The Washington Post started its article with "The Obama administration is preparing for the prospect that Islamist governments will take hold in North Africa and the Middle East" is definitely aimed at generating fear and intimidation in the minds and hearts of the West.  The fear of political Islam is growing more and more each day as the Middle East continues to roar in protests against their corrupt regimes, even more so the youth are calling upon one another to uproot regimes in Syria, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and elsewhere. Making this more than a regional domino effect, but a worldwide upheaval of the agent rulers that are cemented in power by the West. 

No one senses the effect of the whistling pressure cooker more than the Obama administration.  While the Egyptians were busy with their struggle to overthrow the 21^st century Pharaoh Mubarak, the White House was even busier trying to assess and analyze which Islamist groups posed a severe threat to the U.S.  More clearly which groups had political ambitions based upon ideological beliefs. Hence comes the arrival of political Islam but not the type where naive citizens call for democracy which is based upon their misunderstanding of the term but the type of Islam that has been darkly veiled as a backward barbaric type of rule.

"We shouldn't be afraid of Islam in the politics of these countries," said a senior administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe internal policy deliberations. "It's the behaviour of political parties and governments that we will judge them on, not their relationship with Islam."  Words like these are a huge understatement when the Obama administration calls for an internal assessment.  The West is keen on how Islam is intrinsic to a Muslim. Crack open the door to Islam and Muslims will rush into the light like floodwaters.  There are millions of strong eager Muslims just waiting for the moment when a nation declares itself a true Islamic State.  Indeed, the West is gravely afraid of this floodgate. 

In the past decades, we witnessed calls of protests to reform in the guise of nationalism.  However, these past two months have been a genuine hunger for Islam no matter how hard Western media tries to black out the calls for Islam, the flags of "La ilaha illal-Allah Muhammad rasool al-Allah," or the massive prayers and duaa.  This type of revolution has placed the U.S. and the West in a dire position, especially since the Middle East is of crucial interest.

A senior administration official stated, "We're also not going to allow ourselves to be driven by fear." This is a major understatement or a parody of sorts.  This led to a frenzy of responses by sparking heated debates that the White House is ignoring the red flags of the various Muslim groups.  Sparking heated debate under the headlines of "Is the U.S. losing its fear of Islamists?"  Bloggers, analysts, and politicians are all trying to spin this to their fancy.  Revealing the hidden fear of the arrival of political Islam, which encompasses governing its citizens based upon the Laws of Quran and Sunnah with zero tolerance of Western input and their fallacious touts of human rights and liberty.

The protesting Muslims do not have army or heavy weaponry, yet the West is terrified of their great potential assigning various think-tanks, centers, and institutes for their input on how to quell their thirst and deviate their sincere efforts away from Islam.  Muslims are an intelligent Ummah despite the miserable circumstances they live under.  That is why agent-rulers suppress them to only thinking about their families' next meal.  If their stomachs are full, this will lead them to thinking about improving their lives. Thereby eradicating these tyrants.

Now in recent times, these dictators are trembling in their lavish palaces trying to conjure up ways to silence their oppressed people.  However this time, food rations, extra assistance in the form of neither bribe money, nor lowering the price of staples will quench the thirst of these raging masses. It is only a matter of time before the tyrants' thrones are toppled over. And political Islam will rule over the Muslim lands under a just ruler elected by the people themselves without any interference of Western interests.

Muslims rise up and do not retreat, you will succeed.  Indeed this is the promise from the Creator.  The West will plan for the disappearance of Islam, yet Allah swt is the Best of the Planners.

وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْمَاكِرِينَ }الأنفال: ٣٠}

((Remember how the unbelievers plotted against thee, to keep Thee In bonds, or slay thee, or get Thee out (of Thy home). They plot and plan, and Allah too plans; but the best of planners is Allah)).

Rise up against the kufr regimes and call for Islam.  Recharge your energy with the strength of Iman in your hearts. Do not allow hopelessness or helplessness to dull your senses.  You are a victorious Ummah whose blood of the Sahabah (ra) runs through your veins. Inshallah the victory will be yours.  

إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْأَشْهَادُ } غافر: ٥١}

((We will, without doubt, help our apostles and those who believe, (Both) In This world's life and on the Day when the witnesses will stand forth))

Bayt Al-Maqdes

Manal Bader