Your Majesties and Excellencies, leaders of the Arab countries, may Allah guide you to what pleases Him and adjusts the affairs of His Servants, Amen. Assalamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!):
On the occasion of this great assembly upon which the Arab nations pin great hopes to eliminate the traces of Jewish aggression, and to get rid of Zionistic (Jews) gangs, and redeem the ravished land from their hands, I see it is my duty out of sincerity to Allah, His Book, and Messenger (peace be upon him) and to you; leaders, in order to participate in public reformation and have an excuse before Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) to send you the following advice from the Islamic university in the country of AlMustafa (the selected; Prophet Muhammad) peace be upon him:
First: Observing Taqwa (fearing Allah as He should be feared) in all affairs and recommending one another to abide by the religion of Islam, rule according to Shari`ah (Islamic law), and fight any deeds or principles contradicting it, for you are the Muslim and Arab leaders. Allah (Exalted be He) will adjust your people and the rest of Muslims insha'a Allah (If Allah wills) as you become upright and unified. Moreover, you all know that you will achieve no dignity, strength, reverence, or victory over your enemies except by abiding by Islam and its instructions, ruling in accordance with it as previously happened with your Salaf (righteous predecessors), who were accordingly granted Allah's Support and Victory, as He (Glorified be He) promised them in His saying:
If you help (in the cause of) Allâh, He will help you, and make your foothold firm.
Over and above, Islam includes the solution to all problems, the reform of all affairs, and the fulfillment of equity among all people provided that there is a good intention, great efforts exerted, and that things are assigned to the right persons.
Second: Having kindness, tolerance, and unity of purpose, that is to
follow the Shari`ah (Islamic law), quit whatever contradicts with it, act towards getting rid of the traces of the Jewish aggression, and eliminate the socalled Israeli state. All efforts and forces should be concerted for this noble aim, together with seeking Allah's Support in this, to follow Allah's Saying (Glorified be He): And make ready against them all you can of power And His Saying (Glorified and Exalted be He): O you who believe! Take your precautions in addition to other Ayahs and Hadiths stressing this meaning.
Third: Forming a joint and united army equipped with the most advanced available weapons under a unified reliable leadership. This leadership should depend on a council composed of the ministers of defense, general staff of all Arab armies, and whoever likes to join them from Islamic countries. The council shall follow firm rules based on carefully studied fundamentals by all, hoping to reach the required target. The great welfare, caution, and pursuance of the wise instructions and directions of the Shari`ah this council may lead to is wellknown. Additionally, it helps in acting according to Allah's Saying (Glorified and Exalted be He) to His Prophet (peace be upon him): and consult them in the affairs. Describing the believers, Allah (Exalted be He) says: and who (conduct) their affairs by mutual consultation
Fourth: Keep to nonalignment and fairness without allying with any eastern or western bloc. Exert efforts to be one independent bloc that benefits from the expertise and weapons of others without any bias or interference from others in its interior and exterior affairs. It is quite clear that this nonalignment would most certainly prove safer to the Din and life, more perfect in having dignity, pride, reverence, and security against the interference of enemies in your affairs and knowing your secrets. It is authentically reported that The Messenger (peace be upon him) told a man who wanted to join him at the Battle of Badr, "Have you embraced Islam?" The man said, "No." Whereupon, he (peace be upon him) said, "Go back, for we will not seek the help of a Mushrik (who associates others with Allah in worship). This took place even though he (peace be upon him) hired a Mushrik guide during his emigration journey to Madinah, and borrowed some shields from the Mushrikun on the day of Hunayn. This indicates that using the enemies' weapons and benefiting from their expertise is permissible and does not fall under seeking their support, which was prohibited by the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the previous Hadith. This is so long as they
do not interfere in our affairs or participate in our army.
This is what I wanted to say to you. Allah is the One to be sought for adjusting your hearts and deeds, guiding you to the right path, unifying your words for the welfare of all Muslims, and to the victory over your enemy. He is the AllAble to do this. Assalamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be with you).
Vice President of the Islamic University, AlMadinah AlMunawarah `Abdul `Aziz Bin `Abdullah Ibn Baz