Syria
and who are they fighting for?
Reports indicate that they have
taken part in the killing of Syrian
people. If people of Syria are
fighting a dictator who has been
responsible for the death of more
than a hundred thousand people,
rapes of thousands of women
and young girls and destruction of
Syria, why is Hezbollah siding the
dictator and becoming part of the
brutal killing machine of Asad? I
thought Hezbollah’s moral purpose
was to defend its borders from
Israeli attacks? Mr Hassan Nasr-
Allah, why are your men inside
Syria? Who are you helping?
Whose agenda are they serving?
It is not befitting of a man of our
stature to side evil. Is it not in total
contradiction your faith?
I have also extremely reliable
intelligence that confirms Iran
is supplying arms and logistical
support to this evil regime. Iran
should not be supporting dictators
in any part of the world if it claims
to be an Islamic country and a
civilized democracy. I thought the
Ayatollah Khamenei is on record
condemning USA for aiding and
abetting many proxy wars in
the world. Surely he cannot be
following the USA’s footsteps
now? Mr Khamenei, let me remind
you of the words of God that I
believe you hold very close to
your heart, that is, taking one life
is tantamount to taking the lives
of the entire humanity and saving
lives is similar to saving the lives
of the entire humanity and you
must stand for justice and fairness
even if it means you have to go
against yourself, your families
and friends. For justice is closest
station to Godliness. Mr Khamenei
you cannot claim to be a holy man
with depth of spirituality and God
consciousness and at the same
time support a murderous and evil
regime!
This fight has never been
sectarian, never between the
Shi’a community and the Sunni
community. I lament at the prospect
of it ever becoming one! Yet the war
is fast sliding into a sectarian one
that could draw all the neighbouring
countries. It would cause carnage
reminiscent of nothing ever in our
history.
The instability and blood bath
would be untold and unimaginable.
This would take us back hundreds
of years; it would cause instability
in the world and certainly be the
beginning of the end of Syria. It is
a shame that the Hezbollah and
Iranian leadership would unleash
the venom of destruction on the
region. There is still time to pull
back and support the Syrian people
become free.
In the words of a poet – “One
who does an evil or one who
tolerates an evil, are both destined
to burn in hell.”
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