The world trembles beneath a sky heavy with fire. Borders dissolve in the smoke of missiles. Nations, once sovereign, now lie entangled in a web of vengeance. The torpedo that sank an Iranian warship was not merely steel piercing hull — it was history itself, breaking open a wound that bleeds across continents. This is no longer war between armies. It is war without borders, war without mercy, war without end.

Back in 2007, during a televised interview with anchor Arshad Meer, I spoke words that startled the studio into silence: “There are two states of our era which shall exist for centuries. One is Pakistan, and the second is Israel.” The moment the name of Israel left my lips, the anchor froze. In Pakistan, few dared to speak of Israel without condemnation. Yet I explained: in the known history of mankind, there has never been a state conceived first in ideology and law, before occupying land — except Israel.

Yes, Medina rises in our minds as the city of the Prophet ﷺ, but even there, the migration was born of persecution in Mecca, not of a preordained plan to establish a state. The Prophet ﷺ did not march to Medina with a constitution in hand; he carried faith in his heart, and the state emerged from circumstance. Israel, however, was different. Its founders wrote laws, carved ideology, and then sought land. It was a state imagined before it was born, a nation of ink and covenant before it was stone and soil. Pakistan, too, was conceived in the poetry of Allama Muhammad Iqbal and the Father of Nation Muhammad Ali Jinnah — “What does mean Pakistan? There is no god but only Allah” — before it was carved from the map. Thus, Pakistan and Israel are twins of destiny, two nations forged in the crucible of ideology. One Islamic, one Jewish — both destined to endure.

God forbedon, if Iran falls, the flame will lick at Pakistan’s very borders. Once, the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Syria stood as walls between Israel and Pakistan. Now those walls are dust. Israel has gained reach through Syria, Iraq, and Jordan, striking Iran — Pakistan’s neighbor. Ben-Gurion’s warning about Pakistan as a “danger” was not idle. Israel has always seen Pakistan’s Islamic identity and nuclear capability as a challenge. That perception will sharpen if Iran collapses.

And here comes Baba Tall, wandering through bazaars and jungles, chanting “HaQ Allah! Allah — the Truth.” He pauses, smiles at the frightened faces, and says: “Do not worry, bachha. In this war, there will be no severe damage to either Israel or Iran. They will fight like wrestlers, grappling in fury, but rise again, bruised yet standing.” His words are not prophecy, but wisdom clothed in poetry. He reminds us that wars may scorch, but they do not always consume. Nations built on ideology endure beyond the clash of steel.

Later, Baba Tall reappears — this time at the banks of a flooded Punjab river. He watches the waters swallow homes and fields, then whispers: “See, bachha, the flood and the fire are the same lesson. Man builds walls, but Allah sends waters. Man launches missiles, but Allah sends winds. The Truth is not in destruction, but in endurance.”

And again, when markets tremble and gold falls, Baba Tall walks through the financial district, chanting “HaQ Allah!” He tells the merchants: “Do not fear the numbers. Fear the arrogance that blinds rulers. For wealth is dust, but justice is eternal.”

Finally, Baba Tall leans close to the listeners and whispers of diplomacy: “Bachha, do you not see? Some agreements are written not on paper, but in silence. Some recognitions are made not in speeches, but in waiting. The rulers of Pakistan may already have nodded toward Israel, but they wait for the hour when the world will not gasp. This is the way of politics: to plant the seed in secret, and water it only when the season is safe. But remember, recognition is not surrender. A state born of ideology cannot be erased by another’s acknowledgment. Pakistan and Israel are mirrors — each reflecting faith, each enduring beyond the storms.”

The Quran warns: “Prepare against them whatever force and war-horses you can, to strike fear into the enemies of Allah and your enemies, and others beside them whom you do not know but Allah knows. Whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be repaid to you in full, and you will not be wronged.” (Al‑Anfal 8:60). “But if they incline toward peace, then incline toward it as well and put your trust in Allah. Indeed He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.” (Al‑Anfal 8:61).

And Shakespeare lamented: “Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war.” But Baba Tall answers with faith: “HaQ Allah! Allah — the Truth.”

Let Pakistan’s leaders awaken. Let them see that ideology is both shield and sword. If Iran falls, the flame will burn at our gates. But if Pakistan holds firm to its vision — justice, resilience, and faith — then it shall endure, as I said, for centuries.