Ghazwah-tal Hind

Translated Speech

of

His Eminence Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan

Shaikh Silsilah Naqshbandiah Owaisiah

Dar ul Irfan

Part-1 (22 December 2001)

All Praise is for Allah, the Lord of the Universe.

Peace and Salutations be on His Beloved Muhammad-saaws, his family and Companions,
all.

I seek refuge with Allah, from Shaitan, the Outcast.

With the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

From Thoban-rau, the slave of the Holy Prophet-saaws, he said, ‘The Messenger-saaws
of Allah said, “There are two groups from my Ummah that Allah-swt has spared from the
Fire, a group that will participate in the Ghazwah-tal Hind and the other that will be with
Isa-as, the son of Maryam,” or as said the Messenger-saaws of Allah.’ Abu Hurairah-rau
said, “The Messenger-saaws of Allah promised Ghazwah-tal Hind for us. Now, if I find
it, I shall invest my wealth and life in it. Then, if I am killed, I will be among the most
chosen Shuhada (martyrs) and if I return, I would be Abu Hurairah ‘the freed’ (from
HellFire).
Nisa’i, Page 63, Volume II, ‘Kitab al Jihad, Ghazwah-tal Hind.

O Allah, Glorified are You, we have no knowledge except that which You have given us.
Indeed, You are the Knower, the Wise.

O Rabb, shower Your Choicest Favours and Peace, always and forever, upon Your
Beloved-saaws who illuminated the times. Ameen

The Holy Prophet-saaws, the most truthful of the Truthful, the Leader of the Prophets, the
Seal of the Prophets, the Last of Allah’s Prophets and Messengers, after whom there will
be no new Prophet, and no new Ummah will come after his Ummah, analysed many of
the inci dents and events that were to come about in the future, as they were related to his
Ummah. The instructions and the methods of worship instructed by the Holy Prophet-
saaws will remain unchanged as long as the sun rises and sets. Nobody, whether living in
the West or East, North or South, no nation or person in the world is above these
instructions, and the same principles apply to one and all. The wondrous fact is that, since

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the Injunctions are from the Creator of the Universe, these principles are perfectly
balanced, and despite differences in colours, statures, figures, languages, habits, cultures,
foods, climates and circumstances, every nation in the world can easily follow them at all
times. The proof of this fact is that Muslims are present in every place and race
throughout the globe, and in them are present the men of God who duly follow those
injunctions. The fact that these injunctions can be universally followed despite
innumerable differences between the followers, established that their origin can only be
from Allah-swt.

The Holy Prophet-saaws has stated, ‘In the last period, there will be two groups among
my Ummah that will enter Jannah without being asked for their account and be protected
from Hell. One, that will partici pate in Ghazwah-tal Hind and the other that will
participate in Jihad with Isa-as, son of Maryam, after his descent.’ Hadhrat Abu Hurairah-
rau used to pray for this (Jihad) say ing, “The Messenger-saaws of Allah has promised
Ghazwah-tal Hind for us.” In his view this saying of the Holy Prophet-saaws was not
merely information, it was a promise. He used to say, “The Messenger-saaws of Allah
has promised Ghazwah-tal Hind for us. Now, if I find it, I shall invest my wealth and life
in it. Then, if I am killed, I will be among the most chosen Shuhada (martyrs) and if I
return, I would be known as Abu Hurairah ‘the freed’ (from HellFire).

Nisa’i Shareef is listed among the six most authentic books on Hadith. On the 63rd page
of its second volume, is the chapter ‘Kitab ul Jihad’ that contains a sub chapter titled
Ghazwah-tal Hind, both of these Ahadith are quoted therein. A short while ago, someone
asked me to speak about the current global state of affairs. The current global situation
that I perceive and understand, in the light of these two Ahadith, is obvious, clear, and
unambiguous.

It is gross ignorance to regard the pursuit of one person as the reason for what befell
Afghan istan; it is also blatant absurdity to destroy a whole country to capture a single
person and he still remains at large. In my opinion, there are two reasons for the calamity
that befell Afghanistan. The first and the major reason is the re-establishment of Khilafat-
e Islami (Muslim Caliphate) in the world, which is not acceptable to the West at any cost.
The estab lishment of an Islamic system of justice, the implementation of Shari’ah in the
society, the establishment of a society under Islamic principles, whose economic,
political, legal, educational and environmental systems are Islamic, is unacceptable to the
West because such a society will serve a crushing blow to their own societies. Those who
live in their societies are disturbed to such an extent that they have started discarding
their clothes and are living in a state of nudity. A human society has degenerated to the
level of an animal community. Family identity has been lost and virtues like shame and
modesty have vanished. Those in the West have proclaimed, and I myself have heard it
on their channels, that ‘They were going to finish our culture around the globe’ and added
that with great effort they had brought the world to adopt their civilization.’ What Urdu
litera ture terms as ‘civilization’, we call it ‘Deen’.

Civilization means the lifestyle, the manners of interaction, the principles governing such
interactions and the ways of life. That, which is known as civilization or culture by the

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English, is in fact Deen. While, they are the developers of their own civilization, our
civiliza tion has been defined for us by Allah’s Quran and Allah’s Messenger-saaws. It is
obvious that when an original item is brought in, its counterfeit vanishes. When human
beings get a chance to live, with dignity, with security of life and honour, with peace and
justice, they will discard the Western culture. The Americans never considered that
Afghans would invade and conquer the US, but they feared that Islam would spread in
the US, so much so, that it would become an Islamic state: they had to contain this threat.
The second reason is material. After some time, the oil resources of the Mideast will be
reduced to half, while the oil demands of the US and Europe will double. The resources
will be halved while the requirements will be doubled. A huge reserve of gas and oil is
present in Northern Afghanistan and in the newly independent Muslim States of the
former USSR. It is for this reason that the US has taken pains to spend billions of dollars
on a daily bombardment, destroying this nation. Coupled with that is the situation that
Pakistan faces; even the US knows that Osama Bin Laden cannot hide in Tora Bora. Tora
Bora is a famous mountain range and its caves were designed and built by American
engineers for use against the USSR, and their designs have been shown on the US
television on my occasions. If Osama were to run from the US, would he hide in the
caves built by the USA? Then, why is the US pretending to search for him so frantically?
It is because, under this pretext, it wants to move into the Northern Mountains of
Pakistan. Osama’s search will lead it to the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Unless it
establishes a base on the Himalayan heights, it can neither control the Northern Area of
Pakistan nor the Central Asian Republics.

In order to establish herself there, the USA requires a bulwark; a strategic location
against Russia, China and Asia, , and it wants to reach the Northern Mountains to secure
that position. Seen in this perspective, the war between India and Pakistan becomes
inevitable. Whether it takes place after ten days, or a month or a year, is a different issue,
but it is inevitable in order to enable an American intervention. India will certainly attack
Kashmir, sooner or later; war is unavoidable there. Anyone who thinks it can be averted
is like a pigeon that shuts its eyes considering itself safe from the cat. This war is
inevitable because if there is no war between India and Pakistan, this American intrusion
will not be as easy as it could otherwise have been in the event of a war between the two
countries. It is the USA that is inflaming a war on both sides. It is the US, which is
instigating India, while Pakistan has already turned into one of her client states. But this
does not mean that the citizens of this country should neglect her defence. National
security takes precedence over everything else, and this Jihad is obligatory for everyone,
young or old Muslim, who breathes on the soil of Pakistan. It is necessary for everyone
related to Pakistan to participate in its defence with their utmost sincerity and loyalty …
differences with the Government notwithstanding. Al-Ikhwan has only one difference
with the Government, and that is about the system of governance.

We have no discord with any political figure, politician, political party or political leader;
we have a disagreement about the system of governance. This country was obtained after
sacrific ing hundreds of thousands of lives in the Name of Islam, therefore it should be
ruled accord ing to the Islamic system of governance. And this is not a disagreement; it is
our right, for which we have been striving throughout our lives and, Insha Allah

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(Allah Willing), will continue to strive till our last breath. However, if our national
security is threatened, every member of al-Ikhwan will consider it a great honour to
sacrifice his life and blood alongside his national army. If someone assumes that the US
has conquered Afghanistan, his assumption is based on total ignorance. No doubt, the US
has brutally slaughtered countless people; it has destroyed numerous families, razed
many villages to the ground, subjected young and old, men and women to the showers of
gunpowder and bullets. If the US was attacked and a few hundred Americans were killed,
we also feel sorry for them. Islam does not allow the killing of innocent people and
ordinary citizens who do not take part in a war, and considers such killing as terrorism.
But, if a few hundred Americans died, it doesn’t grant her the license to ignore
international accords, including the Geneva Accord, and wickedly slay hundreds of
thousands of Muslims, who don’t even know its name, those who have no concept of the
US. Does the Geneva Accord allow Prisoners of War to be crammed into large shipping
containers so that they die of suffocation? Does the Geneva Accord permit the killing of
Prisoners of War by means of air raids? There is no moral principle or considera tion in
this war. But, despite all this, America hasn’t gained any victory, because even now, no
American and no member of this new Afghan government can roam about freely outside
of Kabul City. The entire strength of the American and British forces is concentrated in
that one city, which they keep showing on their TV, again and again. This vast country is
free and within it is breeding, Insha Allah, the reaction to this carnage, the inner calling
for Jihad and the longing for the re-establishment of the Islamic Khilafat. The American
and British soldiers have yet to confront this challenge that is already beginning to show.

However, even this event is awaiting a greater accident, and that is the threat of an Indian
attack hovering over our heads. Rest assured, India will certainly attack, and this will
mark the beginning of the Ghazwah-tal Hind or you can say that the massacre committed
by the Americans has, in a way, already initiated this event. There is some time in
between, which may be of some weeks or some months, only the Lord of the universe
knows. After this inter val, India will attack prompting a reaction from Afghanistan that,
at its climax, will reveal itself to be the Ghazwah-tal Hind. There will, Insha Allah, be a
general awakening among the Muslims who will participate in it, and while the US is
talking about Afghanistan only, the Prophet-saaws of Mercy mentioned the whole sub-
continent, because Hind doesn’t denote only India or Pakistan or Kashmir; the whole
subcontinent is known as Hind, and the prediction by, the most truthful of the Truthful, is
about Ghazwah-tal Hind. It is a strange fact that the word Ghazwah is literally used only
for that Jihad in which the Holy Prophet-saaws personally participated, i.e., entering the
battlefield with a drawn sword. Only that battle is defined as a Ghazwah. Even during the
life of the Holy Prophet-saws; the battles in which he didn’t participate personally but
therefore deputed some of his servants to lead the expeditions are known as Saraya (the
plural of Saryah) even though he-saaws retained the command and directed the battle
operations while stationed at Madinah.

It is indeed strange that he-saaws called a Jihad that was to take place after hundreds of
years, after many centuries, as a Ghazwah. This Ghazwah was described as a Ghazwah ...
once, this question came up during a conference of religious scholars at Lahore. Some of
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Ghazwah, and for that reason, the Holy Prophet-saaws had also described this Jihad as a
Ghazwah. I said that the Holy Prophet Muhammad-saaws was not a follower of any
custom; he-saaws was the Messenger of Allah-swt, someone who called people to the
Deen. Whatever he-saaws said was Deen. There fore, Prophetic expressions cannot be
classified as adherence to the customs, nor should any one dare say that. If he-saaws
called it a Ghazwah, it is surely a Ghazwah! As regards the fact that the Holy Prophet-
saaws is not personally participating in it because he-saaws has left this temporary abode
for the permanent abode, (it should be understood that) even today it is his Risalat
(Messengership) and Deen that are effective, and during this Jihad the same Tawajjuh
(Attention) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad-saaws will be available, which was present
during Badr and Uhud or the Ghazwah in which the He-saaws personally participated.
The Mujahideen of this Jihad-e Hind will, Insha Allah, receive the same Tawajjuh! For
this reason, the Holy Prophet-saaws described this Jihad as a Ghazwah: this Ghazwah,
Ghazwah-tal Hind is knock ing at our doors. We have neither to win it nor lose it,
because the news of its victory has already been conveyed by the Holy Prophet-saaws.
Ghazwah-tal Hind is the landmark, it will neither be defined as the conquest of Kashmir
nor of Delhi, it will mark the implementation of Allah’s Deen throughout the sub-
continent. Islam will not be implemented in Pakistan only, nor will it be implemented in
Afghanistan only, but, as a result of this Jihad, it will be implemented over the whole
sub-continent. Those who are killed in this Jihad will enter Jannah without any reckoning
and those who return alive from it will also be from the ‘People of Paradise’ (Ahl-e
Jannah), living on this earth. They too, will enter Jannah without any reckoning and will
be living on this earth as Ahl-e Jannah. They will be like the partici pants of Badr (Ahl-e
Badr) about whom the Holy Prophet-saaws said, “Ahl-e Badr may do anything from
today onwards; they are destined for Jannah.” The scholars of Hadith were concerned
about the fact that the Holy Prophet-saaws had laid down no restrictions for them (the
Ahl-e Badr); they could have stolen, sinned, indulged in evil or even committed murder;
would they still be of Ahl-e Jannah? In reply, the same scholars of Hadith answered these
concerns that the people, whom the Holy Prophet-saaws has declared as Ahl-e Jannah,
even if they live for centuries, will only do that which befits the ‘People of Paradise.’
Allah declares them as protected and therefore He protects them from sins. For that
reason, the Holy Prophet-saaws said that ‘If after me there arises some difference of
opinion and only one person from the ‘People of Badr’ is alive, you should follow his
opinion even though the opinion of the rest of Ummah is different, because his opinion
will be correct since he is from the ‘People of Paradise’ and Allah-swt won’t let him say
something wrong!’

The Holy Prophet-saaws also gave glad tidings to the conqueror of Constantinople; the
army, that would conquer Constantinople, would enter Jannah without Reckoning. Then
he-saaws said, ‘Those people who participate in Ghazwah-tal Hind will enter Jannah
without Reckoning, as well as those who join Prophet Isa-as in Jihad after his descent.’ In
light of these Prophetic quotes and the current situation, it is clear that India will jump
into war and will impose war on the Muslims. The Mujahideen of Islam will repel them,
so will the Armed Forces of Pak istan and the Mujahideen from Afghanistan and
Pakistan, and those who have decided to trust the words of Muhammad-saaws the
Messenger of Allah-swt and lay down their lives for entering Jannah. During the battle of

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Uhud, when the Kuffar re-attacked from the rear and the fighters confusingly mingled
one with another, a Companion from Madinah called out to his friend, “Come back!” he
said, “The Kuffar are shouting that they have (Allah forbid) killed the Messenger-saaws
of Allah-swt, the battle is over, why are we still fighting? Let them say it. Come with me,
I smell the fragrance of Jannah from this valley. Come with me, here lies Jannah.” And
while fighting in that valley, he laid down his life. The way Jannah was put up ‘to be
taken’, so will it be put up again, this time.

It is neither within the power of the government, nor in my hands nor in yours to stop this
event, nor it is within the power of the Indians, because it will become Ghazwah-tal Hind
only when India jumps into it … and India is fully prepared for it. Any incident can
provide the excuse, be it the attack on their Assembly or on the Shahi Qila or an even
bigger incident occurring later. These two events were planned by India herself, they
were not carried out by the Mujahideen. Had the Mujahideen been involved they
wouldn’t have fought only the soldiers, but would have killed some Hindu leader as well.
But the killers were their own people and so were the killed. They selected four or five
persons shot them and started crying foul that their Assembly had been attacked it is
because they wanted some excuse; the flaws in their planning are surfacing now. It is
quite possible that someday they may stage another drama and kill one of their leaders.

Be it any excuse, India will then attack the Northern Areas and Kashmir while, the US
has already attacked Afghanistan. As a result, not only the Armed Forces of Pakistan, but
also the Muslims of Pakistan and Afghanistan will rise. Muslims all over will join to par
ticipate in this Ghazwah-tal Hind, which they will win after many sacrifices; it will not be
an easy victory. Countless people will become Shaheed; Allah Kareem will grant them
the Robes of Shahadat. Muslims won’t be defeated, they will be victorious and, Insha
Allah, Islam will be implemented on the sub-continent. And remember, individual states
within the United States of America will secede after a while. The cost of this war will
drive various states within America towards secession. They are still hopeful that they
will be able to dig out the underground treasures of Afghanistan. They are still hopeful
that they will be able to annex the wealth of the Central Asian Republics. However, when
the beginning of this war dashes their hopes of any income from there, the states will
secede and, Insha Allah, the name of the United States of America will exist only as an
historical fact. The time will come and people will read that there was some, ‘United
States of America’. Insha Allah, our children will read in their history books that there
used to be some ‘United States of America’ on this earth. Its every state will secede and
the US will cease to exist. It is rising for its final fall; this is its last gasp. Its blatant
hostility and aggression is similar to that of a dying beast.

The information about these events doesn’t need to be called a prophecy, nor should it be
called Kashf (spiritual observation) or Karamah. Anyone who has been blessed by Allah-
swt with the ability to analyse the situation, can envision all of this in the light of his
analysis; this is as clear as a sunny day. But, (the question is) where do we stand in this
scenario, what is our contribution and what is within our control...only one thing: the
decision of who do we want to be with! We have the choice of making only this decision.
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He-swt has granted humanity the choice to make this decision. And it is this decision that
will be made known on the Day of Qiyamah: Allah-swt will make no decisions. He-swt
has already said, ‘Today, you are suffi cient as a judge over yourself.’ ‘Today, the
decision that you made in the world will be put into effect. If you had decided to be with
the people of Truth, you will be with them today and if you had chosen to be with the
false ones, you will have to stand with the Kuffar and Ahl-e Batil (the people of
Falsehood) this day and you will go where they will be going. And the one who was with
the Ahl-e Haqq (the people of Truth), will go where Ahl-e Haqq will be going.’ It is the
moment of decision for us; we have to decide which group, host or people we are going
to join. To get this blessing by Allah’s Grace and to get the ability of making the right
decision, my dear brothers, hold fast to Allah’s-swt worship. Perform obligatory worship
and, for Allah’s sake, stop devouring Haraam. The flesh nourished by Haraam will not
enter Jannah and as a consequence, Allah-swt might not grant this blessing of Shahadat to
those who devour Haraam. The ‘truest of the Warners’, the Holy Prophet-saaws has said,
that ‘HellFire is most appropriate for the flesh raised on Haraam.’

Explaining this Hadith, the Muhaditheen (scholars of Hadith) write that (on the Day of
Qiyamah) Allah-swt will forgive a man and he would be destined for Jannah, but since at
some time in the past he had eaten Haraam, and that flesh would still be present in his
body, it would be burnt out in Jahannam first, because Haraam flesh will not go to
Jannah. Such flesh, of even those people who would have been granted salvation, will be
burnt in Jahannam. Afterwards, Allah-swt will grant them new flesh with which they will
enter Jannah, because the part of the body fed by Haraam, will not go to Jannah.
Therefore, if the govern ment hasn’t discontinued usury, you should voluntarily stop
taking interest and stop eating Haraam; don’t covet the riches of others. Work hard and
earn that which is Halaal; eat less and not extravagant but eat Halaal. Leave alone telling
lies, even stop listening to falsehood. Our time-wasting gossip in public places and the
false discussions in which we tell lies, are like the gatherings of a clan of Bani Israel that
was destroyed. Allah-swt said that the reason for their destruction, and sending them
punishment from the heavens was because of two of their undesirable activities: they
devoured usury and told lies. The Holy Quran has mentioned that they used to eat
Haraam and tell lies…they used to LISTEN to lies: Devourers of the Haraam and the
listeners of falsehood. They didn’t tell lies, but only listened to them. The Holy Quran has
mentioned two qualities; they used to unlawfully devour the property of others and liked
to listen to falsehood. Telling lies is a far dangerous vice. Therefore, someone who wants
Allah-swt to shower His Mercy upon him and include him in the ‘Best of Shuhada’ or to
grant him a life with those ‘saved from Jahannam’ should, for the sake of Allah-swt, stop
even listening to falsehood, not speaking the truth is a far greater sin. Avoid listening to
lies, avoid telling lies, discharge one’s obligations enjoined by Allah-swt and adopt the
Sunnah of the Holy Prophet-saaws as your way of life. Allah-swt is not going to send any
other creatures from the heavens, He-swt is going to select those fortu nate ones from
among this present creation who will participate in this Jihad and be rewarded with
eternal bliss. Don’t stretch yourself too thin by engaging in unnecessary activities
because the war is certainly coming. Prepare yourself for Jihad and (remember that)
obedi ence to Allah-swt is the pre-requisite for Jihad, so is compliance with the
injunctions of the Shari’ah and the adherence to the Holy Prophet-saaws. An easy

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solution is to recite Darood Shareef as much as possible because you will develop a true
love for the Prophet-saaws of Allah-swt. This is a destination, which cannot be reached
by any other path.

Take to reciting Darood Shareef while going about one’s life, walking, sitting or
standing. This is a moment of Qiyamah; it is a moment of revolution. When the ‘Wheel
of Revolution’ spins, millions of people are crushed and millions are elevated to great
heights. May Allah Kareem protect us from being crushed and bless us to be raised to a
height of bliss. Purify your life and property so much so that Allah-swt accepts it. Try …
and our goal should be that our hearts decide that we will be with Allah-swt, His
Messenger-saaws and His slaves. Don’t be bothered that a lot of people have been killed
in Afghanistan. Those whom Allah-swt wanted to grant Shahadah have thus been
blessed, while it is the murderers who will be killed and that will happen very soon: just
don’t worry. It will be a conflict so great that people will forget about wars for many
centuries. The blessing of Shahadat and the blood of the Shuhada will bring about such
peace that people will exclaim, ‘This is how human society should be!’ It will usher in
that peace where, Allah willing, the ‘People of Paradise’ will live. But, to bring that
peace, it is we who will have to make sacrifices, we will have to lay down our lives for a
blessed envi ronment in which our coming generations can live with peace, in the shadow
of Allah’s blessings, with Allah’s Zikr. For that, we will have to shed our blood, have our
bodies crushed under tanks, have our chests sprayed with bombs and bullets from above
and across the land. May Allah Kareem grant us this courage and, Insha Allah, we will
make this sacrifice!

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