Quran and the man Israel tried to kill

 In the name of Allah the most Beneficent and Merciful

One of the most important targets in the assassination attempt that was conducted on September 9, 2025 by Israel was Khaled Meshaal, but he survived. What many people probably don’t know about him is that this is not the first time Israel tried to assassinate him. In September of 1997 six agents of Mossad went to Amman, Jordan on fake Canadian passports armed with fentanyl, a lethal toxin. On the morning of September 25, they delivered the toxin to Khaled Meshaal via an aerosol device and then tried to escape the crime scene. Fortunately, his body guards caught two of them. Upon investigation they revealed their plan. The then king of Jordan, king Hussain asked Netanyahu (who was the prime minister of Israel at that time also) to send the antidote of the toxin. Bill Clinton, the then president of USA, compelled Netanyahu to comply with king Hussain’s request, which he grudgingly did. Under the deal, Israel not only provided the antidote but released the ailing Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the quadriplegic founder and spiritual leader of Hamas along with 70 other Palestinian prisoners. As mentioned in Quran “And it is not [possible] for one to die except by permission of Allah at a decree determined.” (3:145) Israeli plan failed and Khaled Meshaal left the hospital alive. After his recovery Khaled Meshaal became famous as a living martyr.

Khaled Meshaal in ICU, Jordan Amman

Fast forward 28 years and Israel, again under the leadership of Netanyahu, attempted to kill Khaled Meshaal. Once again Allah demonstrated to the world that “And it is not [possible] for one to die except by permission of Allah at a decree determined.”. Once again, he came out alive and once again Netanyahu is humiliated. These are signs of Allah for believers to not loose hope and have trust in Allah. Unfortunately, majority of the leaders of Muslim countries, especially Arabs, are cowards who think that if they become friends of Israel their lives will be safe. More unfortunate is the role of our religious scholars who do not highlight these things.

Shia Sunni Divide

 

In the name of Allah the most Beneficent and Merciful

The purpose of this writing is not to “resolve” the Shia-Sunni divide. Religious scholars, very powerful political and military figures, from both sides, in the last 1350 years were unable to achieve this resolution so it is a futile attempt to do so. What we can and must do is to manage it, because if we don’t then the consequences will be devastating. Just look at sectarian based conflicts in Syria (350,000 killed), Iraq (450,000 killed), Yemen (130,000 killed) as examples of what can happen if this jinni is let out of the bottle. Our current situation is very precarious because America is blaming Pakistan for her defeat in Afghanistan, and India under BJP rule, would really want to see Pakistan up in flames. To manage it we need to consider two obvious points. First, we cannot change history. Who ever did what he/she did or said whatever he/she said is not going to change, they are all dead and in the presence of Almighty Allah. It is up to Him to judge them as He sees fit. It is absolutely not our position to pass judgement. Nowhere in Quran or Sunnah we see such demand being made from Muslims. Secondly, from an Islamic eschatology(end times) discussion the arrival of Imam Mehdi is very important. Shia firmly believe he will be for sure from ahl-e-bait but Sunnis are not very sure about him being from ahl-e-bait. But both are sure that when he arrives no Muslim will doubt him, and he will be declared as unanimous leader of Muslims. The question is until he appears what should we do? I think we should adopt following three part plan.

1)    Follow your sect but don't taunt another sect.

2)    Avoid all those maulanas or muftis or zakirs who spread negativity and animosity towards other sects. This can be done very effectively by:

a.     not donating to their organization

b.    not viewing and subscribing to their social media channels like Facebook, Youtube etc. Trust me such people really crave social media attention.

3)    Stop supporting Iran and Saudi Arabia on sectarian basis. In all three earlier mentioned examples both countries supported their respective sectarian based proxies but did not directly fight with each other for a single day. There are reports that Iran sent young Shia boys from Pakistan to fight in Syria and Saudi Arabia hired Sudanese boys to fight in Yemen.

I think if we follow this plan, we or our children have a good chance fighting kufar under the leadership of Imam Mehdi otherwise we have a good chance of killing each other before his arrival.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vs Taliban

Honorable Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,

President of Turkey,

Majority of us, Pakistanis, hold you and Turkey in very high regard. To keep this writing short I won’t go into historical details because the mutual love and affection between our two great nations is as obvious as sun on a clear day. Moreover your stands on different issues regarding Muslim Ummah are of great pride and joy for us. We regard you as defender of Ummah. On a personal level your excellent recitation of Quran, the attire of your wife etc gives us the feeling that Islam holds central position in your personality.

Unfortunately some of your recent statements regarding Afghanistan are causing great anguish to us. We know that as president of Turkey you have to guard national interests of Turkey. It is in this background we understand your position regarding Cyprus, S-400 anti-aircraft missiles, Libya etc. But attempting to get these issues resolved by siding with Americans is not a wise move. Please consider the following:

1. Taliban did not attack Turkish forces during 20 years of conflict out of respect for Turkey being a Muslim country.
2. If all the combined power of NATO was not successful in defeating Taliban in 20 years what gives you the confidence that Turkey alone will be able to do it?
3. Your claim that Taliban are grabbing power by force and should not do that, is very shallow. Power was taken from them 20 years ago by force. When your own military tried to take power from you, what did you do? Did you just sit back? We are glad that you took back what was rightfully yours. Similarly Taliban were ruling Afghanistan when it was forcefully taken from them.
4. Dostum is a known war criminal, supporting him brings us to a very painful conclusion that deep down your ethnic affiliation override your Islamic affiliation.

If you continue on your stated course of action we are very very afraid that this ethnic motivation will engulf other Muslim states like Turkmenistan in this conflict and it will start a war in which possibly hundreds of thousands of Muslims will die. Forget about Cyprus, S-400 anti-aircraft missiles, Libya etc, think about your own self as a Muslim what future awaits you. On the Day of Judgment all those dead will come with blood dripping from their served heads and ask you why did you kill them? There will be no Turkey, no Cyprus, no oil or gas fields but you and only you, facing all those souls asking for justice. Please think really hard about it before firing the first bullet.

Regards Your brother in Islam

Nadeem Ghafoor Chaudhry

 

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