If Pakistan Wants To "Fight" for "La illaha illallah," It Must Figure Out Which Side Allah Is On

Despite their bravado, Pakistani officials seem scared out of their minds of an impending nuclear war with archenemy India.

"It's a fear, worry, that where are we headed?" Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). "If a conventional war starts between two countries, nuclear countries, anything could happen."

Stress of going up against another nuclear power Khan described as "seven times" bigger than itself is forcing Pakistan to make fear-based decisions that are getting in the way of helping free Kashmir from Indian occupation. In fact, Pakistan has yet to announce a clear Kashmir policy other than to "raise the issue of Kashmir at every global forum."

To avoid being "blamed" for "another Pulwama incident," the Pakistani government says it has "disbanded all militant groups," forbidden its people to "cross the border to join the Kashmiris," and limited protests to thirty minutes of standing in "solidarity with the Kashmiri people."

"Eventually, even speaking out for the Kashmiris will be illegal [in Pakistan]," Syed Jawad Naqvi, chancellor of the Islamic university Jamia Urwa-tul-Wusqa in Lahore, predicted in his September 27 Friday sermon.

To allay their fears, Khan and other policymakers who feel they're "sitting on a hot plate" should review the inspiring Quranic story of Prophet David (A) and Goliath (Jalut). A small contingency of obedient soldiers defeat the tyrannical army of strongman Goliath after young and slender David (A) takes out Goliath with a fatal slingshot aimed at the bright red ruby in the middle of the crown on his forehead.

Quran: "But those who were certain that they would meet Allah said, 'How many a small company has overcome a large company by permission of Allah. And Allah is with the patient.'" (2:249)

This scenario should be familiar to Pakistanis who are witnessing up-close-and-personal the defeat of another modern-day Goliath Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman at the hands of the poor and malnourished Yemenis. Unfortunately, Pakistani soldiers are backing the Saudi Goliath, who is armed to the teeth and supported by the U.S., Israel, and a coalition of 30+ Muslim countries led by retired Pakistani General Raheel Sharif. In a devastating attack this past weekend, the Yemenis reclaimed territory, seized armed vehicles and weapons, and captured thousands of troops in Saudi Arabia. Pakistani soldiers under the command of Sharif were among those captured by the Yemenis, according to Al Jazeera.

If the Pakistani government is set to fight in the name of "La illaha illallah" as Khan told UNGA, it needs to first figure out which side Allah is on.

Quran: "Certainly, your guardian (Vali) is Allah and His Messenger and those who believe who establish prayer and give charity while they bow. And whoever takes Allah and His Messenger and those who believe as his guardian (Vali), so surely the party of Allah will be victorious." (5:55)

The Yemenis recognized that the Guardian Jurist (Vali Faqih) of our time is Imam Syed Ali Khamanei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and they've achieved miraculous success by following his leadership just like David (A) attained astounding victory after obeying his leader Saul (Talut), even if it entailed drinking only a sip of water from the river and enduring other hardships and sacrifices.

If Pakistanis want to defeat India's Goliath Prime Minister Narendra Modi, they must turn away from all other Goliaths of our time and seek out Imam Khamanei's political advice, which is rooted in the Quran and sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (S) and has been a guiding light for the past thirty years.

Khan, who's rushed to meet American, Saudi, and Emirati rulers to resolve the Kashmiri issue, should pay attention to what Yemeni leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi proclaimed to the Saudis:  "When the sea is with you, air is with you, land is with you, oil is with you, cash is with you and the US is with you, but yet you do not succeed, you should know that God is not with you!"

Indeed, Pakistanis must join the path of Vilayat to defeat their Goliath!