Since the defeat and retreat of the Ottoman Turks from the Balkans in 1878, Muslims have faced repeated humiliations at the hands of western colonial powers. Islamic Iran’s valiant resistance against the US-zionist evil duo and defeating them has washed away the shame of 150 years.
That Islamic Iran won the war—convincingly—against the US and Israel is confirmed by the MoU. Iran can now sell its oil and related products in the international market, sanctions have been lifted, its frozen assets released and it will control the Strait of Hormuz.
All of Iran’s neighbours to the west of the Persian Gulf have maintained US military bases from where attacks on Iran have been launched. While the Arab regimes’ policies are not uniform, some appear more hostile than others.
The vast majority of Muslims—Sunnis and Shi‘is—support the Islamic Republic of Iran but not ideologically. Their support is based on issues: Islamic Iran’s call for Muslim unity or its support for the Palestinian resistance movement. Muslims need to mak the ideological leap.
In his continuing series, Mohamed Ousman differentiates support for the Islamic Resistance Axis with endorsement of the concept of Walayat al-Faqih. The two are very different in Islamic political discourse.
Why some Sunni scholars, even those otherwise known to be knowledgeable about the Qur’an, are unable to understand that the concept of Walayat al-Faqih is just as valid as the Khilafah that they yearn for. While the Khilafah remains a distant dream, the Walayat al-Faqih is a reality.
