Palestine in allegiance to the living successor of prophet Mohammad SUH and HRS: A letter to Prof. Basheer Ahmad
He has shared an article as per his email which I have copies below his email in the body of this blog.
I commend the ceasefire and that must stay. However, we need to eradicate the play of ignorance of the unbroken chain of the divinely chosen leadership at the seat of Adam AS. I am highlighting the key unity verse 3:103 of the holy Qur'aan with clear acceptance of Fatimi Khalifatullah Shah Raheem al Hussaini Aga Khan V. Reference to this is absent in the prescription of Prof. Basheer Ahmad. He is noted for writing for uniting muslimeen and muslimaat ,but he has not shared the name of the living successor of prophet Mohammad SUH and HRS whom all salute from masajids and homes, but all muslimeen and muslimaat are not aware of the same.
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Dr Muhammad Mukhtar Alam, Cognitive Clinical Psychologist, and Development Professional | Advocating for the Unity of 8.25+ billion souls in allegiance to 50th Imam and Fatemi Khalifatullah Mowlana Shah Raheem Al Hussaini post debates on the academic conclusions on the sole thesis on the reference to Lord Ramachandra's vasudhaiv kutumbkum declaration referred in the Congress Manifesto of 1989.|Papers and Presentations at http://slideshare.net/mukhtaralam
Is peace possible without a
two-state Solution?
By: Basheer Ahmed October 29, 2025
https://www.islamicity.org/105871/is-peace-possible-without-a-two-state-solution/
President Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan offers a rare
and urgent opportunity to end one of the most devastating conflicts of our
time. It provides a fragile but necessary chance to halt the bloodshed, return
hostages, and provide immediate relief to suffering families.
To achieve a just and lasting peace, this plan must be
irrevocably paired with a genuine commitment to restore dignity to Palestinians
and a two-state solution-one that recognizes full Palestinian sovereignty
alongside a secure Israel.
Without that foundation, the plan risks becoming yet
another failed blueprint, prolonging violence and deepening the cycle of
despair that has consumed both peoples for generations.
An International Consensus - and a
Moral Obligation
At the recent United
Nations special conference on the Gaza crisis, world leaders reaffirmed what
has long been understood by diplomats, scholars, and even former Israeli and
American officials. There is no sustainable peace without two states. The New
York Declaration, endorsed by key European and Arab states, declared the
two-state framework "the only credible path to a lasting peace."
French President Emmanuel Macron called it "a great hope for the hostages
and their families - and the beginning of a political solution based on two
states."
This global alignment represents more than a diplomatic
gesture; it is a moral consensus. The world has witnessed enough bloodshed. It
now demands a political horizon that acknowledges both peoples' right to live
in dignity, security, and self-determination.
The Humanitarian Abyss
No modern conflict has
inflicted such concentrated suffering on civilians. Hamas's October 7, 2023,
attack, which killed 1,200 Israelis and took hundreds hostage, was a heinous
act of terror. But Israel's response has been equally unconscionable in scale
and indiscriminate in effect.
According to Gaza health authorities, more than 67,000
Palestinians - half of them women and children have been killed. No modern war
has seen such a proportion of child casualties. The Lancet estimated that by
June 2024, 186,000 civilians had already perished - a figure that has since
grown. Gaza's hospitals, schools, mosques, and administrative centers have been
reduced to rubble. Two million residents have been displaced. Famine and
disease are spreading as humanitarian convoys are blocked at the borders.
Over 1,700 health workers, 270 UN staff members, and 223
journalists have been killed - the highest toll in modern warfare for
humanitarian personnel. The United States, despite its moral and strategic
influence, has repeatedly vetoed UN resolutions calling for a ceasefire. This
paralysis has enabled the continuation of what many human rights observers now
describe as a genocidal campaign.
Meanwhile, the current iteration of Trump's peace plan
effectively excludes Palestinian leadership from Gaza's reconstruction, giving
Israel unilateral control over the process. Netanyahu's government retains the
authority to determine how much aid and reconstruction material enters Gaza and
how quickly any withdrawal proceeds. This setup, absent Palestinian
representation, risks entrenching Gaza's separation from the West Bank - a
fatal blow to any future unification of Palestinian territories.
Why do we need a two-state solution?
The humanitarian
disaster unfolding in Gaza is not an isolated event; it is the culmination of
57 years of military occupation that has systematically stripped Palestinians
of their rights, their land, their liberty, and their dignity. For 76 years,
Palestinians have lived as a stateless people, forced under a "deeply
discriminatory dual legal and political system," as described by Israeli
human rights organizations.
Former President Jimmy Carter rightly labeled this system
"apartheid," Israel's actions, specifically the expansion of
settlements, the construction of the separation wall, and the creation of
separate roads and identification systems, resulted in a system of segregation
and domination over Palestinians that was in many ways "far worse"
than what he had witnessed in South Africa during the apartheid era. These
policies contradict the very Jewish ethical and religious principles they
purport to defend and stand in violation of international laws and Human
Rights.
Israel became an apartheid regime that expelled most
Palestinians and treated the remaining 6 million Palestinians as second-class
citizens, denying them entry to their towns and illegally encroaching on their
houses and property.
The Israeli government fenced off Gaza, dividing the
population along racial lines with separate water reserves and ghettos, and
those living in Gaza do not have access to the world through air or sea
transportation, and have no connection to the West Bank. Every few years, the
enclave is subjected to large-scale bombings that kill thousands and destroy
critical infrastructure, yet fail to produce any security for Israel or
stability for Palestinians.
As Canadian-Palestinian scholar Diana Buttu has noted, the
prevailing Israeli logic remains tragically circular: "Nothing justifies
Hamas's attack on October 7, but genocide is justified because of that
attack." The result is an ever-deepening cycle of retaliation,
radicalization, and revenge.
The two-state solution is the only viable alternative to
perpetual cycles of violence. The
international consensus on this is overwhelming and for compelling reasons:
It addresses the Root Cause: The core of this conflict is
not terrorism but occupation and the denial of self-determination. The July
2024 ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirmed that
Israel's presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is illegal under
international law, demanding a withdrawal. The two-state solution is the
political embodiment of this legal principle, offering a path to end the
occupation that began in 1967.
It Enjoys Universal Legitimacy: The majority of the
world-over 157 UN member states, including key U.S. allies like Canada, the
United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Australia-already recognize Palestine as a
sovereign state. This is not a radical idea but a global diplomatic norm. The
United States stands increasingly isolated in its opposition - on the wrong
side of both history and humanity.
A demilitarized Palestinian state for
a period of three to five decades
Critics often claim that
a Palestinian state would threaten Israel's security. Yet history and reason
suggest the opposite. Proper security cannot emerge from permanent occupation..
I strongly supported a demilitarized Palestinian state for
an initial period of three to five decades: A framework for a demilitarized
Palestinian state, secured initially by a UN-mandated international
stabilization force, can provide the security guarantees Israel requires while
granting Palestinians the sovereignty they are owed. This model is not
unprecedented; postwar Germany and Japan rebuilt under international oversight
and emerged as thriving peaceful democracies.
A secure, prosperous Palestinian state is not just in
Palestinian interest - it is in Israel's and the world's. As long as millions
of people live in deprivation and despair, peace will remain impossible, and
extremism will find fertile ground.
The Moral and Strategic Imperative
As UN Secretary-General
António Guterres recently warned, we must ask: "What is the alternative? A
one-State scenario where Palestinians are denied basic rights?... This is
neither peace nor justice." It is a permanent apartheid reality, morally
indefensible and politically unsustainable. It would mean endless cycles of
war, instability across the region, and the erosion of Israel's democratic
identity itself.
President Trump has a historic opportunity. By linking his
Gaza Peace Plan to a firm commitment to Palestinian statehood, he could achieve
a transformational peace - one that extends the Abraham Accords, brings Saudi
Arabia into a comprehensive regional settlement, and reshapes the Middle East
for generations. Such a legacy would eclipse any political prize, even the
Nobel.
Our Shared Humanity
Ultimately, peace cannot
be built on domination, humiliation, or revenge. It must rest on mutual
recognition of humanity. Jews once endured unimaginable persecution during the
Holocaust; Palestinians today suffer under occupation. One nation's tragedy
must never justify another's.
The world must not allow Gaza's rubble to become the
graveyard of the two-state solution. Our shared humanity demands that we act -
now - to secure peace through justice, dignity, and equality for both peoples.
To break this cycle, the ceasefire must be followed
immediately by massive humanitarian relief, international accountability, and
concrete steps toward Palestinian statehood. The United States, still the most
influential actor in this conflict, must choose which kind of peace it wants to
lead.
Basheer Ahmed, M.D., is a physician, humanitarian, and advocate for
interfaith understanding and global peace. He is the former professor of
psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX. He has written extensively
on Muslim unity, interfaith dialogue, and Middle East policy.
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