The following article written by the well known Kuwaiti personality, appeared in Kuwait's Arab Times dated 10.09.09. It is reproduced in goa.kranti for the information of its readers.
GOA.KRANTI.
HAVE CLERICS HEARD OF MOHAMMED LAL?
By Ali Ahmed Al-Baghli.
Former Minister of Oil, State of Kuwait.
We heard the story of a Kuwaiti and a Bedoun who returned from Afghanistan recently. They were shocked when they discovered that consuming and planting hashish are part of the daily activities of ‘jihadists’ in Afghanistan, instead of reading the Quran and praying to Allah, the Almighty, as we envisioned and in accordance with what the religious preachers in Kuwait told them before they headed to Afghanistan to fight against the so called ‘unbelievers’.
These preachers stay in Kuwait. They have not gone to Afghanistan. They drive the latest luxury cars, eat the best foods, and earn large sums of money from donations of Islamic charities, in addition to Zakat paid by Muslims! They mislead the public under the guise of protecting religion and the holy sites of Islam.
Let us tell them the story of a poor farmer in Afghanistan named Mohammed Lal. He is currently with the Taleban fighters. The preachers in Kuwait believe they share the same faith with these fighters.
Lal is a resident in a remote village near Aerogun Mountain. On August 20, 2009, he woke up at dawn, turned his face towards the direction of Kabah in Makkah and performed the Subah prayer. After praying he worked in his farm where he planted wheat, barley and corn, not hashish or opium. (Taliban believes the Salafi Islam monopolizes narcotics plantations).
After four hours of hard labour in the farm – Lal’s main source of income to support his wife and their nine children, he went to nearby village – Sheran – to vote in the election. Despite his poverty he believes he needs to fulfill his national duty – to vote in the election. ThreeTaleban fighters stopped him on his way to the village. When they asked for his destination, he told them the truth that he was going to Sheran village. The Taleban fighters tied him up and found the election card in his pocket. They beat him to serve as deterrent to other citizens. They cut his nose and ear to scare the others. Taleban was against the election, so they asked the citizens not to vote. (The Independent Newspaper in London published the story).
Back on the local front, we read a report published on Aug. 4, 2009 in Al - Dar daily about the Public prosecution’s order for the arrest of six Kuwaiti religious men and two famous political activists. These people are known for their political stand and religious activities in Kuwait.
According to the Kuwaiti and Bedous who came back from Afghanistan, these are the same people who encouraged them to join the Taleban and al-Qaeda to fight against the US and other foreign forces in Afghanistan.
Let me pose a question to these Islamic preachers in Kuwait and the political activists who support them, if you strongly believe that fighting for the Taleban and al-Qaeda is the essence of ‘jihad’ (holy war), why don’t you go yourself?
