In the Arab World, Dictatorship Begins at Home

Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadhlallah: In the Arab World, Dictatorship Begins at Home




Following are excerpts from a speech by Lebanese Shiite cleric Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadhlallah, which aired on Al-Massar TV on July 7, 2008.

Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadhlallah: If the [Islamic] nation gets used to thinking, if the nation realizes that it must not let its mind stagnate, and if the nation becomes accustomed to accepting things only after thinking them over with its mind and believing in them -- nobody will be able to control us, nobody will be able to become a dictator ruling us, nobody will be able to enslave us. We have been raised to be submissive... You have probably seen this time and again at home. At home, the father does not let anybody else speak. The wife does not have the right to speak. The children do not have the right to speak. The father says: "I make the decisions, and nobody may object or disagree." Right? He is the father. But your children have grown, and maybe your wife is educated and experienced, and you -- who are you?! Did Allah give you a brain that is unparalleled? No. Do you know what this education leads to? This education raises children who refrain from opposing the ruler. Their father does not allow anybody to speak, so they learn that they do not have the right to speak. When we consider the political parties -- there too nobody opposes, disagrees with, or criticizes [the leader]. Whoever criticizes [the leader] finds himself outside. This is true even for the secular parties. The parties call for freedom. They shout that the ruler denies people their rights, but within the party, people are being denied their rights. When there are centers of power, nobody can express opposition. Whoever expresses opposition finds himself outside. This happens throughout the Middle East. I am not talking about anywhere specific. We raise our people to submit to the strong. Therefore, nobody expresses opposition. They are afraid. It is better to not talk, to not object. That is why we have tyrants who are like gods. Among the Arab and Islamic peoples, you might find people who criticize Allah and the Prophet, God forbid, but can you find people who criticize mortals like the president or the king? No, this is not allowed. Such people go straight to jail or to the gallows. If you say something against Allah -- never mind. If you say something against the Prophet or the imam -- never mind. But if you say something against the president, the king, the Emir, or any senior politician -- that is not allowed. What does this mean? It means that we have succumbed to being slaves, because this is what slavery means.

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[buni27]

PERFECT

[lotfilms]

brilliant

[Sabahbilbayt]

Asalaam aleikum WOW ! THANK YOU brother- /-new muslima (3 ys.)Subhanallah BETWEEN sunna/ ..(incha´llah live my mode as a muslim german human (non bidda in my religion) . iA. but sadly I´ll send critical views all around me) why ?- it`s very sad and hard to understand the twice and intollerance in our umma - after the clear and regular words from Allah ( subhanallah ta la) in Quran. The traditonalists are distubers - so I`llbe carefull and save and duà my IMAN.-ua salaam aleik-fiqh

[MrAmmar313]

May Allah (s.w.t.) bless your soul ya sayyid. We all know what you try to tell us.

Shame on the wolfs in scholor dress, which elect their false imams by themself, and suppress other scholors that they obey the false system and false imam.

May Allah(s.w.t.) course this majosees which brought many bida´s in name of Ahl ul bait(a.s.).

They attacked you often from Qum, because you never accept their politicy and their ijtehad and their pseudo religious way.

[Geberti]

r.i.p miss you so much!!!!!!! <3 its empty without you sayidi!

[prismwriter]

Ameen!

[leboliciousMOZIE]

beautiful and very meaningful words =)

RIP sayedna <3

[nursenawal]

his death was a great loss! allah yir7amik sayid ..

[ALI2IZZ]

This is something I always believed in.

great minds think alike :)

[ramzi1985]

Allah yer7amak ya sayed :(

[dnezekiel]

This should be broadcast to the Iranians & Syrians who have been fighting to throw the dictatoriship of Ahemdinejad & Assad family!

[quantumsufi]

My friend, It seems the deeper message of this type of slavery has eluded your understanding. the shiítes are a driving force in these type of enslavements which begin at home and with mothers daughters and brothers not standing up for the dignity which islam bestows upon them. This is the primary form of enslavement at the core Fadlallahs point.,Like a typical shiite you jump to bait saud and hussein...... weve all heard that song before ... its time for a new tune... Friend