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Originally Posted by MossadConspiracy
The fact is, most Arabs already live in peace.
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I understand and agree with what you say, more or less. But I don't exactly agree with that statement. If you mean peace as in the absence of war, then yes, most Arabs do in fact live in peace. But if you mean a prosperous peace, where there are no other Arabs/Muslims being murdered nextdoor, and where there's value and respect for human life, liberties, booming economies, equal job opportunities ... etc. then most Arabs lack that.
We live in relative peace in the Emirates, and our economy is doing good so far. But it would be wrong to say that the majority of Emiratis think they live in peace. Most of us believe we are occupied, and we're in a state of cold-war with the US. Like I said, think of it in the context of that
hadith about the Muslim Ummah being one body, and if one organ falls ill, the whole body responds in fever.
And I'm sure most of us are not short-sighted. Of course, at stake is not only the destruction of infrastructre, but also of life. And that cannot be one's life alone, but certainly involves family and friends. It's just that in times of war, you entrust the lives of your loved ones to Allah. We belong to Him, and it is up to Him whether we live longer or meet with sure death. But the idea of death shouldn't put us off doing what we are obliged to do; i.e. to defend our deen, dawlah and life.