Omar Al-Farooq & the American Classified Evidences…
(Translated from the Arabic short story by: Muna al-‘amad.)
On his way to the House of caliphate, Omar Al-Farooq caught sight of a sinful deed being committed. He did not retaliate instantly & decided to consult his counselors. Omar who was considered the strongest & firmest man of his time, decided to wait in order to consult his apt companions. He is the same man about whom the companion of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) pleaded with Abu-Bakr not to appoint as the successor for caliphate. They feared that he might prove harsh & hard to his people. He was a man of unyielding principles. He had an aura of power & gravity about him that made every man waver. When Abu-Bakr was warned of nominating Omar & reminded that he would have to answer before the Lord on the Day of Judgment, he replied confidently," you frighten me of God!! If he questions me, I would answer him, "My Lord! I have nominated for them, the best among them."
Omar, that steadfast & solemn man, was never impulsive in his decisions. He took his time& carefully reflected on any issue that came his way. He didn’t consider himself entitled to make any decisions of his own without consulting his counselors. Even though it had something that he had seen with his own eyes, when he consulted his companions, they recommended that the man in question should be summoned up for reasoning. Omar did not take their decision as a blow to his ego & didn’t argue the matter, rather he ordered the man to be brought for inquiry.
Contrary to what most of the present day rulers do, he never tried to twist the laws to make acceptable, a decision of his own desires. Never did he try to alter any principle or law, to free any man from the punishment he lawfully deserved. Also he never let his personal grudges drive him into punishing an innocent or any accused until justly convicted. Justice & Only Justice! was his motto. His ultimate belief was that he though the Caliph, possessed no right before the Law that made him superior to any man of his nation. On the contrary, he had principles to implement & companions to consult.
All this is so utterly different from what is observed in the conduct of the present day rulers. The Superior Powers & specifically, America
They considered it their inborn right to accuse any one whom they wish of any crime they may choose, claiming that they have their classified reasons & secret information that prove what they say.
The funny thing is; they talk so boldly about Human Rights, when scandals of Abu-Ghraib & Guantanamo hadn’t faded yet. They shamelessly lecture us in morals & ethics, when all they do is fabricate accusations & dump people in dungeons for suspicions of their own origin.
According to an American attorney, "it is enough to call (not a major or minister) but a cop & tell him that there is, for instance, a Turkish restaurant in the neighborhood whose employees you suspect or don’t feel at ease with. This statement will be enough to arrest them & send them to Guantanamo
Though they had tried to hide the scandal, but its magnitude & arbitrariness made it impossible for them to conceal.
Kofi Anan, whose conscious was awakened either because his tenure has approached to an end or because he got sick of the unending promises & vows that America
Never will I forget the image of that young man who had spent some time in Abu-Ghreib & who when asked what was in there, he nervously covered his face with his hands while tears filled his eyes & said shakily," I can't… I can't say..." I wonder what on earth he had seen in there that had made him dumbstruck & mute, horrified of uttering any word that might drag him back into the oblivion.
It's so sorrowful & heart shattering to see America Iraq Iraq
I wonder how much man is oppressed & aggrieved in the name of Human Rights & Democracy!!
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