Various shots from Afghan geologists teams in the northern states of Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

In the articles in which I conveyed my impressions after my visit to Afghanistan, I said: The Taliban, which regained power two and a half years ago and expelled the world's superpower after fighting with it fiercely for twenty years, did not seek to settle scores with the people. I added that this behavior turns upside down the image that Western media has tried to paint of the Taliban for years. I clearly saw the astonishment these words caused in the reactions I received to my articles.

There has been an impression formed over the decades about the Taliban, and it was expected - according to this impression - that it would shed the blood of the Afghan people as soon as it came to power, as bloodshed among the tribes that inhabit that region used to be easy.

It was expected, at the very least, to hold accountable the remnants of the former regime collaborating with the occupiers who had caused the deaths of 400,000 people, and who might be subjected to massacres without trials.

In fact, before the occupiers left Afghanistan, they established this expectation in our minds, and the image of people clinging to the wheels and wings of the last planes that left the country remained in our memories, and others running after the plane in panic.

Over the years, the occupiers wanted to paint the Taliban with a brutal image similar to the terrorist organization ISIS, and everyone knows that the excessive and uncontrolled violence practiced by ISIS has nothing to do with Islam, and everyone knows that they were the creation of those occupiers themselves.

Of course, the fact that all revolutions or regime changes that occurred in the West or the East did not take place without accountability on the books of the past contributed to establishing expectations of a bloodbath after the Taliban came to power.

“Beheadings” were an inevitable part of any revolution; The French Revolution, the October Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, or the Iranian Revolution. Those associated with the old regime always received their share of punishment in the guillotines, with or without trials. I wish the matter had stopped at the borders of these people, as the revolutions were devouring their children as well.

But the truth of the matter is that these revolutions were nothing but a change in power.

There is no real revolution against injustice in which one race prevails over another, one economic class over another, or one armed organization over another. If you want to see a real revolution, look at the spiritual revolution of our Prophet Muhammad - may God bless him and grant him peace - who turned his enemies into friends and brothers, and turned friends into “companions.”

This is what a real revolution is. It is the approach that extends its hand to everyone and makes them brothers. He guarantees life even for his enemies if they refrain from harming them.

Taliban leaders believe that pardoning followers of the former regime and extending a hand to everyone is a natural part of following the Sunnah of the Prophet, and they say: They consider this behavior a natural duty. Just as the Prophet did not seek revenge when he conquered Mecca and pardoned everyone, so they did.

Mawlawi Muhammad Yaqub, the son of Taliban founder Mullah Omar who later assumed the Ministry of Defense in the formed government, gave his commanders who entered Kabul instructions like those the Prophet had given to the Companions upon the conquest of Mecca: “Whoever has his door closed is safe, whoever asks for pardon will be pardoned, and whoever asks for pardon shall not be killed.” He does not resist with weapons, and he does not raid empty houses.”

The Taliban adhered to these rules until the end, so the fear of killing and plundering quickly disappeared from the hearts of the people, and the mass migration that was expected did not occur. If it were otherwise, we would probably face ten times as many irregular migrants in Turkey as we do.

The Taliban did in fact provide a service to countries suffering from irregular migration, but they did not do so simply to prevent people from immigrating. The only motivation that motivates them is to adhere to the morals of Islam, and to bring the Afghan people, who are conservative by nature, closer and closer to Islam.

A general amnesty was declared, and officials of the old regime in the ministries and the army continued in their positions. That is, there was not even a “dismissal from work” like what we see when changing municipalities, and this greatly increased social sympathy for the Taliban.

Mawlawi Yaqub adds to our astonishment, declaring that prominent leaders of the old regime - such as Ashraf Ghani, Hamid Karzai, and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah - can live freely and in peace in Kabul.

Anas Haqqani is the youngest son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, one of the most prominent names in the Afghan jihad against the Soviets and against the United States as well. Anas is 28 years old, but he answers TRT World's questions with a wisdom you would not expect from his age. He mentions advice from Caliph Omar bin Abdulaziz to one of his governors, which says: "If your ability calls you to oppress people, remember God's ability over you."

You would be surprised if you learned that this Anas had four of his brothers killed by the Americans, and he was detained for 5 years in prison, including 4 years in solitary confinement, during which he was subjected to severe torture. But all he thinks about now is Afghanistan's peace, unity, independence and development. Every day he sees people who cooperated with the occupiers and the old regime that caused him such suffering, and yet he does not harbor the slightest feeling of revenge or hatred against them.

Anas says: “What we suffered was part of God’s test on us, and if we stay on the right path, we will definitely get the reward for that. But if we make it personal, we will deviate from the path of Sharia.”

The legendary experience of the Taliban, which no one wants to see in Afghanistan, is a heroism even greater than the expulsion of Americans from the country.

Western philosophy discusses complex questions on topics such as “tolerance, giving,” etc., but its practices on the ground are clear: they are genocide, revenge, revenge, and racism. As for the Islamic world, its people present legendary practices of these noble values ​​without delving into complex philosophy.

The examples are clear, for anyone who wants to see.

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