Arabism at its worst

My attention has been drawn to an article by Mr. Khalaf Habtoor in the Global Arab Network. In a blatant statement he says that the Persian Gulf need to be named the Arabian Gulf.

Khalaf Habtoor's article on the naming of the Persian Gulf is very problematic and shows nothing but arrogance and lack of wisdom. While the entire Muslim ummah is bleeding from one coast of the Arabian Sea to the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, such a proposal is not only utterly stupid but also very divisive and, therefore, un-Islamic, further creating tension within the region, as if we don't have enough already! I condemn such chauvinism and would encourage our Arab community to rise above petty narrow chauvinism and Arabism for the sake of God, especially in this blessed month of Ramadhan. Let us not put ax on our own feet with pronouncements and agenda that are self-defeating and only end up strengthening our enemies that like nothing better than disunity and strife within our camp. May Allah give us hiqmah to see clearly what is good and beneficial for the ummah.

Content item: http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2379&joscclean=1&comment_id=354#josc354

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