Alwaght- One of the Iran's late supreme leader, Ayattollah Khomeini, important measures was issuing a fatwa in which he declared Salman Rushdie’s apostasy. The importance of this decision was to prevent any violation of Islam or any other religion and the Imam with this action took the courage of any insult to Islam. This fatwa as well as shows the boundaries of idealism, realism and the relationship between principles and requirements.
With this move Ayattollah Khomeini meant to say that, our system and our government are Islamic and revolutionary, and if we exhibit a bit appeasement in this area, we will lose our identity. Our government has a theocratic identity and there is no place for appeasement nor concessions and compromise.
Now with 25 years of historical fatwa of Ayattollah Khomeini against the author of The Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie, the 66-year-old apostate, is still running away from nightmares.
25 years ago, exactly on 26 February 1989, the announcement of the verdict that The Satanic Verses author apostasy shook the world.
From the moment that Ayattollah Khomeini’s verdict was announced, Salman Rushdie disappeared, and the police of UK took the responsibility of his protection and hid him in unknown places. It’s estimated that his protection cost 1 to 10 million pounds each year; So that once Prince Charles (the Crown Prince of England) said: Salman Rushdie costly burden for British taxpayers. The "British Airways", banned Rushdie of its planes until 1998 and "Air Canada" a few years ago declared that it is impossible for Rushdie to travel with its flights.
Despite the anger of the Islamic nation against him, Salman Rushdie did not regret the reprint of his book, and when it was not cost effective for him to reprint it in England, he took the book to the U.S. and reprinted it at low costs.
Salman Rushdie, in one of his recent books, mentions the misery and humiliation that he experienced after the publication of "The Satanic Verses". At that time, he only changed his sleeping place 13 times during 20 days. A hellish environment dominated his life and got separated from his wife, and in the press he was called "coward person".
In recent years, Salman Rushdie has been living in the United States. In addition to being the president of PEN American Center, he is protected by the US government.
Western media have repeatedly stated that the death penalty for this the author has been cancelled by Iran and every time the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei replied rapidly, denying that and saying that the sentence of a Supreme Leader is not reversible, even after his death, and will be binding on all Muslims.
The historic movement of Ayattollah Khomeini dealing with evil conspiracy book “The Satanic Verses”, led to reveal the real face of the West. Expansion of the Islamic Revolution’s influence in the West and joining the global equations, were among the absolute consequences of this decision.
The West, concerning Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses exhibited comprehensive complete support towards Rushdie and through confronting the fatwa of Ayattollah Khomeini showed their deep hatred for Islam; because they thought they can suppress Muslims’ protests, While in the end, the Muslims movement stunned them and forced them to retreat.
June 2008, British Queen Elizabeth II announced the Knight award to the author of obscene book The Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie; a person who had been rejected by the Islamic nation for the past twenty years. Thus, what could be the meaning of giving the title of “Sir” from the court of England? The English title "Sir" and the "knighthood" are usually awarded to those who work and have done outstanding and valuable service to the British government. Now this question pops out, what is the outstanding service Salman Rushdie has done for the UK so that from the perspective of a British court he deserves to be announced as a great servant to be praised and honored?
What motivated the British government to praise to the author of the offensive book The Satanic Verses, that prompted the anger and protest not only Muslims but also followers of monotheistic religions? Isn’t praising and honoring the insulter of prophet Mohammad (PBUH) a clear sign of the British court's interpretation of Islam hatred?
