Distinguished Guests!
A large part of the Islamic World is experiencing now the most critical and difficult period. That’s why there is violence, blood and tears in many Muslim countries. Our Muslim brothers living in these countries are facing inhumane atrocities and massacres. But who are those responsible for these atrocities, blood and tears? The last 200 years is a period when the Western Civilization is dominant in the world. Yes, in this period, Western Imperialists shaped our earth, they drawn the maps and directly or indirectly, western people determined the formation of political administrators of the countries in this geography. Until 1920’s, Westerners occupied most of the world’s geography. During these invasions, violent massacres, tortures and genocides took place. For this reason, most of the world’s population was forced to live facing with misery, poverty, hunger and death. This is the real face of the Western civilization. The reason for the world to become such shameful for humanity is the Western civilization which regarded “brutal force” and “benefits” as righteous. Although historical facts clearly put forward the realities between our civilization and Western civilization, French President Macron brought to the agenda again the claims that Turks had massacred Armenians. But how beautifully does the following historical event explain the differences between the Islamic Civilization and the Western Civilization?
In 1566, Ottoman Grand Vizier Sokullu Mehmed Pasha called the French Ambassador and he asked about the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. In this massacre, which started in Paris on 24 August 1572, tens of thousands of Protestants were killed by Catholics within two days. And the remaining French Aristocrats had converted to Catholicism.
Meanwhile, “our civilization” which was keeping together people from different ethnical groups and different religions and sects in the same place and which administered them in peace and harmony was the target of imperialist countries led by England. In our civilization, which is against the Western civilization and which has belief in Islam, superiority is not based on power but on the strong belief in God though the person may be deemed as weaker.
With this wrong understanding of justice, while England was giving “independence” to India and leaving that region, it planted seeds of conflict and unrest in the region and it created “Kashmir dispute” between India and Pakistan.
Honourable guests,
The atrocities and violence in Kashmir, which is one of the long-lasting bleeding wounds of the Islamic world, is commemorated in all over the world every year on 5 February.
At this point, before continuing my words, I would like to commemorate Prof. Dr. Oya Akgönenç Mughisuddin with gratitude who passed away last year in October. She greatly contributed for the Kashmir cause. May Allah’s mercy be upon her.
If we explain it shortly, Kashmir is a mountainous area in the borders of India, Pakistan and China. The valley in the south of western Himalayas is named as Kashmir. When it gained its independence in 1947 from Great Britain, as most of its population was Muslim, Pakistan demanded this region that belonged to the Kashmir state. Although the majority of Kashmir was Muslim and it was geographically contagious to Pakistan, the Kashmiri Maharaja Hari Singh, who was a Hindu, announced Kashmir’s accession to India and he escaped to Delhi. Upon this, Indian Forces entered Kashmir on 27 October 1947. And wars between Pakistan and India began which never ended. The birth registry records of that period indicate that out of the 4 million total population of Kashmir, 3 million were Muslim and 809,000 were Hindu. This decision caused severe objections and reactions of Kashmiris and when India sent troops to the region, the following developments led into a war between Pakistan and India. Disputes and conflicts still continue.
Kashmir region, which has borders to India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and People’s Republic of China today, is divided physically into four parts. Its northern part is controlled by Pakistan and in its west, there is Azad Kashmir. In the south, there is the Jammu & Kashmir region which is controlled by India. And in the east, there is the Aksa-i Chin region, which is controlled by China since 1962.
According the United Nations Security Council Resolution dated 21 April 1948 numbered 47, even though it is clearly stated that “The future of Kashmir should be solely determined by the Kashmiri people”, the Kashmir issue has continued until now and the atrocities still continue. During this historical struggle, brave Kashmiris have made un-parallel and unprecedented sacrifices.
National View parties and ESAM’s contribution for Kashmir:
World Kashmir Council President Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai who attended Muslim Communities Union meeting that ESAM organized on 2-3 December 2018 and who spoke in ESAM Wednesday Conference on 5 December 2018 said the following:
“I especially thank the Saadet Party and ESAM for keeping Kashmir issue in the agenda during many years and for the support they offered. In 1991, exactly 27 years ago, we had initiated International Kashmir Peace Conferences in Washington. And one of the first names that attended this conference was Mr. Recai Kutan. A final declaration of the conference was published which more than 600 people attended. There was also the signature of Recai Kutan under that final declaration. We were demanding something very simple in that declaration. UN had accepted in that period that Kashmiri people had the right of self determination. Our only demand was this resolution to be implemented. In the delegation of 7 people which was sent in 1995 to America by Pakistan Jamaat-e Islam Party Chairman Khursheed Ahmed, there was Abdullah Gül who was assigned by Erbakan Hodja. The agenda of the council consisted of 3 bullet points. Islamophobia, Palestine, Kashmir …”
Respected Guests,
On 8 October 2005, a terrible earthquake of 7.6 magnitude happened in Pakistan. Azad Kashmir in the north of Pakistan was destroyed. According to official statements, 87,850 Muslim brothers lost their lives. And there were hundreds of thousands of injured ones. May God rest the souls of the dead in peace. This poor Kashmir, which had serious problems with India, was immersed into bigger difficulties with this earthquake. I was the Chairman of Saadet Party at that time. And we decided to go to Pakistan to share the grief of our brothers and to determine their needs. Our eight persons delegation consisting of our Deputy Chairman Temel KARAMOLLAOĞLU, Cansuyu Aid Association Chairman Mustafa KÖYLÜ and Prof. Dr. Sacit GÜNBEY and media persons. In the first day, we met with the directors of Pakistani foundations in Lahore we were coordinating aid for the earthquake areas. We received detailed briefing about the earthquake and rescue processes. The same day, we had a meeting of about 1.5 hours with Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. Shaukat Aziz especially expressed his gratitude and pleasure of the people of Pakistan for the aid and assistance from the Turkish State, many civil society organizations and even from Turkish individuals. The first thing that we noticed in the earthquake area was that the satellite towns were mainly built by the Europe branch of National View and Turkish Red Crescent, Turkish IHH and Cansuyu Association and some of these were giving service day and night as hospitals and clinics and as kitchens to the earthquake victims. The bakeries that were built by Ankara and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipalities were meeting the entire bread requirement of the public. Not only through foundations and associations but also our people themselves were giving blankets, tents, and food and clothing support to the affectees. During our visit, an old Turkish citizen came to me. I asked him what they were doing. He said that they brought 250 tents and they installed them there. And when I asked him from which foundation or association they were, he said that “We are from Istanbul Sütlüce District. We gathered up as the neighborhood residents to help our Muslim brothers. Everybody contributed by their share and we purchased 250 tents and brought here. We saw that the people whose houses were demolished at villages in footsteps of mountains don’t want to leave their houses. We set their tents near their demolished houses and we delivered to them. Inshaallah we will return to Turkey today.”
THE SOLUTION
Imperialists only understand from power and they also abstain from it. The principles and targets which was put forward by the D-8 Agreement signed on 15 July 1997 is an important step made to fulfil the wishes of humanity towards peace, dialogue, cooperation, justice, equality and freedom.
The most important one is the fight between real justice and superstition. There had always been Nimrods who dragged the world to disasters but thank to God, there were also Abrahams as well. What really matters is with which side we take a stand.
The solution is that the representatives of all Muslim communities come together and they establish a new fair and just world order. Today is the day to trust in own beliefs and values and to build our own civilization that is the only recipe that would save humanity.
I pray for peace, tranquillity and justice for Kashmir and to the entire Islamic world and humanity.
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