The truth is — what the Islamic world couldn’t achieve in 1400 years, this man accomplished in 50. He was Alawite in sect: #Hafez Al-Assad preserved the shrine and tomb of Lady Zaynab (peace be upon her), the Umayyad Mosque, the landmarks and heritage of the Umayyad dynasty. He preserved the tomb of Imam Zayn al-Abidin bin Ali and Ahl al-Bayt (the Prophet’s family)… and also preserved the graves of Muawiya, Khalid ibn al-Walid, Salah al-Din (Saladin), etc. He protected the shrines and heritage of all Syrian sects — Sunnis, Umayyads, Alawites, Shiites, Ismailis, Druze, Kurds, Christians, Murshidis, etc.
70% of his army were Sunnis, his Minister of Defense was Sunni, while he himself was Alawite. The leadership of the state and government was 55% Sunni, 25% from other sects, and the remainder were Alawites.
He used to pray in the Umayyad Mosque — even though he was Alawite.
In his oppression, he was just to all. In his justice, he was just to all. He never looked at your ethnicity, sect, or religion in any aspect of life — education, health, employment, positions, scholarships, etc.
Even though, from my perspective, the Alawite community along the coast was oppressed compared to what their Sunni brothers used to receive.
In other words, Hafez’s miracle was that he preserved the identity of the Syrian state with all its components and sects.
Let’s be realistic — if Muawiya’s tomb were in Iraq or Iran, they would have turned it into a site for cursing and stoning or would have dug up his bones from his grave.
And likewise in Saudi Arabia if there were Shiite heritage sites.
A cunning man, the best thing he did for Syria and its people was to eradicate and eliminate the lords of evil — the filthiest and most disgusting group created by the Zionist movement: the Muslim Brotherhood criminals — from whom al-Qaeda, ISIS, and others emerged.
Notice: there is no country where the Brotherhood moved a finger without bringing destruction, chaos, divisions, and bloodshed.
Algeria in the 90s, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Tunisia, Syria, Sudan, etc.
He eliminated this filthy group in Syria at the hands of Sunni soldiers — allowing Syria to live in peace for 40 years.
His foreign relations: His ties with Iran were excellent, and his ties with Arab Gulf countries (despite their hostility to Iran) were also excellent.
I personally heard an interview with Prince Bandar bin Sultan, who said: Hafez was an honest man with charisma and dignity. When he made a promise, he fulfilled it. He was a savvy politician — unlike his son Bashar.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak also praised him, saying: He was a unique man, the Arab world lost a shrewd, strict, and honest leader.
And I heard an interview with the office manager of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan, who said Sheikh Zayed had immense respect for Hafez Al-Assad.
Quick fact: What used to drive Saddam Hussein mad about Hafez Assad was his intelligence, political cunning, and the love and respect Arab leaders had for Assad.
The big unforgivable mistake committed by his son Bashar was making concessions to the Brotherhood after 2011. He gave them government and military positions and merged them into the Baath Party, while they were spies eating away at the Syrian state.
The second mistake: The Astana Agreement — even though the Syrian Arab Army, Iran, and Hezbollah told him to continue and liberate Idlib from this satanic group, and warned him not to trust Turkey, Russia, and the factions — he didn’t listen or learn from his father.
#IMPORTANT_WORDS:
Syria cannot be unified under the rule of a Brotherhood or religious extremist government. A painful division may be coming…
The only religious sect capable of unifying Syria is the Alawite sect — and this is something the West has understood well for decades.
Hafez Al-Assad laid the foundation in the 1970s to maintain Syria’s unity.
Netanyahu has taken Daraa and Sweida.
Soon, Turkey will take the North.
America controls the coast and east of the Euphrates.
Then the Idlib government will run off to continue building Turkish malls.
Why is the Alawite the one who can unify Syria?
Because they don’t carry the historical religious dogmas that exist among Sunnis and Shiites.
I noticed this through personal interaction: they accept others and deal with you based on your ethics and kindness, not your faith.
And God is my witness.
To all readers: I swear by God, and God is my witness, I am neither Shiite nor Alawite.
My father is Zaidi (a Shiite-classified sect closest to Sunnis, with very minor differences), and my mother is a Sunni Shafi’i.
I had to say this so that no one accuses me of speaking from a sectarian bias.
Hafez Al-Assad — the enlightened dictator, loved by all.
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