“The Year of the Holy Prophet (SAW)”

The Conditions of the Islamic Ummah are important to the soul of the Holy Prophet (S)
Regarding the Holy Prophet (S) and the Islamic Ummah, the issues that attract attention include the destiny of the Islamic Ummah and the events that happen to this great Ummah.
“Certainly an Apostle has come to you from among yourselves. Grievous to him is your falling intodistress, full of concern for you. To the believers (he is) compassionate.” 6
This is true of all historical eras. What is currently happening to the Islamic Ummah is important to the immaculate soul of the Holy Prophet (S). His insightful eyes are watching the Islamic Ummah with concern.
The Islamic Ummah has gone through difficult eras. It has experienced many ups and downs in its history and today it has reached a decisive juncture. Today if the Islamic Ummah makes determined efforts, it can choose a path that will put an end to the backwardness, problems, hardships and humiliation of the world of Islam. And the pioneers of this movement are outstanding personalities of Islamic communities political personalities as well as scientific and cultural personalities who are active in religious and academic environments. These outstanding personalities can recommend and show this path to the Islamic Ummah.
The other option that is available to the Islamic Ummah is to continue suffering the kind of unawareness that the enemies of Islam want us to suffer from. We can remain in this lack of vigilance and suffer from conflicts, narrow-mindedness, selfishness, materialistic tendencies and irresponsibility of our outstanding personalities. If this happens, the Muslim world will be denied access to the path of salvation and happiness for at least several decades. This is the characteristic of our era. The current era is the era of making important decisions. Moving forward on the path of growth and righteousness will only produce results gradually in the medium or long term.
However, every day the pioneering movement of outstanding personalities and officials and their decisions throughout the world of Islam is delayed, which is harmful to the Islamic Ummah. Everybody should feel responsible. Today is the day of Muslim unity. Notice how much money the enemy spends on destroying the weak form of unity that exists in the world of Islam.
Take a look at the conditions of Iraq. Of course, other Islamic territories are suffering from similar conditions namely, machinations that are designed to foment discord among different Islamic groups, denominations, ethnicities and nations under various pretexts, so that they kill each other, bear grudges against each other and as a result, disregard the main enemies of the Islamic Ummah who are plotting to spread their hegemony over this region.
If the world of Islam were united, today the Palestinians would not be alone and the elected Palestinian government would not be pressured. If the world of Islam were united, today the government that has been elected by the people of Palestine would not be threatened that if they do not give up their principles, they will no longer receive aid. The world of Islam should announce its unanimous support for the Palestinian nation and government officials. The world of Islam should support their insistence on principles.
If this happens, those who have caused sufferings for Palestine and the Palestinian nation will no longer be able to speak as if the world owes them. All these tragedies are imposed on the people of Palestine, yet the European gentlemen who claim to support human rights are completely silent, as if they are deaf and blind. When the elected Palestinian government came to power, they spoke and adopted positions against it. This is due to the discord that exists in the world of Islam. This is due to the selfishness of outstanding personalities and politicians of the world of Islam.
Islamic Awakening: The only way in which the Islamic Ummah can restore Dignity
We need to awaken. We need to understand that the decision we make today will determine the destiny of the world of Islam. Of course, this decision is not just related to ourselves and our current conditions. Today the world of Islam has no choice but to believe in the power of its faith and refuse to surrender to oppression and bullying. We do not call on Islamic nations to take up arms against other countries in the world. We only recommend that they identify their rights, that they appreciate their value and the value of their personal and national dignity, that they identify, appreciate and rely on their valuable historical heritage, that they do not allow the world of Kufr and arrogance which is currently controlled by the Zionists to humiliate them. This is what we are saying. “Grievous to him is what you suffer.” It is difficult for the Holy Prophet (S) to see Muslims, the world of Islam and Muslim nations going through hardships.
“[He is] concerned over you.” 7
He wants you to be guided. He wants you to achieve happiness. He wants you to make use of this straight divine path which has been opened up in front of you in order to help you achieve happiness in this world and in the next and move forward. These are the things that the Holy Prophet (S) wants from us.
• 1.Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 68, P. 382
• 2.Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 83, P. 182, Chapter 43
• 3.Sura Hud, Ayah 112
• 4.Wasa’il ash-Shia, Vol. 6, P. 172
• 5.Supreme Leader’s speech delivered on March 26, 2006 in a meeting with members of Basij
• 6.Sura at-Taubah, Ayah 128
• 7.Sura at-Taubah, Ayah 12