Western military intervention must be rejected. The Egyptian army must intervene in Libya to rescue people from the murderous Gadaffi regime.
1) Prevent western interference
Obama and Cameron’s talk of possible western intervention in the ongoing fighting in Libya must be absolutely rejected given the track record of Western governments intervening in Muslim lands. They only intervene for their interests. Since entering Afghanistan in 2001, countless civilians have been killed, and US drones continue to bomb Pakistan on an almost daily basis. Western interventions lead to Abu Ghraib, Bagram, the murder of Baha Mousa in UK custody in Iraq and countless other crimes. A few weeks ago, the UK was selling arms to Gadaffi and in 2009, the UK’s SAS was training Gadaffi’s special forces who may now be using those skills and weapons to devastating effect.
2) Egyptian army can defeat remaining pro-Gadaffi forces
The 450,000 strong Egyptian army dwarfs the 25,000 forces that Gadaffi was reported to have before the fighting started. In addition to 450,000 active military personnel, Egypt has a modern air force and modern fighting equipment which would enable it to overrun the remaining pro-Gadaffi forces and save the people of Libya. This action would be undertaken in conjunction with the forces that have already managed to liberate Benghazi and other parts of Libya.
3) People of Libya, Tunisia and Egypt are one. They are Muslims
The people of the region lived side by side for centuries before western colonialist including the UK, France and Italy drew up the existing artificial borders between Egypt and Libya, Libya and Tunisia and all across the Muslim world. Why should these colonial borders be an obstacle to the Egyptian army acting to save their brothers and sisters? The US and UK did not respect the Iraqi borders when they invaded in 2003. It is high time we stopped respecting these borders that divide us and reduce us to bystanders as our brothers and sisters are murdered next door!
The region is witnessing an uprising of Muslim people who worship one Creator, follow one Qur’an, follow one Prophet, and follow one deen as can be witnessed from the uniform chants of “Lai ilaha ilallah, ash-shaeed habibullah, Allahu Akbar….” in Cairo, Tunis, Benghazi, Yemen and elsewhere.
4) Islam orders Muslim armies to intervene
Not only are the above good enough reasons why the Egyptian army must intervene in Libya, Islam commands such intervention.
وَمَا لَكُمْ لاَ تُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ وَالْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاء وَالْوِلْدَانِ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هَـذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمِ أَهْلُهَا وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ نَصِيرًا
“And what is wrong with you that you fight not in the Cause of Allah, and for those weak, ill-treated and oppressed among men, women, and children, whose cry is: “Our Lord! Rescue us from this town whose people are oppressors; and raise for us from You one who will protect, and raise for us from You one who will help.” [TMQ An-Nisa 4:75]
“The believers, in their love, mutual kindness, and close ties, are like one body; when any part complains, the whole body responds to it with wakefulness and fever.” [Muslim]
With the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and elsewhere, we need to discard the thinking that Western powers have to come to our rescue or that international institutions like the United Nations must authorise our actions. Such thinking leaves us paralysed and beholden to carrying out the agendas of the West.
5) Ummah in Egypt demand action and feel unity
Demonstrations outside the Libyan embassy in Cairo saw people demanding the liberation of Libya from Gadaffi.
With these uprisings, we now need to act based on new thinking, that we are one ummah and must look to our deen instead of the idea that we are different nation states doing their own thing in Libya, Egypt or Tunisia. The Egyptian army must move to save our brothers and sisters in Libya, end the era of western intervention in our lands and herald a new dawn of Muslims looking after their own affairs.
Taji Mustafa
Media Representative of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain
Twitter: @tajimustafa
Salaam,
This is a valuable message. However, in my humble opinion, I think the ordering of the points should have been 4, 1, 3, 5, 2. We need to remind those generals in the Egyptian army that nasr comes from Allah 9swt) and not their weaponry or bravery and if they do not fulfill their duty, Allah azza wajaalah will raise a people who will.
Fiction or Prophecy?
At this historical juncture the role of Muslims in Egypt is to liberate their brethren in Libya and Algeria. Just this act alone will force the remaining tyrants, still holding on to their thrones to do a Ben Ali.
The role of Muslims in the Pakistan military is to liberate their brethren in Afghanistan who will subsequently join forces and march onwards into Farghana Valley in the north-west, thereby throwing open the gates of the jailhouses in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, etc. In parallel, the Muslims of Pakistan will also liberate their brethren in Kashmir, who will join forces with Muslims of India to march into Bangladesh to eject the phony sheikh before handing over the “inspiration torch” to the Muslims in Indonesia.
As for Muslims in Turkey – they’ll finally get a foothold in Europe – without as much as a murmur from the Shay’ateen.
The world stage will then have been set for the LIBERATION of PALESTINE – Insha’Allah.
“And those who disbelieve are allies of one another, (and) if you (Muslims of the whole world collectively) do not do so [i.e., become allies, as one united block under one Khaleefah (a chief Muslim ruler for the whole Muslim world) to make victorious Allah’s religion of Islamic Monotheism], there will be Fitnah (wars, battles, polytheism) and oppression on the Earth, and great mischief and corruption (appearance of polytheism).” [TMQ Surah Al-Anfal, 8:73].
I think it’s a good idea. BUT: I know the Egyptian army is stretched right now trying to stabilize their own country. Also, wars are expensive….does the Egyptian Army have the extra forces and money to go into Libya and do what it take…s, not only to go after Gaddafi, but to help stabilize the country after all is said and done? If they go on and try to help now…it’s not just a week-long commitment…its a long term one. And a multi-level one. I think the issue is…Libyan opposition is calling on the UN/NATO/UK/USA to do something because they don’t have faith in their neighbors to help them. Libyans said that we want a NO-FLY zone, but no troops on the ground and no precision guided missiles going into their country. Or else, they would forgive Gaddafi and fight the oppressors. But a No-FLY zone can’t be successful unless you take out the countries air defense capabilities and anti-aircraft weaponry.
If someone shoots down a plane…troops will be on the ground. This is why I think Obama is sooo hesitant…he knows the risks. I don’t think he can stomach being in a 3rd Muslim country. Not only that, do Arab nations have the military capability given what’s going on in their own countries? The Arab League was supposed to be discussing a NO-FLY Zone implemented by them, but I haven’t heard anything about the subject. Even a NO-fly zone is not as easy to implement as most people think. It’s a very complicated issue. But I do wish the Arab nations would do more to help each other out. It helps in their unity and takes the pressure off of Western Nations…so that they can stop going after their selfish needs and focus more on the problems going on within their own countries.
This is an excellent point BUT; the above argument is based on the assumption that Egypt doesn’t need any assistance at all with the situation going on. But the duration of war going on can ware on the army numbers and the modern military branches; the numbers are stretched thin trying to maintain their own borders. Also the country doesn’t necessarily have the funding for the conflict to continue on effectively on its own. So despite the statistics, without U.S. military intervention, Egypt wouldn’t last long let alone be able to fend for themselves.
Dear Sakka,
Egypt has over 200 modern fighter jets, is a country of over 80 million, and would be fighting side by side with the Libyan opposition which has so far stood against Gadaffi despite their lack of training and little organisation. Moreover, the people of Egypt are more than ready to stand by their brothers and help them whatever the cost.
With Allah’s help, this is more than possible.
Wassalam, Abdallah
The Egyptian General sat behind his desk, head in hands, listening intently to the news broadcast currently playing from his radio.
“The headlines tonight… protestors in Ras Lanuf find four small children, too weak to stand, huddling next to their dead mothers..,” said the radio presenter.
The General remembered his granddaughters. They would be around the same age as those children. The thought of the fear they must have gone through, going days without food or water, wondering why their mothers wouldn’t awake brought tears to his eyes; so many children dead. He always thought he would live to a ripe old age but death pays no attention to age. Young or old when the appointed time comes none can delay it.
“O People of Nusrah! Truly, Allah (out of His infinite mercy) has blessed you with a golden opportunity to secure a place in Jannah…”
http://www.khilafah.com/index.php/concepts/islamic-culture/5089-the-general
Well Egyptian Army could have liberated all of Libya within a week, maximum of two weeks.
But the problem is this.
Egyptian Generals were a part of the problem in Egypt, supporting the Egyptian Gaddafi (Mubarak).
Egypt has a very filthy aggressive nationalism, that in many ways has Islam as its enemy.
In the burnt archives of the secret police in Cairo, people found papers of one operation where the intelligence officer described a dangerous citizen “because he was somali, and he was praying in the mosque far too often”.
Egypt will need to change the regime. (As Mubarak remnants are still in power), Whoever wins the next election needs a major reshuffle. Get rid of all the previous regime supporters.
As for Egyptian nationalism, well that wont go away so quickly. As people have been brainwashed for the last 30 years by media, education in explicit control of the Regime.
how can you ask egytpian armys to Interven in Libya ?
1-egyptina armys is the most cowards and ill equipt and ill trainging?
tey lost 3 wars and they called victory? they give free water to israel and nothing to Afrcica? they used a british rule about the upstearm water from nil dated 1929 to get more water than africa country neighbour? so is independant now ? and you called egyptian armys to help Libya ??? well first just get the sinai first and then you can talk? and how cam egyptina army dont have a ny submarine ?? in the inventory ?? what kind of armys ? who fought a war for only fews days and lost them all ? only 1973 onl;y becasue they were algerian the best pilot and best soldiers there keep the eys on cairo sky and algeria a blan cheque to eyptian a bncrupt army and algeirna soliders dies never surender not egyptian army tey are all surender a cowards poeple in they blood that why a cowards Pharaon told his god of egypt and he never move out of egypt at all living in box ?