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> HE SPEECH OF ALI AHSAN MUHAMMAD MUJAHEED, SECRETARY GENERAL,
> JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI, BANGLADESH AND FORMER MINISTER FOR SOCIAL WELFARE,
> GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH
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> JUNE 14TH 2008
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> Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
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>
> Honorable Chairman of ESAM , Honorable HE Secretary General D-8 Dr. Dipo
> ALAM, Honorable Members of Parliament of D-8 Countries, Honorable
> Executive
> Director of D-8 Countries , Honorable Ministers of the Government of
> Republic of Turkey, Honorable Ambassadors of D-8 Countries in Turkey,
> Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen.
>
> Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh.
>
>
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>
> 01. Introduction:
>
>
>
> It is my great pleasure to greet you with heartfelt thanks and
> congratulations for inviting me in this August occasion of the Ceremony of
> the 11th year of establishment of D-8 Organization.
>
> At the very beginning of my words I convey my special thanks to ESAM, and
> its esteemed Chairman Mr. ...........and his valuable colleagues because
> they have held such a special meeting, which has a significant and
> purposeful meaning.
>
> Again I would again like to express my respect and gratitude to the
> members
> of parliaments and Ambassadors of D-8 Countries and particularly to Mr.
> ......., the Executive Director of D-8.
>
>
>
> 02. Background:
>
>
>
> The esteemed Organization of D-8 is the first step of establishing ''A New
> World''. 8 Muslim Countries of the world, whose population were more than
> 60
> million each like Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey,
> Egypt, and Nigeria signed an agreement in Istanbul in 1997. The objective
> of
> the organization is to cooperate in cultural, political, and economical
> fields within the Muslim countries. Although all Muslim countries have
> been
> accepted members of the D-8, the initial founders are identified on the
> basis of population and their perceived ability to move the organization
> dynamically. It is principally accepted that all Muslim countries can join
> and contribute to all the activities. The Muslim World refers a major
> importance for this organization that relates not only with approximately
> 1
> billion of world population but also for all developing countries, which
> have a population of 5 billion.
>
> In the exclusive Western Economic Club, the G-8, the principle of force,
> exploitation and oppression remains operational. The G-8 group did not pay
> attention to the invitations extended by the developing countries seeking
> negotiations on key economic issues. The West's economic power caused it
> to
> be arrogant about the basic needs of the developing countries. The West
> prefers force and aggression rather than peace and cooperation and also
> their policies are not fair. The developing countries' lacks of cohesion
> and
> defeatist plans of the racists were the sources of Western strength.
>
> To overcome this weakness, the D-8 has been formed. The D-8 movement
> emerged
> on the basis of the lessons that have been learnt from the 20th century's
> experience of oppressions and pains. This is an effort to create a
> powerful
> block that would receive the necessary attention of the West. This is the
> first essential step towards establishing a new and desirable world order.
>
> The G-8 is an organization that is composed of 30 out of 180
> countries in the world. Its population is one billion out of the total
> world population of six billion. Unlike the G-8's principle of
> exclusivity, the D-8 invite all countries to cooperate. This
> cooperation
> would bring 150 countries and their five billion populations under one
> flag.
>
> During the establishment period of D-8 Group some media claimed that D-8
> are
> founded against G-8 with a manner of enmity. This claim does not reflect
> and
> express the reality. D-8 has arisen against certain powers who claim that
> they can only lead the world, with its peaceful message of ''we are also a
> part of this world, come and let us lead this world together within the
> measures of peace and justice and use the blessings of this world within
> the
> scale of justice''.
>
> For this reason, we address to the ones who are encountering the D-8
> organization with hesitation that ''Why can not the developing countries
> which contain and represent 5 billion of the world's population, realize
> their own development through their large markets, natural resources and
> cheap labor power?
>
> D-8 Group constantly expressed that its essential aim is to maintain close
> relation and cooperation both among Muslim and non-Muslim countries and
> developing concrete and specific programs and projects for the benefit of
> the whole people of the world.
>
>
>
> 03. Features of D-8:
>
> The features of the D-8 symbolizes the following characteristics:
>
> - D-8 is a highly global organization.
>
> - D-8 was founded not to have clashes with G-8 rather it is formed to
> establish a new world together with them.
>
> - D-8 was established in order to embrace all the developing countries and
> oppressed peoples (including American Nation) and at the same time in
> order
> to have a dynamic structure which can make quick decisions.
>
> - D-8 was established on the principle of not involving in the interior
> affairs of the
>
> of the member countries and not to give harm to the commitments and rights
> in their regional treaties.
>
> - D-8 was established in order to provide that the people of the member
> countries will have better life standards and will increase the power of
> participating in the international mechanism in order to develop together.
>
> - As soon as the D-8 is established it immediately activated the dynamics
> of
> the member countries in order to realize useful projects.
>
>
>
> 04. The Principles of D-8:
>
> The essential Principles of D-8, which is symbolized by 6 Stars, take
> place
> on the flag of D-8. Each of these principles shows the truth, which have
> to
> be followed. The meanings of the Stars in the flag of D-8, symbolize the
> following 6 basic Principles:
>
> - Not war, but peace.
>
> - Not conflict, but dialogue.
>
> - Not double standards, but Justice.
>
> - Not arrogance, but equality.
>
> - Not exploitation, but cooperation.
>
> - Not oppression and hegemony, but human rights, freedom and democracy.
>
> These principles are the own principles of D-8 and at the same time they
> are
> the essential principles for founding ''A New World.'' The facts of 20th
> century, experienced events and lessons and obligations caused the birth
> of
> D-8. The establishment of D-8 is as a gate opening to the light at the end
> of the 20th century, which is full of wars and conflicts. D-8 is one of
> the
> most important events of the 20th Century and is a gift of 20th century to
> 21st century.
>
>
>
> 4.1. Not War, but Peace:
>
> Basically the Islamic World is in the center of the world starting from
> Morocco to Indonesia. It has the position of reducing the future tensions
> between the rich north and poor south through its economic, demographic
> and
> strategic importance and it has the potential of ensuring global peace and
> prosperity.
>
> A primary goal and effect of World War I was to break up the Ottoman
> Empire
> and to destroy the Muslims. Although the Western powers did occupy Muslim
> lands, they failed to destroy the faith of the people.
>
> In today's world, the peace and the Islamic world are threatened by the
> monopolist-racist centers. These centers, managed by a well-organized
> minority, are controlling the governments, institutions and organizations
> of
> western countries. They are very determined to found a ''New World Order''
> in order to sustain their racist-monopolist hegemony on the earth. The
> basis
> of this colonialist system, which we name Postmodern Colonialism System,
> is
> the Racism. These centers which have a racist understanding says that ''we
> are the most superior race of the world. We have to rule this world. The
> other nations must be our slaves. The promised day have come. We have the
> power to overcome the obstacles in order to reach this target.'' They
> announced Islam as the potential enemy in the early 1990s because it
> prevents them to realize their dirty aims.
>
> The clearest evidence of this approach is the speech of the then Prime
> Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher in the 1990s while
> answering a question in a NATO meeting in Scotland, ''An ideology that
> does
> not have an enemy cannot survive. We must absolutely have an enemy in
> order
> to survive. The Soviet Union disintegrated and it is not an enemy any
> more.
> We have to substitute a new enemy with it. This new enemy will be ISLAM.''
>
> Unfortunately, it is this kind of wrong attitude and approach that caused
> renewed wars in Palestine, the Iran-Iraq War, the Gulf War, the Bosnian
> Azerbaijan, and Chechen Massacres, to cite only the more significant of
> the
> conflicts in our region.
>
> The Islamic world is encountering the colonialist and defeatist plans of
> the
> racist and monopolist centers, which adopts the ''power as a reason of
> right''. Some parts of Islamic world has been occupied and invaded by the
> imperialist powers and the occupation and its areas are tried to enlarge.
> The natural resources of Muslims are exploited mercilessly. The spiritual
> and moral values of Islamic world are tried to degenerate.
>
> The West announced Islam and the Islamic Civilization as a potential
> danger
> and risk for their global exploitation order in 1990. This is the main
> reason of the pressures on Islamic lands. In this context between the
> period
> of 1990-2006 ''The New World Order'' started to be applied and ''The
> Enlarged Greater Middle East Project'' was revived as the main component
> of
> this global project. In fact the real target of this project is to
> transform
> this into the ''Greater Israel Project'' (GIP).
>
> Till now the scientists, scholars and the politicians of Islamic world who
> are against the modern colonialism have gathered many times. They
> discussed
> their problems. They had excited and enthusiastic speeches and went back
> to
> their countries. The produced solutions could not have been extended to
> the
> countries sufficiently and efficiently.
>
>
>
> 4.2. Not Conflict, but Dialogue:
>
> Claiming that Islam breeds terrorism is the clearest sign of
> ignorance
> of Islam and a manifestation of deep-seated animosity for this
> religion.
> The present ideas attributed to the Muslims by some Western centres and
> individuals, because of their ignorance of or animosity to Islam
> are
> fundamentally absurd.
>
> In the 1990s, when the Soviet Union, the bête noire of the West for nearly
> eighty years, collapsed, the West began to pour its rage on Islam. Thus,
> obnoxiously identifying Islam as its enemy. Massacres and wars of
> annihilation have been carried out against the Muslims living in
> various parts of the world. Even these wars and inflictions did not
> bring happiness and comfort to the perpetrators of oppression.
>
> While these conflicts and massacres were taking place, an
> additional
> conflict forced itself on the top of the Western agenda. In the
> terror
> event of Nine-Eleven of 2001 in America, it could not be found out who
> had
> carried out this event. Some people believe that some Western
> intelligence organizations might have arranged this event. We certainly
> condemn the Nine-Eleven of 2001terror event in the United States.
>
> However, trying to associate the religion of Islam with terrorism carried
> out by unknown persons for unknown purposes is as wrong as carrying out
> such
> a terror event. The oppressions and massacres of innocent Afghans by the
> air
> attacks in the aftermath of the September 11 events is also not
> acceptable.
>
> The massacre of innocent Muslims in Palestine and Kashmir for a longer
> period of time, and the economic and military embargoes imposed on several
> Muslim countries for discriminating reasons, one can recognize the West's
> use of double standards in the formulation and application of policies. I
> have already noted that Thatcher's statement about Islam is a prime
> example
> of the West's insensitivity and hostility towards Islam and Muslims. It is
> a
> hard fact that Western policies have failed to inspire trust.
>
>
>
> ISLAM AND WEST DIALOGUE
>
> For waging war against some Muslim countries especially by the USA, we are
> bound to think that the humanity has entered a warpath instead of a peace
> path. In view of this, it has become incumbent upon us to chart a new
> direction that would prevent repetition of previous blunders and would
> encourage the establishment of democracy, human rights, peace and
> happiness
> on earth.
>
> While entering the new millennium, and while determining new targets, we
> must
>
> - Know the truth and take them into consideration,
>
> - Make our identifications correctly and appropriately,
>
> - Not repeat the mistakes made in the past and draw necessary lessons from
> them.
>
> All of these events and experiences lead us to conclude that there is an
> urgent need to initiate a dialogue between ISLAM and the WEST. Taking
> such
> a step today is more important now than it was in the past.
>
> In the recent Interfaith Dialogue held in Mecca, the Saudi King Abdullah
> told, ''You have gathered today to tell the whole world that..... we are a
> voice of justice and values and humanity, that we are a voice of
> coexistence
> and a just and rational dialogue.'' He further added, '' ..... invitation
> was extended....
> narrow
> horizons, so that the world can absorb the good message of Islam.''
>
> To obtain peace and happiness, it is to be assured that international
> relations must be based on dialogue, cooperation, solidarity and a
> credulous
> acceptance of the existence of a poly cultural world.
>
>
>
>
>
> 4.3. Not Double Standard, but Justice:
>
> The basic principle of the Islamic civilization is : ''upholding Justice.
> ''
>
> The basic principle of the Western civilization is : ''upholding Force. ''
>
> In the middle of the 20th Century, while competing with the oppressive
> regimes, the West stated that its policies would protect freedom and human
> rights. At the end of this century, the West began to say, ''human rights
> and freedoms must be preserved but only for us, not for the Muslims. ''
> The
> West assumed an antagonistic attitude towards the Muslim countries.
>
> The fundamental principles of peace and compassion enunciated by and
> practised in Islam, the West started a deliberate campaign against this
> religion by linking acts of terrorism to it.
>
> For this reason the West used the ''organized crime concept'' and the
> Muslims were projected as ''potential threats.'' Under the rubric of
> "potential threats", the Muslims living in the West have come under great
> stress and many of them have been denied human rights, without proving any
> guilt in the court of law.
>
> The West has made the United Nations an instrument for the imposition of
> double standards in conflicts between Muslim and non-Muslim states.
>
> This attitude has caused increased stress, unrelenting conflict and
> hostility between the communities. The goal of obtaining happiness for the
> humanity has been shattered by a wilful creation of hostility against
> Islam.
>
> During the course of history, while the Pharaohs were oppressing their
> subjects, the oppressors did not think that they were doing wrong.
> Instead,
> the Pharaohs boasted that their actions were correct and proper.
> Notwithstanding the oppressor's views of their own actions, oppression and
> sufferings of the subjects fundamentally originated from a ''wrong
> understanding of justice. ''
>
> According to the understanding of true justice (inherent rights), justice
> ensues from the following four elements:
>
> 1- The rights given to human beings at birth (Fundamental human rights).
>
> 2 - Labour.
>
> 3 - Agreements and contracts made by mutual consent.
>
> 4 - The rights emerging from the imperative of justice.
>
> On the other hand, we may look at the Western understanding of
> justice
> (right).According to the wrong understanding of justice (right) human
> rights
> ensue from the following four factors:
>
> 1- Force 2-Majority
>
> 3- Privilege 4-Benefit
>
> For these reasons, the wrong understanding of right (justice) cannot bring
> happiness to human beings. It is essential to adopt and apply a true
> understanding of right (justice) for the happiness of human beings. For
> the
> happiness of the communities, not double standard, but justice principle
> must prevail.
>
>
>
> 4.4. Not Arrogance, but Equality:
>
> During the 20th century, some developed countries, over confident of their
> economic wealth, acquired by exploitation of the weak nation, humiliated
> the
> people under their control. The West failed to realize that economic power
> was not a permanent and unchanging asset, especially when wealth was
> generated by wrongful methods.
>
> The sustained economic development that has occurred in the Far Eastern
> countries during the last 20 years of the 20th century is clear evidence
> that economic power can easily change. The performance evidence shows that
> the centre of gravity of economic activities will move from Europe and
> America to the Far East and Asia in the 21st century.
>
> In the 20th century dictatorial regimes prevailed. These regimes were
> responsible for waging international wars and imposing domestic
> oppression.
> Thus causing untold misery and calamity for the masses.
>
> Dictatorial regimes draw their strength and inspiration from
> the
> philosophies of Materialism and Darwinism. According to Darwinism, ''It
> is
> a necessity of the nature that the stronger destroys the weaker. For
> development there must be an enemy and we must wage war against this enemy
> and this is the law of existence (nature).''
>
> It is this belief in the "survival of the fittest" that has
> brought arrogance, oppression and aggression in the world. The masses
> continue to seek relief from oppression by adopting spiritual and moral
> values. The oppressive Soviet regime could not erase the spiritual and
> moral
> needs of the masses, which did not give up church attendance.
>
> All of these developments showed that to obtain true happiness that not
> superiority claims, but principles of equality must guide our actions i.e.
> ''Not arrogance, but the principle and practice of equality'' must be our
> guide in dealing with each other.
>
>
>
> 4.5. Not Exploitation, but Cooperation:
>
> During the 20th century some Western countries provided loans to Muslim
> countries with the aim to exploit them and make them dependent on the
> creditors. The creditors collected high interests from the developing
> countries, when the opportunity arose argued that ''why will not I oppress
> them if I have the opportunity.
> as
> an instrument to gain political and economic concessions from the country
> in
> debt.
>
> Was not Hitler's demand that Germany should also be given the opportunity
> to
> exploit others one of the causes of World War II?
>
> The issues of Palestine, Kashmir, Chechnya and Cyprus have to be solved
> justly and permanently. For the solution of these bleeding problems an
> intensive cooperation and solidarity must be ensured in Islamic world.
>
> They have to form a political will, but it will not defend their
> countries,
> natural resources and their own cultures against the racist monopolist
> imperialism, which aims to colonialize the whole world. For this purpose,
> it
> is an obligation to determine what and how to do in Islamic countries. In
> order to realize this, establishing Political Institutions is a
> fundamental
> requirement. It is the time for solidarity and cooperation to fight
> against
> racist-imperialist powers, which spoils and threatens the world peace and
> the unity of oppressed innocent nations.
>
> The D-8 Organization which was founded in 1997 should be made
> pro-active and functional. The principles of this organization should be
> activated. The revival of these principles will prepare a ground for A New
> World. For happiness of the people of the world principle and practice of
> "not exploitation, but cooperation" should be adopted.
>
>
>
> 4.6. Not Oppression and Hegemony, but Human Rights, Freedom and Democracy:
>
> In principle, for the happiness of the people, not oppression and
> hegemony,
> but human rights, freedom and democracy must be adopted. This is the most
> appropriate teaching that must be learned from the 20th century.
>
> At the time when the Byzantine Empire was strongest, the Prophet Muhammad
> (S.A.S) appeared and he founded the Islamic civilization that ''preferred
> justice.'' This epoch brought sciences to a new and unmatched level of
> progress; it provided happiness to human beings; and it proclaimed and
> applied human rights and justice for more than a thousand years.
>
> In the period in which the Islamic civilization was most extensive, most
> effective, and strongest, a mentality that preferred force began to
> re-emerge in the West. This Western civilization, founded on force,
> gradually began to occupy economic power and technological superiority
> from
> the 17th century. This civilization that ''prefers force'' has dominated
> the
> world for the past three centuries, depriving the humanity its inherent
> rights, peace, happiness and amenities of life.
>
> One can analyse how and why we arrived to the point where we are today.
> The
> oppressions and pains the humanity has experienced during the 20th century
> and since the dawn of the new millennium are symptoms of the maladies that
> ail the world. These maladies provide justifications for the creation of a
> new world order. For this reason, it is essential to establish a dialogue
> between Islam and the West. Ensuring ''peace instead of war'' and
> establishing ''A New World'' were expected by the masses to bring peace,
> democracy and enforcement of human rights. It will be possible only
> through
> dialogue and negotiations between Islam and the West, which can establish
> a
> peaceful world order.
>
> The facts above clearly shown that today the illogical ideas attributed to
> the Muslims by some Western centres and individuals, because of their
> ignorance of or animosity to Islam are fundamentally wrong. This
> ignominious
> Western approach to the Islamic world is a dangerous signal for the
> humanity.
>
> For the sake of achieving human happiness, a continuous application of
> Islamic values is a prerequisite. The events of the 20th century have
> clearly proven the necessity of implementation of these values.
>
>
>
> 05. Conclusions:
>
> At the beginning of the 21st century, the lessons must be drawn from the
> experience of the 20th century. Following the relinquishment of the
> economic
> resources to the West beginning in the 16th century, it was not possible
> for
> the non-European population to find happiness and contentment because of
> the
> imposition of the basic principles of the Western civilization on the
> non-Western world. The exploitative policies of the Western powers
> deprived
> the rest of the world of the opportunity to develop its resources for the
> benefit of the masses. Thus causing immense misery and unhappiness to the
> people under Western domination.
>
> We all Muslims and peace loving people of the world wish that the
> excitement
> and enthusiasm during the establishment of D-8 would continue today and
> realize and finish some major tasks for salvation of oppressed people of
> world.
>
> It is an occasion of honor and happiness to attend such a meeting relating
> to the D-8 project that targets the establishment of prosperity, peace,
> welfare and felicity in this world, which has a great importance for the
> member countries even for all developing countries.
>
> At the end of my speech, I would like to offer my sincerest
> congratulations
> and bundles of thanks to the ESAM, who arranged this special meeting, and
> everybody who participated in this meeting and those who offered their
> valuable ideas and plans to ESAM. I wish that this meeting will be useful
> not only for the entire Islamic world but also for oppressed world and
> will
> contribute to the establishment of a new and desirable world order; and I
> commend all of you to Almighty Allah.
>
>
>
> References
>
>
> 1. Riyad Conference 2001: The Proposed Islam-West Dialogue and its
> future
>
> Prof. Dr. Necmeddin ERBAKAN, 54th Turkey's Prime Minister, Government
>
> of Republic of Turkey.
>
> 2. 2006 MUSLIM COMMUNITIES UNION MEETING FINAL DECLARATION
>
> MAY 28-30, 2006 - Grand Cevahir Hotel/Istanbul
> 3. SPEECH of M. RECAI KUTAN, CHAIRMAN of ESAM, D-8 CEREMONY,
> CIRAGAN PALACE - JUNE 14TH 2006
>
> 4. THE OPENING SPEECH OF PROF. DR. Necmeddin ERBAKAN FOR D-8
> CEREMONY, CIRAGAN PALACE - JUNE 14th 2006
>
> 5. THE OPENING SPEECH FOR MUSLIM COMMUNITIES UNION MEETING
> 2006 - Prof. Dr. Necmeddin ERBAKAN, PRIME MINISTER of 54th
> GOVERNMENT of REPUBLIC of TURKEY, MAY 28TH 2006 ISTANBUL/ TURKEY.
>
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