On Saturday, October 17, the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation commenced in the capital of Iraq, Baghdad, with the participation of 55 member and observer states and over 40 organizations.

It is worth noting that this organization was established in Rabat on September 25, 1969, following the first meeting of leaders of Islamic countries in the wake of the Al-Aqsa Mosque fire on August 21, 1969. Six months after the initial meeting, the First Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in March 1970, adopted the establishment of a General Secretariat for the organization to ensure communication among member states and coordination of work. A Secretary-General was appointed at the time, and Jeddah was chosen as the temporary headquarters of the organization.

This meeting resulted in decisions outlined in the final communiqué, the most prominent of which pertained to the issues of Palestine and Bayt ul-Maqdis (Jerusalem), as these dominated the session’s agenda. It emphasized cementing the ceasefire in Gaza, delivering aid and reconstruction, rejecting displacement, settlement expansion, and annexation, supporting the rights of the people of Palestine, and backing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

The meetings also addressed the situations in Yemen, Sudan, Syria, and Afghanistan, alongside issues of economic cooperation, sustainable development, and combating terrorism and extremism.

The Foreign Minister of Iraq, Fuad Hussein, affirmed his country's commitment to unifying positions and enhancing Islamic solidarity, stressing that the cause of Palestine is at the forefront of joint action priorities. Hussein called for an end to the occupation, a halt to settlement activities, annexation, and forced displacement, the preservation of the legitimate rights of the people of Palestine, and ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid and the provision of protection for civilians.

The Prime Minister of Iraq, Ali al-Zaidi, emphasized the importance of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's role in entrenching moderation and tolerance and promoting development and stability, calling for intensified efforts aimed at achieving peace in the region.

Here, we must clarify:

These organizations—and others like the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation—were established for no purpose other than to perpetuate the division of Muslim lands and prevent their unification into a single state. The very existence of terms such as “Arab states” or “Muslim states” amounts to an acceptance of submission to the status quo—namely, the protection of the borders imposed by the Sykes-Picot Agreement.

Moreover, over the course of decades, they have held dozens of conferences and examined hundreds of files, yet they have not produced a single solution to the problems of Muslim lands—particularly concerning occupied Palestine. After every catastrophe or massacre, they convene to condemn and denounce, despite possessing massive armies and facing an enemy so contemptible that it could not withstand even one of their armies—if only the intention were sincere and Jihad were declared.

And Gaza is not far from us; it still bleeds, and the Jews continue to inflict killing and destruction upon it, while the rulers of these countries gathered in this conference dance upon the corpses of their martyrs!

But truth be told: this great honor is not befitting these foolish remnants, for it is an honor attained only by a sincere believer who dedicates himself to the cause of Allah (swt). For this reason, we say: this Ummah is a fertile Ummah whose goodness is not known whether it lies in its beginning or its end, as the Prophet (saw) said:  «مَثَلُ أُمَّتِي مَثَلُ الْمَطَرِ؛ لَا يُدْرَى أَوَّلُهُ خَيْرٌ أَمْ آخِرُهُ» “The example of my Ummah is that of rain; it is not known whether its beginning is better or its end” [narrated by al-Tirmidhī]. It is the Ummah of guidance and the only one capable of saving humanity from the oppression of capitalism and spreading justice, for it is an Ummah that carries a civilizational project revealed by the Creator of humanity. And when it was implemented, no one dared to harm a Muslim—and if it occurred, the response came from the Khaleefah (Caliph) of the Muslims through actions, not words. When a Roman disbeliever (kafir) dared to assault a Muslim woman and dragged her through the market of ‘Ammuriyyah, she cried out, (وا معتصماه) “O Muʿtaṣim, where are you!” The Amir ul-Mu’mineen, al-Mu’taṣim, did not sit and hold meetings and issue condemnations and denunciations. Hers was not a cry in vain, but a cry that demolished the walls of the greatest cities of the Romans.

And thus was the Khaleefah of the Muslims, Abdul Hamid II, when he learned that a French author intended to stage a play insulting to the noble Prophet (saw). Despite the weakness of the Ottoman state at that time, his zeal for the Messenger of Allah (swt) compelled him to order the army to be prepared and mobilized. He commanded his entourage to don military attire, wore his own military uniform, and ordered the immediate summoning of the French ambassador. When the ambassador witnessed the determination of the Khaleefah of the Muslims, he sent an urgent message to his country: “The Ottoman state is prepared to go to war; halt the play’s performance.” And indeed, its showing was canceled.

Where is this honor when Muslims were a single state ruled by an Imam that is a shield, behind whom they fought and through whom they sought protection—compared to the humiliation of two billion Muslims divided into some sixty states ruled by cowards who betrayed the Ummah and know nothing but falsehood and submission?

It is incumbent upon the Ummah of guidance to assume the role that Allah (swt) has ordained for it, to resolve its affairs, to overthrow these rulers along with their corrupt regimes, and to declare the state that Allah (swt) has approved for it—thereby shattering all these organizations and alliances that have brought it nothing but humiliation and disgrace—so that the lands of the Muslims may once again become a single state under a single Imam, who sends messages of genuine and serious honor, fearing no blame of the blamer for the sake of Allah (swt).