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The Extent Of The Ideology

Nevertheless, we cannot accept the validity of such a proposition merely because religion would have us do so or because Mr. Sabine has affirmed it in History of Political Theory. It is an evident and natural fact that just as the realm of government becomes wider and life in general, with all its underlying problems and difficulties becomes more and more confused and intricate, and man's thought and involvement in the world reaches higher and more excellent levels, then therefore his goal and ideology must be greater and more ambitious.

He must widen his horizons and look at the world from a position that is more elevated and which encompasses far more than it has ever done before.

A simple example may clarify the situation. Imagine a lone traveler walking in the desert or any other barren place. It is enough that he focuses his vision a mere one hundred paces in front of him in order to prevent a fall into any pit or crevice or a stumble over rocks or ridges. All that is needed is a swift, horizontal inspection. Naturally, this kind of vista will not suffice for long distances; as for average ones, it will throw the viewer into confusion.

It does not allow for any streams, and other impassable obstacles such as gorges and canyons, which, at distances even less than one mile, may be completely indiscernible. If the walker is replaced with a hunter, supposing that the ground from his own standing position to the point where his catch falls is comparatively smooth and obstacle-free, he will walk blindly in a straight line, seeing his road closed before him.

Now, let us move on from the slaughter of animals to that of humans. During the period when war consisted mainly of hand-to-hand combat, or at most bows and arrows or rifles, it was sufficient for the fighter merely to be on horseback in order to get a good view of the field of attack and pursuit. However, as soon as the gun and other artillery weapons were introduced to the battlefield, this was no longer adequate. These new inventions necessitated the introduction of various war tactics and maneuvers - the methodical arrangement of troops and battlefield positions, the installation of high look-out posts whose function it was to determine the distance of the enemy or intended goal, and the surveillance of firing ranges.

Subsequently, it became necessary for those engaged in the battle to have previously mapped out the area in question (cartography). During the First World War, when the firing range of the cannon and artillery had exceeded ten miles, these look-out posts, situated on hills or at the top of fortresses behind the firing line, no longer offered effective guidance. Prior to this, the airplane had been invented and was used primarily as a more elaborate look-out system and an effective aid to the artillery line.

Later, however, it was used to carry and drop bombs, and for pre and post-war battle maneuvers. such as air cartography and the photography of enemy areas devastated by the bombing raids. Now, although the range of airplane altitude has gone from hundreds to thousands of meters, it cannot match the progressive increase in the power range of today's highly modernized firearms and atomic weapons; and therefore, out of necessity, it has recourse to space-rockets and moon-ships...

Just as in warfare, the area of battle activity becomes constantly wider so the detection of the goal, or enemy, and the consequent viewing and interpretation of results and after effects must be on a higher and more precise level. In terms of everyday life and government, man's ideology and "world-outlook" must also, from day to day, take on purer, commoner and more excellent aspects.

Consequently, private and even national ideals will no longer be of any use. Likewise, a simple economic or moral view will not be able to provide answers to all the social problems and upsets of Modern Man - Man who, each and every day, shows a thousand different and new faces of his character and has wants and needs that are beyond all account and measure; Man who, having stepped his foot outside of this world and popped his head up through the heavens, can no longer be content with small and unambitious, insignificant aims which now limit and suffocate him, thus proving detrimental to his progress and security.

Even supposing that we do not believe in God in any religious sense, we can see that the historical, economical and material necessities of life are drawing us all toward one great social and political state - an ideology which will encompass all human values and needs, and all beings and realities on the greatest possible scale and from the highest level - an ideology and goal which will take all conditions, times, places, individuals, nations, problems and topics into consideration from one sole viewpoint. In short, it is the ideology of all ideologies.

The necessity of the age and the actual present and future needs of human society urge us to look at life and the world in general from a Divine and Godly viewpoint (inasmuch as that God is described by the Prophets as the Personification of Strength, Perfection, Goodness and Virtue). Only from this Divine viewpoint is it that our consideration and view of the world can take in all possibilities and situations, and like a bright sun, shine equally in all places - not only on the pebbles at the top of the mountain but also on the weeds at the pit of the deepest valley. This is a view which recognizes all countries and peoples of the world as one, as brothers, with all social classes and degrees having an equal place and situation. This would be in total contrast to the short-sighted and narrow-minded view of individual factions, such as East or West, nobility or working class, each of which sees, relates and acts only according to its own particular situation and needs, with the obvious result being nothing save arrogance, disunion, dispute and general unrest.

Thus, neither is the expectation and belief in the triumph of Truth and Justice at the "end of time" just idle and absurd fancy, nor the claim that the unique, promised Islamic state (Single, Universal Government) will eventually be realized.