Relations between Arab and Islamic countries

Not all Muslims are Arabs, and not all Arabs are Muslims. It is a well known fact similar to the scientific saying in chemistry, not all metals are metals, and not all minerals are metals! And I mean from there that the relationship between Arabism and Islam has been reflected in the political geography of the Arab and Islamic worlds, so we are also approaching a subject of importance and sensitivity, and by we mean by there the factors which govern the relation between the purely Arab countries and the non-Arab Islamic countries, foremost among which are those which represent the immediate borders For the region of the Middle East, the most important of which is in Western Asia, and we We have noticed through the problems and the crises that the situation does not seem coherent in all circumstances. Even if we distinguish three neighboring Islamic countries by which we mean Iran, Pakistan and Turkey, we discuss the nature of relations with Arab countries and observe the following aspects:

First: The relations between the Persians and the Arabs represent a historical model in the struggle between two nationalities under the aegis of the same religion. Iran considers that it is the heir of an ancient civilization and that the acceptance of Islam by the Persians does not mean the supremacy of the Arab race over others, especially as Islam assimilates its followers regardless of their races, colors and previous beliefs. “Free Qurashi” was preferred to “Abd Habashi” except with piety. Islam assimilated Arabs and non-Arabs, while the prosperity of the Abbasid State was a confirmation of the supremacy of non-Arab elements and the establishment of their role in the Islamic Caliphate State. Sensitivities have arisen since the periods of prosperity of Abbasid rule and the interaction between Arabs and non-Arabs within the framework of Islamic civilization, with the spread of Shiism several centuries later in Persia and the clash between the state. Safavid Shiite and the Ottoman Sunni Empire, which marked the beginning of a climate of tension which necessarily had repercussions on Arab-Persian relations, and this relation knew historical developments which fluctuated between highs and lows, but it has taken a new path since the outbreak of the Islamic revolution in Iran in February 1979, when the mullahs’ regime sought to disseminate the ideas of the revolution and the manifestations of Shi’ism in the various Arab countries. The intensity of the conflict was the result of Persian ambitions in Arab land, starting with Iran’s occupation of three Emirati islands, through its position behind the unrest in Bahrain, to incitement attempts in the eastern region. of Saudi Arabia, as well as The use of Hezbollah in Lebanon to disrupt the progress of the state and impose its control as support of “Syria of Assad” as a strategic ally of the Iranian regime until that the fires of confrontation reach Yemen, where the Houthis have moved in a broad rebellion movement that has led to a military confrontation with an Arab-Islamic coalition led by Saudi Arabia. Therefore, Islamic-Islamic neighborhood does not necessarily always mean good relations or good neighborliness because national conflicts are the deciding factor in this religion, not the common religion.

Second: The relationship between two major Islamic states, one Arab, which is Saudi Arabia and the other non-Arab, namely the Republic of Pakistan, has been characterized as a long-term relationship based on common interests and give Pakistan a role in supporting the Saudi armed forces, as well as allowing the Saudi state to support the Pakistani economy when needed.This relationship was recently tested Direct When Riyadh decided to face the turmoil on its southern borders through comprehensive military action, he called on his allies in the Arab and Islamic region to side with him, but he was surprised at the reservations of the Pakistani Parliament on the decision of full military participation and contented itself with providing its expertise while defining the frameworks for military cooperation between the two countries, while all the Gulf countries stood alongside Egypt – in a cer No matter how much – in order to stop the Houthi tide, Arab-Islamic relations are relations governed by national motives and national interests and are not necessarily based on religious factors.

Third: The Turks have lived for centuries dominating the region, pushing it backwards, spreading the Ottoman Dark Ages throughout the country and perpetuating the division among its peoples. After the fall of the Islamic Caliphate, the Turks lived off the historical legacy that came to them from their rule in the Arab region, the Balkans and other sites under Ottoman control. Modern Turkey was associated with the West and became a member of the Atlantic Alliance and had great aspirations to join the European Union. Then she achieved remarkable economic success and opened her appetite to restore some of her Ottoman influence, especially in the Arab region. In recent decades, she has started to want to be at the forefront of Middle Eastern countries in order to have credentials to submit to the European Union, although Turkey has a until now preferred to be at the rear of this union rather than at the vanguard of the countries of the Middle East. For him, the Middle East is a vital area and a source of influence which allows him to lead the region and there is no objection to he has strategic relations with Israel, as it has since the creation of the Jewish state, and the Turks, led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have relied in recent years on the “Muslim Brotherhood” Yen ”in Egypt and the possibility of moving with them as a means of regaining control of the countries of the region under the banners of the Islamic Caliphate and the use of religious slogans, despite its collision with Ataturk’s ideology and the doctrine of The Turkish Army, Guardian of the Principles of the Modern Turkish State. Erdogan until the Egyptian popular will overturned the rule of the “Brotherhood” a year after they came to power in July 2013, after which a state of apathy or even aversion appeared in relations between Ankara and Cairo despite the active economic cooperation between the two countries, and the g Media hatred and advertising slogans are still ongoing. Calsus is eating away at the body of historic bridges between the two countries.

Fourth: It is not possible to speak of Arab-Islamic relations without Israel having a role in the criteria for studying this relation. Israel closely monitors everything that happens and is convinced that it is effortlessly harvested as a result of sins The Iraqi military has left the arena of strategic balance since 2003, when US leader Bremer disbanded it , and the Syrian army has been consumed in fierce battles and fierce civil war for the past five years, and the Egyptian army is trying to occupy it all the time in Sinai along with other areas that are candidates for be hotbeds of tension and points of confrontation, especially since the situation in Libya is explosive and threatens the greatest dangers as huge waves of terrorist organizations sweep the Arab region, led by ISIS, and there we discovers that the concept of international relations, which rests on a religious basis, does not matter much. We risk being faced with an international headquarters in which Islamic countries participate against the rest of the Arab countries and their regimes, but against the entire Arab system represented by the League of Arab States and the attack continues against it, while the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is also not participating in what it should do in these difficult circumstances.

Fifth: Relations between Arab countries in general and neighboring Islamic countries, in particular the Islamic Republic of Iran, were subjected to a major earthquake that began in 1979 when the mullahs led by Imam Khomeini arrived to power in Tehran, so that the religious figure was dedicated to the Iranian regime and attempts began to extend Tehran’s influence in the Arab region, the most important of which was the establishment of “Hezbollah” in Lebanon as that Iranian front advanced past the Israeli borders, which led to the strengthening of Iranian policy in the region and pushed it to a permanent confrontation with Arab countries with different policies and different visions until Saddam Hussein and his regime were overthrown in 2003 and the face of Bremer, the American leader in Baghdad, began to appear in Washington. the great conflict by perpetuating the division within the Iraqi people between Sunnis and Shiites, claiming that the British courted the Sunnis in 1920 and that the Americans restored the balance of power to its proper place in 2003. In fact, the repercussions of this situation have been very Arabs are mostly Sunnis, while Iran adopts the Shiite sect not only on a religious basis, but with a political agenda in the first place. The artificial sectarian conflict within the Islamic world between the followers of the Shiite sect and the Sunnis, who represent the overwhelming majority of the population of his country, has added a new dimension to the nature of relations between the Arab countries as a whole. and Islamic countries in most of them. The strange thing is that the Shiite doctrine which started out from North Africa now finds the pillars of its existence in Central and West Asia, and it is seen that the difference which is underlined and highlighted must not lead to a dispute that divides the Islamic world, especially since the Shiites and Sunnis profess one religion and worship one God, just as their holy book, the Holy Quran, is one, in addition to the fact that the Prophet of the Islam is Muhammad bin Abdullah (prayers and peace be upon him). Just as the Qiblah of Muslims is one and the pillars of their religion are common, the Shiite-Sunni clash appears to be an unwarranted issue and without religious or historical basis, especially as the geographic proximity and cohesion of the population render it unnecessary. use of this question.

The previous observations make it clear that the differences between Arab countries and Islamic countries are a foreign industry and a foreign export, as the Islamic forces should be an additional force for the Arab world and not an adversary. dialogue must prevail between the countries of the Arab and Islamic world for better relations in the Arab world A world in turmoil, conflicts rage, and the facts are almost lost!

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