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the clashes every day, and Chad turned into a nation of military coups.
The government left thousands of dead and tens of thousands of refugees
behind in its killing spree to eliminate the opposition.
The situation in Chad today is one of the clearest examples of what
anti-Islamic forces can do to a country. All its wealth has been destroyed,
stability is but a dream, a population which lived together peacefully for
many years is now riven by hostility, and Chad has become a by-word for
poverty.
What we must not forget, however, is that this is still no cause for de-
spair. There is a very easy solution to that negative picture. That consists
of the practice of undiluted Islamic morality. When this happens, all those
problems that have proved insoluble for centuries will be resolved one by
one, and peace and security will replace war and conflict. In an environ-
ment where Islamic morality prevails, unfairness and injustice will have
no place.
All the cruelty witnessed in Chad reveals once again the wrongs suf-
fered by the Islamic world, together with the urgency and importance of
a war of ideas to rectify the situation. Muslims in a country of Africa are
suffering oppression simply because they are Muslims, and that is some-
thing that concerns every Muslim worldwide.
We must realize that that the unbelieving leaders, who have op-
pressed Muslims down through history, and their supporters, have actu-
ally gained nothing. Even if they die at the helm of great world powers,
they will suffer eternal torment in the hereafter. Allah's infinite justice
will be visited on them, and each individual will be called on to account
for his deeds. That is a promise Allah has made to believers, and is at the
same time the most wondrous news. Allah says in the Qur'an:
Those who persecute men and women of the believers, and then do
not repent, will have the punishment of Hell, will have the punish-
ment of the Burning. (Surat al-Buruj: 10)
If every self that did wrong possessed everything on earth, it would
offer it as a ransom. They will show remorse when they see the pun-
ishment. Everything will be decided between them justly. They will
not be wronged. (Surah Yunus: 54)