'Echoes' of Musaylimah
Posted on 8/16/2006
By: Ahmed Al-Jarallah
THE Arab world is cursed with leaders who are filled with jealousy and
hatred, and conspire against their brothers and neighbors. In the initial days
of Islam, Arabs were cursed with a liar called Musaylimah Al-Kazzab, who claimed
to be a prophet. He married a beautiful woman named Sujah Bent Al-Hareth, who
also claimed to be a prophet.
When Musaylimah was unable to wake up in time to perform Al-Fajr prayer after
spending his first night with his new wife Sujah, the first thing he did was to
cancel the Al-Fajr prayer. Musaylimah went on to mislead Muslims until the great
Khalid bin Al-Waleed led a campaign against the liar and ended his series of
disputes and lies.
Syria President Dr Bashar Al-Assad's recent speech, which was delivered to the
Arab Journalists Association Conference, was so shallow and childish that it
reminded us of the speeches of Musaylimah, who was keen to create disputes and
wars between people. Al-Assad's speech had nothing to do with politics. The sole
purpose of his speech was to export disputes to Lebanon and take revenge on the
Lebanese for kicking Syrian troops out of their country.
Al-Assad's speech, which was based on illusionary conclusions, can only be
pitied. The Syrian President claimed Israeli aggression was aimed at rescuing
the March 14th Forces and launched an unethical and childish attack against the
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz and Egyptian
President Hosni Mubarak calling them "fake and decorative leaders."
During his speech Al-Assad mentioned historical Arab heroes like the Mujahideen,
who fought against the occupation. The Syrian President may have wanted to
compare the heroic resistance of Mujahideen with the reckless stunt of
Hezbollah. However, he has forgotten the fact that these heroes were backed by
their people and legitimate leadership, who sought freedom and independence. On
the contrary Hezbollah has wasted innocent lives and destroyed the
infrastructure and cities of Lebanon to serve foreign interests.
Al-Assad has allowed himself to steal Hezbollah's achievements, if there were
any. By claiming "although peace is a strategic option it does not mean we
should abandon the principles of resistance" and "resistance, in all its
aspects, is the alternative to regain our rights when negotiations fail," Al-Assad
has removed the mask from his face. Maybe he has forgotten that Golan Heights is
still under Israeli occupation and he prefers to negotiate this issue. When he
blamed Arab leaders for not backing the resistance in Lebanon, maybe Al-Assad
forgot that as an Arab leader himself he must resist the Israeli occupation of
Golan Heights.
Al-Assad believes the invincibility of Israel has been shattered in the war. If
so why doesn't Syria complete Hezbollah's adventure by defeating Israel once and
for all.
The Arab world won't fall for Al-Assad's plots and tricks because none of the
Arab counties will respond to his speech. May Almighty Allah bless the soul of
former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Al-Hariri because it appears Al-Hariri's
ghost is haunting Al-Assad forcing him to deliver such childish speeches, which
are far from politics.
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