Onward Christian Soldiers

[Mutawakkil]

Bismillahir-rahmanir-raheem

As-salaamu alaykom wa rahmat-Allaahi wa barakaatuhu to my brothers and sisters in Islaam,

Here is a very inspirational song by a very, very world famous artist by the name of Chris de Burgh.

It is his reflection on his idea of the noble splendour of the Crusaders and a call to arms against the 'heathen' muslim.

And I ask my brothers and sisters in Islaam, "What are we calling for?"

<b>Crusader</b>

by Chris de Burgh

"What do I do next?" said the Bishop to the Priest,

"I have spent my whole life waiting, preparing for the

Feast,

And now you say Jerusalem has fallen and is lost,

The King of Heathen Saracen has seized the holy

cross."

Then the Priest said "Oh my Bishop, we must put them

to the sword,

For God in all his mercy will find a just reward,

For the Noblemen and sinners, and Knights of ready

hand

Who will be the Lord's Crusader, send word throughout

all the land,

Jerusalem is lost,

Jerusalem is lost,

Jerusalem is lost;"

"Tell me what to do", said the King upon his throne,

"but speak to me in whispers for we are not alone,

They tell me that Jerusalem has fallen to the hand

Of some bedevilled Eastern heathen who has seized the

Holy land;"

Then the Chamberlain said "Lord, we must call upon our

foes

In Spain and France and Germany to end our bitter

wars,

All Christian men must be as one and gather for the

fight,

You will be their leader, begin the battle cry,

Jerusalem is lost,

Jerusalem is lost,

Jerusalem is lost"...

Ooh, high on a hill, in the town of Jerusalem,

There stood Saladin, the King of the Saracens,

Whoring and drinking and snoring and sinking, around

him his army lay,

Secure in the knowledge that they had won the day;

A messenger came, blood on his feet and a wound in his

chest,

"The Christians are coming!" he said, "I have seen

their Cross in the West,"

In a rage Saladin struck him down with his knife

And he said "I know that this man lies,

They quarrel too much, the Christians could never

unite!

I am invincible, I am the King,

I am invincible, and I will win..."

Close they came, the army of Richard the Lionheart,

Marching by day and night, with soldiers from every

part,

And when the Crusaders came over the mountain and they

saw Jerusalem,

They fell to their knees and prayed for her release;

They started the battle at dawn, taking the city by

storm,

With horsemen and bowmen and engines of war,

They broke through the city walls,

The Heathens were flying and screaming and dying,

And the Christian swords were strong,

And Saladin ran when he heard their victory song;

"We are invincible, God is the King,

We are invincible, and we will win!"

"What do I do now?" said the Wiseman to the Fool,

"I have spent my whole life waiting, to find the

Golden Rule,

Though centuries have disappeared, the memory still

remains

Of those enemies together, could it be that way

again?"

Then the Fool said "Oh you Wise men, you really make

me laugh,

With your talk of vast persuasion and searching

through the past,

There is only greed and evil in the men that fight

today,

The Song of the Crusader has long since gone away,

Jerusalem is lost,

Jerusalem is lost,

Jerusalem is lost...

Jerusalem."

<i>WasSalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh to my brothers and sisters in Islaam</i>