There is a concept in Islamic political discourse which is identifying the proximity of enemies to Islam. The Jews are dangerous to the Islamic identity than Christian, the Christian are dangerous than the Shiites and the Shiites than the extreme sufis. In situation when there is a stronger and greater enemy to the DEEN, we align with less dangerous enemy to crush the greatest and potent one.
The romans were Christians, while the Persian were polytheist. The companions(Sahabah) desire that the Roman Christian defeat the polytheist Persian, and Allah the creator assured that the Romans will subsequently defeat the Persian.
The Shiites and the sunni and other Islamic tendencies had in the entire history of Islam fought side by side to crush the most dangerous foe of Islam.
Unfortunately, the folly of the so called salafi is too apparent such that when Hizbullah who were Shiites were fighting the Isreal who is a greater enemy, they desire that Hizbullah is crushed, unknown that the Isreal agenda is actually to crush any Muslim.
It was Sheikh Madkhali who started with the principle that “non – salafi” Muslims are more dangerous than Jew and Christian, hence his followers directed all their attentions at attacking and fighting their fellow Muslim. Don’t be surprised, Salafiyyah do walau of America and Israel then Barrau of their fellow muslims(non-salafis). What a terrorist ideology!
Culled from the article “The 1979 Revolution”
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