"Ina ganin nake cewa rashin addini a tsarin mulki a karshe, guba ce mafi kisa fiye da tsananta zalunci kai tsaye" -- Francis Schaeffer Tsohon Sakataren Harkokin Wajen Birtaniya, Jack Straw, ya sake jawo cece-kuce ta hanyar cewa ya kamata mata Musulmi su cire lullubi. A baya, Straw ya haifar da babban hayaniya tsakanin Musulmi da wadanda ba Musulmi ba, lokacin da ya amince da yakin kan Iraki, kuma ya musanta duk wata alaka tsakanin manufofin kasashen waje na Birtaniya da ta'addancin cikin gida. Sai dai Straw ba shi kadai ba ne minista da ke raina yanayin Musulunci na al'ummar Musulmi a Birtaniya. Ruth Kelly, Sakatariyar Al'ummomi, ta yi kira da a yi "sabon muhawara ta gaskiya" kan amfanin tsarin al'adu daban-daban.

“I believe that pluralistic secularism, in the long run, is a more deadly poison than straightforward persecution” -- Francis Schaeffer ormer British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw again courted controversy by suggesting that Muslim women should remove the veil. Previously, Straw caused immense hue and cry amongst Muslims and non-Muslims alike, when he authorised the war against Iraq, and denied any link between Britain's foreign policy and home grown terror. But Straw is not the only minister who is denigrating the Islamic character of the Muslim community in Britain. Ruth Kelly, the Communities Secretary, called for a "new and honest debate" ion the merits of multiculturalism.

Sakataren Cikin Gida John Reid ya ce ya kamata iyayen Musulmi su rika leƙen asiri a kan 'ya'yansu. A bayyane yake cewa gwamnatin Birtaniya ta fara wani yaƙin salibi don murkushe ƙa'idodinta masu daraja na kasancewar addinai daban-daban tare, da 'yancin addini, a wani yunkuri na ƙarshe don kare Birtaniya mai bin tsarin boko wanda ba na addini ba.

Home Secretary John Reid said that Muslims parents should spy on their children. It is obvious that the British government has embarked on a crusade to trounce its cherished principles of pluralism, and freedom of religion in a last ditch attempt to preserve secular Britain.

Tun daga ranar 11 ga Satumba, a ƙarƙashin uzurin yaƙi da ta'addanci, Yammacin duniya ta ɗauki matakai da dama musamman da nufin Musulmai da ke zaune a Yamma. Waɗannan matakai sun haɗa da kama mutane ba bisa ƙa'ida ba, azabtarwa ta jiki, ɗaurin kurkuku ba tare da shari'a ba, sa ido kan masallatai, hana Malamai yin magana, da mutuwar mutane a hannun 'yan sanda. Wasu ma an tilasta musu su zama 'yan leƙen asiri. Musulmai kuma sun shaida yadda kafofin watsa labarai na Yamma ke ci gaba da zagin Musulunci ba ƙare ba.

Since September 11, under the pretext of the war on terror, the West has undertaken a host of measures specifically aimed at Muslims living in the West. These measures include arbitrary arrests, physical torture, imprisonment without trial, surveillance of mosques, muzzling of Imams, and deaths in police custody. Some have even been forced to become spies. Muslims have also witnessed the endless vilification of Islam by the western media.

Duk wannan ya bar wata alama da ba za ta gushe ba a zukatan Musulmi, cewa dimokuraɗiyyar boko ta Yamma ba ta iya tabbatar wa Musulmi zaman lafiya da tsaro don gudanar da addininsu.

All this has left an indelible impression on Muslim minds that secular democracies in the West are incapable of guaranteeing Muslims the peace and security to practice their religion.

Halin Musulmai da ke rayuwa a ƙarƙashin mulkin kama-karya na boko da Yammacin duniya ke goyon bayansa ya fi muni sosai. A ƙasashe kamar Uzbekistan, ana kama maza Musulmi kullum saboda kawai suna da gemu ko kuma saboda suna zuwa masallatai sau da yawa. A ƙasar Turkiyya kuma, ana tilasta wa mata Musulmi da suka zaɓi neman ilimin jami'a su cire hijabi.

The plight of Muslims living under secular dictatorships supported by the West is much worse. In countries like Uzbekistan, Muslim males are routinely arrested for having a beard or visiting the Mosques too often. In Turkey, Muslim women who opt for university education are forced to abandon their hijab.

Amma mafi tsananin azaba tana kasancewa ga waɗanda suke neman sukar waɗannan gwamnatocin zalunci; ɗaurin kurkuku, azabtarwa da kisan gilla ba tare da bin doka ba ana iya samun su a kullum a irin waɗannan ƙasashe. Saboda haka, muna kuma ganin Musulmi da ke zaune a duniyar Musulunci suna da yakinin cewa tsarin boko (secularism) yana da lahani kuma bai dace ya mulke su ba.

But the fiercest punishment is reserved for those who seek to criticize these tyrannical regimes; imprisonment, torture and extra-judicial killings can routinely be found in such countries. So we also find Muslims living in the Muslim world convinced that secularism is flawed and unfit to govern them.

Ko da waɗanda ba Musulmi ba waɗanda ke zaune a ƙarƙashin tsarin boye addini (secularism) suna jin cewa addininsu yana cikin haɗari. Mutane da yawa daga cikin Kiristoci a Yamma suna ganin cewa bishop-bishop masu luwaɗi, mata masu zama firistoci, yara marasa aure, da kasuwancin Kirsimeti, a matsayin ƙoƙarin mugunta daga masu tsattsauran ra'ayin boye addini (secular fundamentalists) na lalata dabi'un Kirista, suna maye gurbinsu da na boye addini.

Even non-Muslims living under secularism feel that their religion is vulnerable. Many Christians in the West view gay bishops, women priests, illegitimate children, and the commercialization of Christmas as malicious attempts by secular fundamentalist to subvert Christian values, replacing them with secular ones.

Haka kuma, sakularism ya kasa kare ƙungiyoyin Kiristoci a Arewacin Ireland da kuma tabbatar da rayukan mutanen Yahudawa, Kiristoci da Musulmai da ke zaune a Falasdinu. Indiya, ƙasa mafi girma mai sakularism a duniya, tana fuskantar tashin hankalin addini inda Hindu, Kiristoci, Musulmai da Sikhs duk waɗanda sakularism ya shafa suke zama waɗanda ake cutarwa. Saboda haka, kamar Musulmai, mutanen da ba Musulmai ba su ma suna neman wani tsarin da zai ba su damar yin addininsu cikin lumana.

Likewise, secularism has failed to protect the Christian sects in Northern Ireland and safeguard the lives of Jewish, Christian and Muslim people living in Palestine. India, the largest secular state in the world, is prone to religious violence where Hindus, Christians, Muslims and Sikhs are all victims of secularism. So, just like Muslims, non-Muslims are also looking for an alternative system that can provide them with an opportunity to practice their religion in peace.

Musulunci shi ne akida ɗaya tilo a duniya da mabiya addinai daban-daban za su iya bauta da cika farillan addininsu ba tare da fuskantar ramuwa ko rashin tsaro ba. A aikace, Daular Khalifanci ce ke tabbatar da hakan. A da, Khalifa yana kare haƙƙoƙin wadanda ba Musulmai ba da na Musulmai, ba tare da nuna bambanci tsakaninsu ba. Dauki misalin Falasɗinu: a ƙarƙashin mulkin Khalifanci, Musulmai, Yahudawa da Kiristoci sun zauna cikin jituwa, abin da babu irinsa a tarihin ɗan Adam.

Islam is the sole ideology in the world where people of different faiths can worship and perform their religious duties without experiencing reprisals or insecurity. In practice this is secured by the Caliphate state. In the past the Caliph safeguarded the rights of non-Muslims and Muslims alike, without discriminating between them. Take the case of Palestine: under the rule of the Caliphate, Muslims, Jews and Christians lived in harmony, a feat unrivalled in the history of mankind.

Ta hanyar ci gaba da tilasta wa Musulmi, Kiristoci da Yahudawa yin sakularanci, gwamnatocin yammacin duniya suna fuskantar haɗarin kawar da su daga gare su. Maimakon haka, ya kamata Yamma ta sake duba manufarta ta haɗewar tilastawa, kuma ta yi nazari sosai kan babbar tambayar zamaninmu - ko sakularanci da gaske zai iya tabbatar da haƙƙoƙin mutanen da ke bin addinai daban-daban.

By pressing ahead with the forced secularization of Muslims, Christian and Jews, western governments run the risk of alienating them. Instead, the West should re-evaluate its policy of coercive assimilation and critically address the broader question of our time - as to whether secularism can really guarantee the rights of people belonging to different faiths.

7 ga Oktoba, 2006

October 7, 2006