In this verse of the Qur’an, The Almighty, the All-Wise tells us that there will be a struggle between the Haqq (the truth) and the Batil (the falsehood) from the beginning till the end of time. Today sisters, there is no doubt that there is a global ideological struggle being waged by international secular organisations and Western governments aided by the non-Islamic regimes of the Muslim world against Islam.

After removing the Khilafah "Caliphate" state that protected the Muslims, their creed, beliefs, values and the lifestyle which was based upon these for 1300 years and more, and forcibly and brutally imposing the capitalist secular system that took the Ummah under its claws; nothing else than disasters were left to future generations as inheritance.

In 2015, a picture had gone viral in social media in Bangladesh- a picture of a Hijabi woman playing in the Hindu festival of colors, commonly known as ‘Holi’. Many of the Muslim youth of Bangladesh now visit temples on Puja festivals, don a furry red cap on Christmas or clink little glasses of vodka under fireworks during the eve of a new year.

Dear esteemed audience,I want to thank the organizers of this conference for granting me the opportunity to participate in this important discussion of the critical dilemma confronting the region in these challenging times.