The Split Within the Islamic World and Its Impact on Global Peace

While Islam, at its core, teaches submission to God, spiritual discipline, and values of charity and brotherhood, its modern-day interpretations and practices have diverged vastly across the globe. This has created a deep divide within the Islamic world—between the progressive, spiritually-inclined, and stable rich Gulf nations, and the radicalized, poverty-stricken Islamic nations where terrorism, jihad, and population explosion are emphasized and weaponized.

🕌 The Gulf Nations: A Spiritual and Humane Approach

Nations like United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia (in its recent reforms), Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman—though immensely wealthy—have largely chosen a path of modernity, spiritual tolerance, and humanitarian outreach.

These countries promote Islamic traditions without aggressive proselytization or support for terrorism.
Many of them are supporters of interfaith dialogues, charitable missions, and peace initiatives.
They have distanced themselves from global jihadist networks and are striving to present a more moderate image of Islam.

While these nations follow Islamic principles, they discourage extremism, maintain law and order, and promote international cooperation.

🌍 The Other Side: Radicalized, Poor Islamic Nations

In contrast, a majority of Islamic nations, especially those in parts of Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East, are trapped in poverty, illiteracy, authoritarianism, and extremist ideologies. In these regions:

Jihad is preached not as a spiritual struggle, but as violent warfare against non-believers.
Terrorism is glorified as martyrdom, with recruits promised material support and paradise.
Population explosion is encouraged as a strategy to overwhelm non-Muslim communities demographically and politically.

Here, radical clerics, funded by extremist organizations, exploit the poor, unemployed, and uneducated youth by offering financial incentives, emotional manipulation, and promises of a ‘greater cause’.

🧕🏽 The Rise of Radical Migrants: A Global Threat

Many radicalized individuals from these poor nations migrate to other countries—not for integration, but to extend their ideology.

Backed by terrorist funding networks, these migrants often form parallel societies, rejecting local laws and cultures.
They exploit the liberal policies of democratic nations, seeking welfare while promoting division and unrest.
Population expansion is used as a strategic tool—with the intention of creating demographic dominance in select regions.

This migration has led to cultural depletion, rising communal tensions, and violent incidents in various parts of Europe, South Asia, and even the Americas.

🔥 The Core of the Crisis: Ideological Weaponization

At the root lies the ideological exploitation of poverty, wherein:

Radical leaders weaponize religion to further their political or expansionist agenda.
Poor, desperate populations are indoctrinated into hate-filled narratives, turning them into pawns for global unrest.
Countries with rich cultural heritage are infiltrated and destabilized, eroding their native traditions and values.

🕊️ The Way Forward: Global Awareness and Unity

To preserve global peace and cultural harmony, there must be:

A clear distinction between spiritual Islam and political Islam.
International cooperation to cut off funding to terrorist organizations.

Promotion of education and skill-building in poor Islamic countries.

Strong immigration laws and monitoring mechanisms in liberal democracies.

Empowering moderate Islamic voices to reclaim their religion from extremists.

🚨 A Wake-Up Call to Sanatana Dharma and Indigenous Cultures

For ancient civilizations like India, rooted in Sanatana Dharma, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, this is a crucial moment to awaken. The erosion of native values due to unchecked ideological expansion threatens: