The rise of authoritarian strongmen- 'modern Pharaohs' as it were- in numerous countries in recent times through either military takeovers, or by deeply-flawed but populist ('democratic') processes threaten true freedom every where. Countries with dangerous imperial delusions and territorial expansion plans include Russia under Vladimir Putin; China under Xi Jinping; India under Narendra Modi, and Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu. While each of these nations know that international law does not legitimate military conquest and foreign occupation, they plan that 'stealth' and 'subterfuge' can carry their secret plots to fruition: the acquisition and control of territories through any means, including war. Likewise, the return to power in Kabul by the Taliban; by other equally vicious military oligarchs in North Korea, Myanmar, Mali, Sudan, Tunisia, Nicaragua and Egypt mean an era of political repression and glaring injustice for the people of these unfortunate countries. It is also instructive to note that many other nations are also arming themselves to the teeth; preparing themselves for the 'Wars of the future'.
Against this grim backdrop of international political and strategic developments with the rise of modern pharaohs, in his Friday Sermon of 25 November 2022 ~30 Rabi’ul Aakhir 1444 AH, Imam- Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam International Hazrat Muhyiuddin Al Khalifatullah Munir A. Azim (aba) of Mauritius continues his series of reflections on the challenges confronting international freedom, peace and tranquillity.
Read the Friday Sermon Below:
The Modern Pharaohs of this World & Their War Strategies
The pharaonic dynasty was about horrible tyrants who claimed to be all-powerful gods, and they made their people worship them. They amassed unfathomable wealth and power, while the masses, as always, laboured to survive. They built huge
monuments to their own praise, big slabs to flatter their ego, to impress their
followers and foreign powers with their stature and might. They abused their
authority at every turn, killed off the opposition, tortured, maimed, plotted,
connived, and clung to power by every means imaginable. And their legacy [i.e.
their evil, their thirst for power, grandeur and wealth] has persisted until
today.
It is well established
among the people of all religions, especially, the three main monotheistic
ones, i.e. Muslims, Jews and Christians, that Pharaoh was one of the worst
disbelievers in God; in fact, in the Quran, Allah does not tell the story of
any disbeliever by name more than the story of Pharaoh, and He does not tell us
more detail of the disbelief, transgression and arrogance of any disbeliever
more than He tells us about Pharaoh.
