From: Dr. Israr Ahmed
Ameer Tanzeem-e-Islami http://www.tanzeem.org/news/tan_news/2001/november/10-11-01.htm
Lahore (November 9, 2001) Press Release: Addressing a Friday Congregation at Jame-ul-Qur’an
Mosque in Model Town, Lahore, the Ameer of Tanzeem-e-Islami Dr. Israr Ahmad said that the Gulf War
in 1991 and the current war against Afghanistan represent the prelude to the great wars that would
signal the end of times, as prophesized in ahadith of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
Dr. Israr Ahmad said that belief in the Hereafter is a fundamental article of Islamic faith. Ahadith of
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) contain descriptions of numerous signs, the appearance of which indicate
the nearing of the Last Hour. Some of these ahadith describe that a series of great world wars will take
place before the appearance of Mahdi and the second coming of Prophet Jesus. However, these ahadith
do not give any clear sequence of events or chronology, and therefore they need to be pieced together
and interpreted to get the big picture. Dr. Israr Ahmad said that according to these ahadith, Muslims will
unite with a certain ally and fight together to defeat a common enemy. He said that according to his
interpretation, these ahadith have already come true in what the world witnessed in the Gulf War. He
said that the war against Afghanistan is also part of the same series of events that will ultimately lead
to the great world wars or the Armageddon, in which a large number of Muslims will suffer heavily
before the second coming of Prophet Jesus.
Dr. Israr Ahmad said that in the Gulf War a broad based coalition against Iraq was easily formed
because Saddam Husain was the clear aggressor and no country could have condoned Iraq’s invasion
of Kuwait. However, Dr. Israr Ahmad pointed out that Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait had come about
due to the prior assurance given to him by the US ambassador that US will not interfere in case Iraq
were to take any step against Kuwait; this was a trap that was specifically set up to demilitarize Iraq
because it was a threat to Israel. On the other hand, the present war is very different because the real
culprits behind the attacks of September 11 have not been clearly identified, yet Afghanistan is being
attacked only because it had become a reservoir of zealous Arab mujahideen, perceived once again as
a threat to Israel. In addition, Pakistan’s nuclear capability is also seen as a similar threat, and that is
why there are plans being made by the US to take control of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons if there is any
danger to the Musharraf Government.
Dr. Israr Ahmad said that in the past, Israel had deceptively attacked USS Liberty in order to make the
US attack Egypt, a plot that remained unsuccessful due to its early exposure; in this connection, Israel’s
indirect involvement in the September 11 attacks is not unlikely. Dr. Israr Ahmad expressed his opinion
that the Muslims hijackers involved in the attacks most probably became Israel’s inadvertent tools,
providing the US with the excuse to destroy Afghanistan even without proper evidence.
Dr. Israr Ahmad said that, in any case, it is the responsibility of the Muslims of Pakistan to help their
Afghan brothers and sisters in this time of trouble, to protest against Pakistan’s cooperation in the
terrible bombing of a neighboring Muslim country, and to put pressure on the Musharraf Government
thatit should change its present policy. Above all, however, Muslims need to repent. They must examine
their personal, social, and economic lives and remove any practice that is in conflict with the Shari’ah.
Dr. Israr Ahmad said that irrespective of the results of the present conflict, repentance, avoidance of
haram, and fulfillment of Islamic obligations is something that each of us must undertake for his or her
salvation in the Hereafter.
“I put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving creature, but He has a grasp of its forelock. Verily, my Lord is on the straight path. (The truth)”
(11:55-56)