From two days ago We celebrated the 10th of Ramadan , the Hagari anniversary of 1973 Yom Kippur. On the 2nd PM Cairo Local time from 36 years ago the Egyptian attack started officially by an air strike then our troops began their historical crossing of Suez Canal
No one can deny that the army's spirit changed from arrogance in 1967 to faith in 1973. No one can deny that the call which thousands of Egyptian soldiers chanted at the same time united them in one single moment. The call was "Allah Akber" "Allah is the greater" - It is our prayer call and our core belief that Allah Almighty is greater than anyone in this universe.
Muslim and Christian soldiers said it from the bottom of their hearts , no one forced them to say it. No one said then that the Muslim leadership of the Egyptian army ordered its troops to say so on the expense of Christians in the army.
May be because there were no Naguib Gabriel then , may be because time then did not allow having these people. May be because there was a real thing united that nation for real
Why did I bring up this topic !! Well simply because last month some so-called secular liberal Egyptian businessman is suing the ministry of justice because he wants it to remove the Quranic verses from the court rooms in Egypt "as it enforces sectarianism in Egypt !!"
All the Quranic verses in any court room in Egypt is dedicated to the justice theme , it is not about any other thing I do not know from where he brought up this sectarian thing !! Strangely as far as I can tell no Christian has complained about these verses if we exclude the radical Christians.
I do not have doubt that some people from those radicals may oppose and object the Egyptian army call.
No one can deny that the army's spirit changed from arrogance in 1967 to faith in 1973. No one can deny that the call which thousands of Egyptian soldiers chanted at the same time united them in one single moment. The call was "Allah Akber" "Allah is the greater" - It is our prayer call and our core belief that Allah Almighty is greater than anyone in this universe.
Muslim and Christian soldiers said it from the bottom of their hearts , no one forced them to say it. No one said then that the Muslim leadership of the Egyptian army ordered its troops to say so on the expense of Christians in the army.
May be because there were no Naguib Gabriel then , may be because time then did not allow having these people. May be because there was a real thing united that nation for real
Why did I bring up this topic !! Well simply because last month some so-called secular liberal Egyptian businessman is suing the ministry of justice because he wants it to remove the Quranic verses from the court rooms in Egypt "as it enforces sectarianism in Egypt !!"
All the Quranic verses in any court room in Egypt is dedicated to the justice theme , it is not about any other thing I do not know from where he brought up this sectarian thing !! Strangely as far as I can tell no Christian has complained about these verses if we exclude the radical Christians.
I do not have doubt that some people from those radicals may oppose and object the Egyptian army call.
My Dear Zeinobia,
ReplyDeleteI only ask you to question your statements and opinions a little bit.
1. How can you be certain that all muslims and christians that fought in 73 were shouting allah akbar?!
2. did you ever stop to think how christians feel about hearing prayer and reading koran? don't you think that it reminds them that they live as a minority and that they are not 100% represented as citizens?
3. do you think that it would be easy for any christian to start talking and demand removing koranic verses from court rooms? it takes a lot of courage because it would never be taken easily.
just put yourself in their feet for a minute, if muslims were minority and verses from the bible were everywhere and you could listen to "taraneem" on the bus and the streets, would you really like it?
@Ahmed ,
ReplyDelete1-Because I had relatives in the army in different forces, in different who fought in this glorious war, because I knew veterans from this war
Already you think it is wrong to shout "Allah Akhbar" I assume and it is sectarian thing right !!?? well may be because you did not mean what is the defeat like or what is a real war like ??
FYI the commanders themselves used the Quran and the Bible to encourage the soldiers and give them motives. They understood the meaning of one nation in much boarder way
2- so if we stop the Radio of Holy Quran and calls of prayers, it will be great do not you think this is too much ??
I am sorry but this will be natural thing we live in a country as a minority. Ask any Muslim minority anywhere and they will tell that
3- I think the Quranic verses in the courtrooms do not harm any Non-Muslim, they are all about the justice ,so what harm they will impose
@Ahmad
ReplyDeleteI live in America as a Muslim, and you won't see Muslims here trying to chip away at the obvious Protestant Christian traditions and texts inscribed in the courtrooms or government offices, etc. We have an understanding that we're not in a Muslim country and we're a minority. You on the other hand seem to be bothered by Quranic words and the statement "Allahu Akbar", and that bothers me since your name is Ahmad. I'm not sure if you know this, but Christians are a minority there, and Islam is an irremovable part of Egyptian society, whether you like it or not.