In modern times, a purely religious conflict is
unusual. Conflicts that appear to be on religious divide are essentially
undercoated with ethnic or socio-economic layers.
For that reason, as the world is getting richer religion is becoming relegated to the background until it virtually comes to a naught.
For that reason, as the world is getting richer religion is becoming relegated to the background until it virtually comes to a naught.
In an authentic hadith, the prophet – peace be
upon him – said: "The Hour will not come until when 'Allah Allah' is not
mentioned on Earth"; in another narration: "Until when the phrase:
'There is no deity except Allah' is not said," people will be engaged in
explicit sexual intercourse publicly and no man will object to that. On such
people will the hour occur.
In the West, the signs have already started since
those who are supposed to call for virtues are the active supporters of these
vices. Governments and the clergy. Gays and lesbians have rights.
Out-of-wedlock pregnancies are the norm, bastards are the leaders and
celebrities.
Man becomes corrupted once he finds riches and
feels he is self-reliant. "Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds, In
that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient," Q96/6-7. Therefore in
search of this material 'gratification', man resorts to all forms of
criminality even if that entails killing in the name of God.
The conflict in Southern Sudan has truly
unshielded the truth. It is now naked truth that the North/South conflict was
not because of religion. It was not an Islamic/Christian conflict; it is just
that Christianity was found by the Southern various tribes to be a better
cementing factor to be used in session. It was engineered by the foreign
interest in the oil reserves in the South.
Ojukwu has tried the same thing in 1966-67
Biafran conflict, but, unfortunately for him, the Federal Government was headed
by a Christian Gowon.
Today, these same forces in greed of the Delta
oil are wiser. Let it appear that its the "fundamentalist Muslims" in
the North that are agitating for session. But, unfortunately for them, half of
the South or more is Muslim. Worst still for them, most of Muslims in the North
have understood the intrigue. Therefore, religion has refused to anchor for
their irreligious war. Let therefore the Southern Sudan godless conflict be a
good lesson for Nigeria.
May Allah protect us all. Amin.
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