“Men bu fikrga ishonaman: uzoq muddatda plyuralistik sekulyarizm to‘g‘ridan-to‘g‘ri ta’qibdan ko‘ra xavfliroq zahardir” — Frensis Shayfer Sobiq Buyuk Britaniya tashqi ishlar vaziri Jek Strou yana bir bor bahs-munozaraga sabab bo‘ldi, musulmon ayollarga niqobni yechib tashlashlari kerakligini aytdi. Ilgari Strou Iroqqa qarshi urushni tasdiqlagani va Britaniya tashqi siyosati bilan uy sharoitida yetishgan terrorizm o‘rtasidagi har qanday bog‘liqlikni inkor etgani bilan ham musulmonlar va musulmon bo‘lmaganlar orasida katta shov-shuvga sabab bo‘lgan edi. Ammo Strou Britaniyadagi musulmon jamiyatining islomiy xarakterini kamsitayotgan yagona vazir emas. Hamjamiyatlar bo‘yicha kotib Rut Kelli multikulturalizmning afzalliklari haqida “yangi va xolis muhokama” o‘tkazishga chaqirdi.

“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.

Ichki ishlar vaziri Jon Rid musulmon ota-onalar bolalarini josuslik qilishi kerakligini aytdi. Ravshanki, Britaniya hukumati o'zining aziz tamoyillari – plyuralizm va diniy erkinlikni poymol qilib, dunyoviy Britaniyani saqlab qolish uchun so'nggi umidsiz urinishga kirishdi.

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.

11-sentyabrdan keyin, terrorga qarshi urush bahonasida G‘arb G‘arbda yashovchi musulmonlarga qaratilgan bir qator choralar ko‘rdi. Bu choralarga o‘zboshimchalik bilan hibsga olish, jismoniy qiynoqlar, sud qilinmasdan qamoqqa tashlash, masjidlarni kuzatish, imomlarning og‘zini bog‘lash hamda politsiya hibsxonalarida o‘lim holatlari kiradi. Ba’zilar hatto josusga aylantirilgan. Musulmonlar, shuningdek, G‘arb ommaviy axborot vositalarining Islomni cheksiz qoralashiga guvoh bo‘ldilar.

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.

Bularning barchasi musulmon ongida o'chmas taassurot qoldirdi: G'arbdagi dunyoviy demokratiyalar musulmonlarga o'z dinlarini amal qilish uchun tinchlik va xavfsizlikni kafolatlay olmaydi, degan fikr.

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.

Xavfsiz va sekulyar diktaturalar ostida yashayotgan musulmonlarning ahvoli, G'arb tomonidan qo'llab-quvvatlanadigan, ancha og'irroqdir. Oʻzbekiston kabi mamlakatlarda musulmon erkaklar soqol qoʻyganliklari yoki masjidlarga juda tez-tez borganliklari uchun muntazam ravishda hibsga olinadilar. Turkiyada esa oliy ta'lim olishni tanlagan musulmon ayollar hijobdan voz kechishga majbur etiladilar.

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.

Biroq eng dahshatli jazo bu zolim rejimlarni tanqid qilishga uringanlarga belgilangan; qamoq, qiynoq va sud qarorisiz qotilliklar bunday mamlakatlarda odatiy hol sifatida uchraydi. Shu sababli, musulmon dunyosida yashayotgan musulmonlar orasida ham sekulyarizmning kamchilikli ekanligi va ularni boshqarishga yaroqsiz ekanligi haqida ishonch borligini ko'ramiz.

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.

Hatto sekulyarizm sharoitida yashayotgan musulmon bo‘lmaganlar ham o‘z dinlari zaif ekanini his qiladi. G‘arbdagi ko‘plab xristianlar gey episkoplar, ayol ruhoniylar, nikohsiz tug‘ilgan bolalar va Rojdestvoning tijoratlashtirilishini sekulyar fundamentalistlarning xristian qadriyatlarini buzish va ularning o‘rniga seküler qadriyatlarni joriy etish uchun qilgan xayrixoh bo‘lmagan urinishlari deb qarashadi.

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.

Xuddi shunday, dunyoviylik ham Shimoliy Irlandiyadagi xristian mazhablarini himoya qilishda va Falastinda yashayotgan yahudiy, xristian va musulmon xalqining hayotini saqlashda muvaffaqiyatsizlikka uchradi. Dunyodagi eng katta dunyoviy davlat bo'lgan Hindiston diniy zo'ravonlikka moyil bo'lib, unda hindular, xristianlar, musulmonlar va sikxlar barchasi dunyoviylikning qurboniga aylanmoqda. Shuning uchun, musulmonlar kabi, musulmon bo'lmaganlar ham o'z dinlarini tinchlikda amal qilish imkonini beradigan muqobil tizimni izlamoqda.

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.

Islom dunyodagi yagona mafkuradirki, unda turli dinlarga mansub odamlar ta'qib va xavfsizlikni his qilmasdan ibodat qilishlari va diniy vazifalarini ado etishlari mumkin. Amalda bu Xilofat davlati orqali ta'minlanadi. O'tmishda Xalifa musulmonlarning ham, musulmon bo'lmaganlarning ham huquqlarini himoya qilar, ular o'rtasida hech qanday kamsitish qilmasdi. Falastin misolini olaylik: Xilofat hukmronligi ostida musulmonlar, yahudiylar va xristianlar totuvlikda yashardilar, bu esa insoniyat tarixida o'xshashi yo'q yutuq edi.

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.

G'arbiy hukumatlar musulmonlarni, xristianlarni va yahudiylarni majburiy sekulyarlashtirishni davom ettirib, ularni o'zlaridan begonalashtirish xavfini tug'dirmoqda. Buning o'rniga G'arb o'zining majburiy assimilyatsiya siyosatini qayta ko'rib chiqishi va hozirgi davrning kengroq savoliga tanqidiy yondashishi kerak: sekulyarizm haqiqatan ham turli dinlarga mansub odamlarning huquqlarini kafolatlay oladimi, degan savolga.

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.

2006-yil 7-oktabr

October 7, 2006