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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Wilayat (Guardianship) Speech 2: Relationships of Muslim Nation (Ummah) Internal and External Relationships Islamic society has been designed to act as the Nation of Islam and is to be run according to divine thought and laws under the delegated authority of God through enactment and implementation of these laws.

If this Islamic society aspires to be driven by Wilayat in the Qur'anic context and wants to manage it as we discussed in the previous speech, then it is imperative that it takes care of two relationships - one: the intra Islamic society and the other: between Islamic society and the other nations of the world.

In regards to the intra relationships the Islamic Nation will be a bearer of Wilayat in the Qur'anic context when it has adhesion and bonding between its ranks; there is total unity and agreement between its various members and groups; there is no disunity and conflict in the Nation of Islam and there are no groupings within the Nation.

If two groups within the Nation of Islam are at loggerheads with each other, Quran says that the remaining Muslims should try their best to create peace and harmony between the warring groups.

If they find that one of the combating groups is ready for peace but the other is not; or one is just and the other is not; and the group at fault is not ready to accept what is right, then at this point the whole World of Islam should unite against the oppressor and fight against it until it throws in the towel.

In the 9th verse of Surah Hujarat[^1] Lord of the universe says: وَ اِنْ طَآئِفَتٰنِ مِنَ الْمُومِنِيْنَ اقْتَتَلُوْا فَاَصْلِحُوْا بَيْنَہُمَا If two groups of Muslims fight, you make peace between them. فاِنْ بَغَتْ اِحْداٰہُمَا عَلَي الْاُخْرٰي فَقَاتِلُوا الَّتِيْ تَبْغِيْ If one of the two groups has oppressed the other, fight against it. حَتّٰي تَفِيْئَ اِلٰي اَمْرِ الله Until it is forced to accept the writ of God.

This order from God of the universe is to preserve unity and harmony within the Islamic society. In the context of external relationships the Nation of Islam should develop liaison with the non-Muslim world and the people outside the Islamic World in such a way that it is absolutely not under their control and must not be influenced by their ideology; and it must not surrender its independence by accepting even slight influence of their politics.

It is prohibited for Muslims to join their camp and develop ties with them as a nation.

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