INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - The Palestine problem has entered its 8th decade
The international powers have been ignoring this issue for seventy years
During the first half of the previous century, when British imperialism gave birth to this issue, no one could imagine how much it would
affect international peace and that the Palestinians would have to pay such a heavy price for their independence.This was the time when the
British imperialism reigned almost all over the world
The British policy of steadily settling the Jews in Palestine resulted in direct clash between the Muslims and the Jews in the third decade
This series of clashes resulted in continuous bloodshed during 1928, 1929, 1933 and 1939
In August 1929, during a skirmish in Jerusalem, 116 Palestinians were killed and 232 got injured
Firing by the British authorities caused most of the losses
The news of this incident deeply disturbed the Muslims of the subcontinent
A protest rally was held outside the Delhi Gate Lahore which was attended by the Muslims belonging to all schools of thought
Allama Muhammad Iqbal Lahori was a poet, a jurist and a politician
The centre of this tragedy is Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa Mosque is situated
Which is associated with the deepest sentiments of the Muslims
Historically and legally the Jews are not justified in their claim over Al-Aqsa Mosque
In 1914 the British statesmen used the Jews for their own purpose
The Zionist movement will not bring any pleasant results for the Muslims
His reactions and feelings on various phases of this crisis are part of history
One can see his letters from 1932-37 in this regard which he wrote to (Quaid e Azam) Mr
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Maulvi Abdul Haq and Miss Margaret, the leader of National League, London
All these letters are worth reading
The power, which had created the Palestine issue by ignoring the wisdom and morality, became a story of the past
The first part of this extract is a message and an eye-opener for the powers of the present age
judged by the fact that he attended possibly every meeting in this connection
Palestine was made public
Muslim League (a Muslim political association in the British India) organized a public meeting in Lahore on 26 July 1937
Iqbal was unable to attend this meeting
However, he sent his written message for the occasion
Iqbal declared that Palestine is a purely Muslim issue
Even if we assume that the Crusades were an attempt to make Palestine a Christian problem, this attempt was defeated by the victories of
369)According to Iqbal, the Muslims should themselves be the masters of their destiny
He also observed that the Palestine issue was a test for the courage and pride of all the Islamic countries, no matter Arabs or non-Arabs
without the taste of success and progress? For how long will you let your destinies be governed by others? For how long will you not
recognize your position? You are afraid of hardships? The Holy Prophet (PBUH) had said that the periods of hardship and trial are the tools
of development for the brave people
This article first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times
