Peace in Afghanistan will come after the intervention of the world powers, in the meantime, a Muslim from Afghanistan cannot be a sinner living in a non-Muslim country.
Author: Dr. Farid Yunus, Retired Professor of Islamic Anthropology and Islamic Philosophy, California State University (USA), Member of the Sangar Advisory Board.
Dr. Karimi from Ukraine asks, "Dear Doctor, when will permanent peace be assured in Afghanistan?"
The world is connected with the parties to the Afghan issue. There must be understanding in the world, and in some cases both sides must come to an understanding and compromise. Unfortunately, the Taliban do not understand and do not compromise, and this is hurting the world. In this case, a popular revolution is needed for the people to achieve freedom or a general war, and this is also not to the benefit of the people. The Taliban do not believe in Islamic human rights or international human rights. This is not for the good of our war-torn nation, but world history is proof that dictatorial governments do not survive and dictatorships will eventually be destroyed.
The people of Afghanistan are mostly illiterate and accept whatever the political forces say. Politicians do not have the basic policy of a free and independent Afghanistan and the only words they know are “democracy and elections”, but they cannot define democracy and elections for a backward country that has no capital, no industry, no educated population. Afghan politicians not only lack unity, but also political thinking regarding Afghanistan.
Dictatorship in the name of religion is unacceptable in Afghanistan and is a vilification of Islam. In addition, a mono-ethnic system in a multinational country is absolutely contrary to Islam. One way is for the international community to make a serious decision on the stability of the region, and this is not far from the possibility, since instability in Afghanistan does not benefit the region and the Middle East. Sometimes international solutions may not be in the interests of the country, but in the end they guarantee peace and tranquility. Yugoslavia, the Balkans and Czechoslovakia are living examples of the intervention of international powers.
The second question from Homayoun Azizi is that today we live in the Western world and many commercial enterprises sell or transport materials that are contrary to our faith. Do we become sinners in this situation by working with these enterprises, for example, in a store that sells alcohol?
The answer is no. Nobody becomes a sinner. We do not have to buy or use materials that are contrary to our religion. This is not our business, it belongs to others, and we only work, and we have no problems with it. But a Muslim should not wish for others what he does not allow himself. Morally speaking, this is not correct. If a Muslim takes permission to sell substances prohibited in our religion for personal purposes, this is wrong. Islam is a universal religion. This nonsense when they argue that I myself do not eat or drink, but only cook for them, is a statement far from faith. Absolutely right to work within the law. The laws of that country must be respected and observed.
We are forced to work in banks, supermarkets, etc. This question will definitely not make us sinners living in a non-Muslim country with a different culture.