KARACHI, Sept 3: The failure of the USA in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as defeat of Israel in Lebanon showed that no nation could be enslaved with weaponry, said Naib Ameer Jamaat-i-Islami Prof Ghafoor Ahmed on Sunday.

Addressing an academic function at the Jamia Al-Muhsinat at Korangi, Prof Ghafoor urged Muslims to forge unity and said that peoples’ resistance could bring so-called superpowers on their knees as despite the invasion by the US with its 40 allies in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Israeli attacks on Palestine and Lebanon the so-called superpowers were facing a historic defeat.

He said that people of Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine and Lebanon had successfully resisted the mighty military machines, as human spirit of freedom could not be defeated with lesser-guided missiles and other modern weapons of mass destruction.

Prof Ghafoor urged the Ummah to seek religious education, particularly about their history and values. He deplored that only Ummah had been tyrannised even in this modern era. He said that besides modern learning the religious identity of Muslims was their most valuable asset.

He said that the US and its allies had launched a calculated plan against the religious identity of Muslims. He said that to fulfil this evil design they were hiring local agents in the Ummah to spread confusion about the religious values. The only way to avert such mischievous plans was to develop a sense of unity across the Ummah and spread religious knowledge amongst its masses, he suggested.

Maulana Abdul Malik said that the controversial amendment bill regarding Hudood laws was drafted by those people who were allies of Bush, which proved that it was contrary to Quranic teachings and Sunnah.

He warned that any member of National Assembly, who signed the controversial bill, would commit a political suicide.

Muhammad Hussain Mehnati, Maulana Abdul Rauf, Merajul Huda Siddiqi, Afshan Naveed, Maulana Mahmood Farooqui and others also spoke.—PPI