Ibrahim Mead
Ottawa, Canada
Somaliland has been beaten and betrayed by her own!
Leaders are trusted servants of the people. When they betray that
trust they become betrayers. There is a dark empty hole in the heart
of the betrayers. They become sinners
“Their crime is of such enormity that it will deprive them of divine
mercy and the Prophet’s intercession. On the Day of Judgment, every
traitor would be raised carrying the flag of his betrayal. A caller
will cry out from the vast arena of judgment, pointing to him,
drawing attention to him” (Xadeeth)
Betrayal is defined as “the violation of a presumptive contract,
trust that produces moral and psychological conflict within a
relationship amongst individuals, between organizations or between
people and their governments. Betrayal is a complete break from
previously decided upon or presumed norms by one party from the
other.
” Someone who betrays that contract and that trust is commonly
called a betrayer.”
Betrayal is devastating and the reason that betrayal is most
devastating is because most often it is a loss that didn't have to
occur. It only happens because of someone's deliberate hurtful
behavior, or their carelessness, or their own personal weakness.
Islamic view of betrayal:
Islam views cheating, deception as a betrayal and they are
considered as heinous sins, a source of shame to the guilty party
committed them, both in this world and hereafter. The Prophet, (scws),
did not merely denounce them by excluding them from the Muslim
community in this world; he also announced that the shame of
traitors will be immense. “Those who thought that their betrayal had
been forgotten will find it right there, exposed for the whole world
to see on banners raised high held by their own hands!
Every traitor will have a banner on the Day of Resurrection and it
will be said: This is the betrayer of so-and-so.” (Saheeh Al-Bukhari)
Their shame will increase even more when they meet with the Prophet
of Mercy, the advocate of the sinners on that terrifying and
horrible Day.The Prophet of Islam said: “God said: There are three
whom I will oppose on the Day of Resurrection: a man who gave his
word and then betrayed it; a man who sold a free man into slavery
and kept the money; and a man who hired someone, benefited from his
labor, and then did not pay his wages.” (Saheeh Al-Bukhari)
In this context it is the heads of the three branches of government
in Somaliland who betrayed their trust. It is the trio, the
president of the Republic, the chairman of the expired House of
Representatives and the chair man of the expired, unelected body
called Guurti. They collectively violated the presumptive contract
with the people. The two chairmen of the respective houses of
congress ceased to serve the people long time ago; they instead
serve the executive body for their own personal benefits. Some have
their allegiance with their clan more than they have with the
country that pays them The executive body transformed the government
of (the many) the people in to an oligarchy entity! (A Government by
the few)
Conclusion:
I think Mr.Siilanyo and his aids think that admitting their wrongs
and expressing remorse or sorrows are signs of weakness. They don't
want to appear weak so they act callously, and ignore the problem
totally! That is what they are doing now! They are using our kids
with guns to kill the innocent citizens. That is abuse and misuse of
power.
Is there a chance that Siilanyo is as miserable as the people he
betrayed, but unable or unwilling to admit it, and that he will die
with it? Chances are he's not! Maybe he is simply shallow and
self-involved, without the capacity for deeper understanding of what
he did, knowingly or otherwise and the effects of his acts. Either
way I think Mr. Siilanyo should try to stop dwelling on this ungodly
situation. He must learn what he can from (betrayal) his evil acts
whether intentional or otherwise so he doesn’t repeat this sin again
and again, moreover he better not let this incident-how sinful it
is- harden his heart or make him reluctant to reach out again.
People who do not value trust enough to respect it in the first
place more often than not engage this pattern of repeat offender
cycle.
Mr. Siilanyo better make this tragedy a teachable moment and move
on, but only after confession and atonement, not with out them.
The President better address the disaster imbued from his betrayal
and from the acts of his amateur act-first-then-think-later
Ministers. He must seek forgiveness and move on, that is if he is
there. That is if he believes atonement and forgiveness
People are not united, they are divided. Some are even targeted. The
nation’s house is in disarray. It is crumbling and it ought to be
intervened before it comes down! It is indeed crumbling on the heads
of the trio but they don’t see it! They better change what is in
their selves to see it They must seek forgiveness from Allah then
from the people of Somaliland- only then they can move Somaliland
forward. They can not do that by lying and living in a world of
fantasy! I hope they are there to make this move.
Confession, atonement and renewal are the ways for word if the trios
do understand that!
What is the role of the people in this tragedy?
It is your country which you shed blood and paid all your treasure
that has been betrayed. It is your most sacred thing. It is your
self and personality that has been demeaned and diminished. It is
your identity and persona that has been carelessly and shamelessly
dragged and tarnished. What the trio have done to Somaliland burns
deep inside you. You loose sleep for the anger, the shock and the
disappointment. You may find yourself still not believing it’s
happened to you and to your country. But it has!
When those we have entrusted with our vote, our country and our
loyalty betray us, we feel desecrated deep inside. We question
whether we can ever recover from this. But we must recover from this
by confronting the betrayers and cause change by utilizing the power
of persuasion, and persistence. It is our right. it is the country
we founded.
It is at this moment of realization, that you will make some of the
most important decisions of your entire life, rather than on your
bitterness and anger. If you dwell on your anger of what they have
done to Somaliland it will consume all of your creative energy and
thinking, the energy and vision that you will need to come up with
your next move. Don’t be trapped with anger, confusion and
hopelessness. Don’t let this misery swallow you up. Take Somaliland
in to a safe shore. Don’t wait any more.
“Allah knows the man who means mischief from the man who means
good.” (Ayah)
Strict probity is demanded of man but if he falls short of it man is
told that he can not escape Allah’s punishment even though he may
evade human punishment. “Those who want to change (nicmatu Allah)
the good granted to them, they will not only encounter the anger of
the people but they receive the wrath of Allah whose punishment is
severe. In my judgment those are the ones who have forgotten or
marginalized the founders of the 2nd Republic of Somaliland and
instead heralded and spent the people’s money on the haters of the
Republic. Those are the betrayers of Somaliland. Those are the
rulers!! They also made the people punch of idiots in the process!
“Who ever persevere as we did before and stand on his ground as we
did before, as far as Somaliland independence is concerned, and
believes that noble cause which we paid blood and treasure, grasped
the most trust worthy hand hold that never breaks.
The end belongs to the righteous
However peace and prayers
Ibrahim Mead
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