Sunni reaction to Iran drone attack

Karbala

Books need to be written. Seminar and webinars need to be had. There is much information to share, and blogs and short notes cannot do justice but merely wet the appetite of the reader for more. So, what do you make of the drone and missile strike by Iran on Israel?

There are two plausible explanations for believing that the strikes were a success. Firstly, that much damage was done in Israel, occupied Palestine in truth, but the Israelis, of course will not admit to it. The second argument to support the view for the success, is that the strike showed two things. One is that Iran has capabilities to cause damage in the occupied territories and, with that, was to observe and ascertain the capabilities of the Israelis to intercept and combat the incoming missiles and drones. The additional point to this is that Iran possesses more potent missiles, if not nuclear capability. Both these arguments speak volumes for Iran and no doubt their supporters will be excited while the detractors and enemies will be wary. However, there is a need to clarify one point seeing that a genocide is happening in Palestine. That point is that Iran’s attack was merely a retaliation for the bombing of the consulate and consequent death of Iranians in Syria. Their missile and drone attack had nothing to do with the people of Palestine, nor with the protection of Masjid-al-Aqsa. Certainly, there are some games at play. Is Iran complicit and party to these games, or is Israel goading them to cause some instability in the region and set the world up for a major war? This can be a long story and it really needs to be unpacked. Time and space are against us at this moment but discussions need to be had and a real understanding must be developed, instead of dismissing the next paragraph.

Iran was not always a Shia country. Iran was Sunni for almost a thousand years until the late 16^th century when Shah Ismail I conquered Iran and forced the inhabitants to convert to Shiism. Shiism, in short, refers to those who claim that Ali Bin Talib ought to have been the first imam, caliph and, as such, accept him to be the first caliph, thus disregarding Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman. While this was merely political at the outset, matters changed later on. One person that is credited with this change is Abd Allah ibn Sabaʾ, a Yemeni Jew who reverted to Islam. He accepted Islam during the reign of Uthman (Allah be pleased with him) and had great love for Ali bin Talib. He asserted the exaltation of Ali, his divine appointment and the introduction of the concept of the Imams (the Shi’a twelvers follow twelve imams from the lineage of Ali). The Jewish influence lingers and is considered the foundation of Shiism. This begs the question whether they are open (real) enemies of the Jews. The further question, without their practice of taqiyyah, is whether they attach any importance to Masjid-al-Aqsa. Answering the latter question in the negative will actually then question the real motive of the Iranians and whether they are trustworthy. You can actually study more, in depth, about Shiism which ought to show you that there is no use defending them, nor is there any benefit it seeking help from them.

Questions: And what is Taqiyyah? Who deserted Imam Hussein at Karbala? What are the holiest site for the Shia?

Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali (Allah be please with them) were the four rightly guided caliphs.

 

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