Let us conclude our talk on this subject with an excerpt from the speech of the famous Egyptian writer Shaykh Muhammad Al­Ghazaly with regard to Nationalism, on which he did a very good job. In his book entitled "Ma' Allah", page 254, he states what reads:

There is no room for atheism amongst us

What are these people? Indeed, they are not Arabs, Non­Arabs, Russians nor Americans! They are just an anomaly strange in its stages and insolent in its cries with which countries have been traumatized because of what colonization placed therein and left its seeds in their feelings and thoughts. Hence, they are ­ as stated in the Hadith ­ They will be a people having the same complexion as ours and speaking our language. However, they are enemies to our history and civilization, a burden to our struggle and renaissance, and a support for those harboring grudge against our faith and for those who deny it and its followers the right to live.

Verily, these people who appeared suddenly and their cries filled the valleys as frogs fill the shadows of the night with their croaking, must have their veils torn off and their reality exposed to this Ummah (nation based one one creed) so that their deception will not prevail and their traps will not lure others. Indeed, the ranks of those who don the veil of Arabism, infiltrate the ranks of Al­Mujahideen (those who strive in the Cause of Allah) and claim that they are missionaries of Arab Nationalism and the bearers of its banners, but at the same time they withdrew from Arabic traditions, attack the best thing that ever happened to it and place hindrances in the way of faith and its message. Their veil should be removed from their shameless faces and light should be shed on their motives which colonization facilitated for them. They stood back to watch its bitter results, which are but the intended destruction of the Qur'anic message and its great conveyor Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Verily, we have read what they write and listened to what they say and we have not lacked the intelligence to know their goals, since they are atheists displaying their disbelief. They clearly say that Islam is but an Arabic Renaissance gained by this great race during the mid centuries and was able, during its enormous rise, to prevail over the world under the leadership of a genius; namely, the great leader Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). They mean that this great faith grew from this land and was not sent down from heaven and that it is an eruption of an optimistic and conquering people, and it is not a perfect guidance which came to them from Allah to save Arabs from the blind ignorance which placed them

at the rear of mankind, and raised them to an unbiased Hanafism (inclining to the truth) which removed their turpitude. Its rays then spread all over the world as the light extends over the horizon at sunrise. All of these blessings stem from the grace of Allah, the One and Only, Who chose Muhammad and granted him guidance and truth after revealing to him: You knew not what is the Book, nor what is Faith?

Then, what Arabic movement is there? Where is intelligence from which streamed this awe­inspiring downpour upon the inhabitants of the earth ? Indeed, the claim that Islam is an Arab outburst is a big lie and a disgraceful deception. This is not only a spurning of Islam, but it is a dangerous call to reject all faiths and to spread disbelief, evil and disobedience throughout the world. What is astonishing, is that those who vehemently oppose Islam attack Muslims unjustly and make peace with those of other revealed faiths and manmade religions, as if Islam alone is the enemy against and they have been commissioned to eradicate it. Nay, it is the strong hindrance for which they have been given the axes to collapse into dust. Yes, this is the truth. Is there an enemy to colonization in these countries other than Islam? It is the source of the stubborn resistance and the spirit of the courageous struggle which has frustrated the attackers and thwarted their conspiracies. Therefore, colonization must weave its strings around it to kill it and to stand as an obstacle between it and living lives of dignity and honor. Verily, colonization has invented limited nationalism and subjected them by different means in order to destroy the fabric of our faith. However, when these different movements were defeated by Islam in the battle, then colonizers placed its followers under the banner of Arab Nationalism and equipped them with different claims in order to join with the sincere Arabs in

this field and to harm Islam in a different way.

Explaining Arab Nationalism in this harsh and skeptical manner is a another attack against Islam. Indeed, such people should call themselves followers of Hebrew Nationalism and not Arab Nationalism. Do they not work for the benefit of colonization and Israel? Fourteen centuries have passed since Arabism has mixed with Islam, or as we the people of faith say, since Allah honored Arabs with carrying this trust and conveying it to the people. A look back at the past easily shows that Arabs lived centuries before Islam and were insignificant, until the advent of this faith with which they entered history and their reputation came

But Arabs mistakenly thought that this universal faith, whose verses were sent down to them, granted them a special merit and makes them a race superior to all other races. As a result, the inevitable occured, and hence, other peoples began claiming the value of their lineage and the honor of their race. These correponding mistakes are a result of the mankind's longing for pre­Islamic ignorance and their laziness in struggling to achieve their human potential. Thus, if it becomes difficult for a common person to be righteous whose actions connect him with glory and nobilty, then he will look for another connection with family, country or race in order to be elevated through it without much effort. All such acts are unwarranted partisanship and false illusions having no place in Islam and no merit with the Lord of the worlds. The most important thing to know is that when the first Arabs sought honor and distinction, Islam was their support and the seat of their pride. Then, what will they fill their mouths with if they do not mention Islam? Indeed, they were empty­handed and their history was nil, until the liars came in our time with innovations about which no one had heard before. They understand Arabism as being devoid of faith, and they claim ­ may Allah disgrace them ­ that by skinning from Islam this Arabism will prosper and continue. Moreover, a writer from this gang had the audacity to come out to people and say that in fact, Islam destroyed Arabism and that

the Arabic language has spread farther than Islam; and that because it is a universal faith, it is harmful to Arab Nationalism. This speech, despite its quackery, is being propagated to benefit both Eastern and Western colonization. He who made such remarks serves the invaders whose armies set up camps in some Arab states, humiliated them and are settled at the borders of others awaiting their in turn of misfortune. Another writer from this gang insists that we forget history because it merely immortalizes the ashes of the dead, and to only look forward to the future. This heedless writer has forgotten that the Jews in the center of the Middle East, have founded their country with a provision inspired from history and they used the name Israel. It seems that it is lawful for all people to accompany their history in their struggle, but for us as Muslims, it is unlawful to mention any part of this history and to seek from it a help in striving or hope as a support. Indeed, it is Hebrew Nationalism, not Arab Nationalism. It is that which atheists and those who hate Islam propagate. Furthermore, those past and present have known that we, Muslims, are the most well­ disposed people towards Arabism who have the strongest connection to its glory and the most sincere regarding its issues; whereas so­called nationalists have no goodness, rather, they are the source of long evil and serious harm ).

End of what we wished to transmit to the readers from the speech of Shaykh Muhammad Al­Ghazaly in this context.

In addition, in this book on page 347 he wrote: