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The Muslim leaders swallow the advice of the Western powers and bodies like the IMF and World Bank, even when it is bad for their countries and they know this.
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Because Islam in its original form was tough and hard, not weak and pliable.
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The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number.
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But the weakness comes from these Westernised co-opted Muslim leaders who just want to look good in the eyes of the West and Western media.
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So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with determination. There is no space and no room for democratic consultation. The Shariah is set and fixed, so why do we need to discuss it anymore? Just implement it!
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Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile.
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Arab leaders worry more about making money from the profits they get from oil and gas that they turn the other way when Lebanon is being destroyed right next to them. Their neighbours are being murdered, but they only make calculations for their own benefit.
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But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour.
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The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower.
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Why should we use the Dollar even when we trade among ourselves?
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Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails.
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But the West is trying to weaken Islam from outside and inside. They attack our people and invade our countries from outside, and they weaken us from within with ideas like secularism, liberalism and democracy. This is all designed to contaminate our pure Islam.
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There is not a single Muslim leader today who has the courage and commitment to defend Islam and Muslims, they are all in awe of the United States and other Western powers, and are indebted to them.
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Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
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Muslims must believe that all power, success and victory comes from God alone.
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