Somoyer Shongbad Desk | Muslims and Jihad

In today’s global system, the so-called ideals of law, justice, human rights, and democracy have become one-sided and biased weapons used exclusively against the Muslim nation. Although the Western world claims their man-made laws to be universal, in reality, they are only enforced to suppress Muslims. The war crimes, genocides, civilian killings, or blatant occupations by disbelieving states are never brought to justice in international courts. Yet, if a Muslim merely calls people to Islam, he is labeled as an “extremist” or “terrorist.” But a true Muslim can never be a terrorist. Islam is a religion that declares the unjust killing of a single innocent person equivalent to the killing of all mankind. Therefore, a true Muslim can never support injustice; rather, he always stands for justice and peace.

Today, the Western world invades Muslim countries under the mask of “democracy” and “human rights.” Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Yemen—wherever they have gone, they’ve brought murder, rape, looting, and division in the name of establishing democracy. And when these massacres are protested, they justify their actions as “self-defense” or “anti-terror operations.” On the other hand, if a Muslim state takes a firm stance in defense, it is immediately labeled as “authoritarian,” “radical,” or “a violator of human rights.” There is no limit to this hypocrisy. They make the laws and then exempt themselves from them. The Western media plays the same role—whitewashing the crimes of disbelievers while branding the legitimate resistance of Muslims as terrorism.

This reality proves that so-called international law and democracy are, in fact, deceptive tools controlled by disbelievers to exploit and subjugate Muslims. To break free from this condition, the Muslim nation must realize that oppression is never permanent. The time has come to adopt Islam as the only path to true liberation. Islam alone offers a system of governance that ensures justice for all humans, judging people as humans—not as Muslims or disbelievers.

…The ongoing oppression and exploitation of Muslims in this global system prove that all the so-called narratives of democracy and human rights are nothing but sheer hypocrisy. Today, the existence of the Muslim nation is under threat—not just physically, but spiritually and ideologically. A conspiracy is underway to destroy us from within. In this critical moment, the only path to salvation is to revive our Islamic identity, embrace the trust of “Ummah” given by the Prophet ﷺ, and build strong resistance against the disbelievers with full reliance on Allah.

Let us return to that spirit—where Jihad fi Sabilillah was the shield to protect the honor of the Muslim Ummah. Let us unite as an Ummah—not by nation, language, or region, but solely based on Iman.

Now is the time to plunge into armed jihad—against the exploitation, aggression, and anti-Muslim policies of the disbelieving world. The path shown by our Prophet ﷺ, the legacy of the Sahabah, and the blood of the martyrs are calling us.