Muslims Against Terrorism
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Muslims to take oath against terrorism in India
800,000 people are expected to be gather in an Indian disctict of Kerala to celebrate the 26th night of the Holy Month of Ramadhan -26th of September (a day earlier than the rest of India)- where special night long prayers are going to be said.
On this day special day, when it is believed the first verse of the Holy Quran was revealed, thousands of Muslims will take an oath against terrorism and for harmony, love & tolerance. 800,000 people are expected to be gather in an Indian disctict of Kerala to celebrate the 26th night of the Holy Month of Ramadhan -26... more -
Morocco: sending moderate preaches to fight extremism in Europe
Morocco's King Muhammed VI is to send moderate Muslim preachers in European countries to help the fight against extremism during the Holy month of Ramadan to address Mosques when they will be packed.
Morocco's religious affairs ministry has instructed preachers to:
"answer the religious needs of the Moroccan community abroad, to protect it from any speeches of extremism or irregular nature, and to shelter it from extremism and fanaticism"
Morocco held its annual sacred music festival this year with people from all faiths singing sacred music, and one with Islamic & Christian choir performing at the same time. Morocco's King Muhammed VI is to send moderate Muslim preachers in European countries to help the fight against extremism during ... more -
Saudi Muslim scholar: following al-qaeda against Islam
An Islamic scholar in Saudi Arabia has said the terrorist network alqaeda goes against the principles of Islam. The statement was issued after al-qaeda militants were arrested last month in S. Arabia.
The Saudi scholar, Al-Sheikh said:
"The things that al-Qaeda members do in Saudi Arabia must be unacceptable to any Muslim,"
"He who commits crimes such as those of the deviant sect (refering to al-qaeda) is nothing but a wicked person who has abandoned his faith and behaves like animals or barbarians."
"Supporting them means committing one of the biggest sins." An Islamic scholar in Saudi Arabia has said the terrorist network alqaeda goes against the principles of Islam. The statement was issu... more -
Dalai Lama it's wrong to tag Muslims as terrorists
In an anti-terrorism conference organised by the non-profit Jama Masjid United Forum (JMUF), New Delhi on June 1 (Sunday), Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness – the Dalai Lama – said that it was wrong to tag all Muslims as terrorists.
This comes a day after the leading Muslims anti-terrorism organisation issued ’fatwa’ against terrorism. His Holiness said that the anti-terrorist campaign led by Muslim clerics set a model for the entire world.
The Dalai Lama also made a historic trip to the Capital’s Jama Masjid (Mosque), where he joined others for a special prayer, held for the world-peace. Syed Yahya Bukhari, the historic Jama Masjid’s cleric secretariat, said:
“We condemn all forms of terrorism. Let us make no distinction and terrorism should not be associated with any religion.”
The confrence urged the root causes of terrorism to be tackled. In an anti-terrorism conference organised by the non-profit Jama Masjid United Forum (JMUF), New Delhi on June 1 (Sunday), Tibetan spi... more -
Muslims issue fatwa against terrorism
In a mass rally 15, 000 Muslims in India have attended to protest against terrorism which has been organised by Islamic clerics who have issued a fatwa against terrorism.
Since 9/11 numerous fatwas and statements have been made against terrorism across the world by Muslim community.
Maulana Mahmoud Madani, President, Jamiat-e-Ulema Hind said:
''Terroism is a scourge which must be wiped off from this planet. That is why Darul Uloom and Deoband have issued a fatwa against terrorism,'' In a mass rally 15, 000 Muslims in India have attended to protest against terrorism which has been organised by Islamic clerics who ha... more -
Muslims express shock and condemn Exeter blast
Muslim leaders and equality groups have called for unity following Thursday's explosion in Exeter city centre with many Muslims attending Friday prayers at Exeter Mosque and Cultural Centre, in York Road at Friday prayers spoke of their shock at what had happened.
Religious leader Mohammed Abrar, speaking on behalf of the trustees of the Islamic Centre of the South West, said:
"Islam abhors all acts of terrorism. Islam and all religions teach us love, mercy, forgiveness and peace.
"There is no doubt that any act of terror is a great sin in the eyes of God. In fact, such evil deeds make us all victims, including the Muslim community.
"It is our humanity that must bring us together to condemn, oppose, and overcome those who would spread fear."
Mr Abrar said he and the trustees extended their thanks to the emergency services for conducting an efficient and effective operation.
He added: "Those who planned suspected acts of terrorism wanted to demoralise us as a nation and divide us as a people. We must remain united in our common determination, so that terror cannot and will not succeed."
Abid Mohammed, 42, of Okehampton Road who converted to Islam in 2004.
He said: "At Exeter Mosque we teach people to care for and love one another, not to hurt people."
Theeb Aldrossy, 29, a student at Exeter University, said he hoped there would be no backlash against the Muslim community.
"The people of Exeter are lovely," he said. "They respect us and we respect them."
Nazrul Islam, 30, said:
"Islam is a religion about peace. I come to the mosque every Friday and we are always taught to be safe, to look after everyone and everything. This gives a bad impression of Muslims, but you cannot put all people into one box. Just because one Muslim is doing something does not mean others will follow."
David Wright, a spokesman for the Olive Tree Association, which provides help and support for ethnic minorities, said he hoped the community of Exeter would come together in defiance of terrorism rather than letting fear divide groups.
"We should be learning more about each other in order to understand different cultures," he said. "That happens all the time in schools and community centres with people working together, but what scares me is that can all be undone.
"When something like this happens there is often a backlash. You get Islamaphobia, you get people assuming that any Muslim or anyone with different colour skin is somehow implicated or a suspect. That is completely daft and wrong."
Linda Ramdeen, operational director of Devon Equality Council, said she had heard of at least two instances of Muslim people being verbally abused in the street since the explosion in Exeter on Thursday.
"There will be an impact," she said. "But there's a lot of love around. I have faith in people that they won't allow this to put the agenda back and let it affect the next generation. I hope we can move on from this." Muslim leaders and equality groups have called for unity following Thursday's explosion in Exeter city centre with many Muslims a... more -
Indian Muslim clerics to hold anti-terror rally despite 6 clerics threatened by te...
In the light of terror attacks in Jaipur (India), Muslim Ulemas and intellectuals will participate in a mass anti-terror rally in Delhi on May 31 despite the fact that 6 Muslim clerics being threatened by terrorists who claimed responsibility for the terrible terrorist attacks in Jaipur for raising their voice against terrorism.
Darul-uloom Vice Chancellor Moulana Ahmad Khazir Shah condemened terrorism and said:
"Islam is a religion of peace and to give it a bad name, unscrupulous elements are carrying acts of violence and bloodshed, which is highly regrettable."
Moulana, on a five-day visit to the Kashmir valley, told a gathering in his ancestral village of Anwarabad-Lolab in Kupwara asked Muslims community to isolate "those who try to give a bad name to Islam by their acts and speeches".
General Secretary of Ulema-e-Hind Altaf Ahmad Masoodi stressed on the inclusion of subjects like IT, computer science and science in madarsas to "broaden the horizons of upcoming students".
In Muzaffarnagar, deputy VC of Darul-uloom Moulana Kari Usman said that campaigns and rallies against anti-Islam activities would continue.
"Our stand against terrorism will not be affected by threats from terrorists," Usman told newsmen.
Recently Indian Muslim clerics have created a "Movement Against Terrorism". In the light of terror attacks in Jaipur (India), Muslim Ulemas and intellectuals will participate in a mass anti-terror rally in Delh... more -
Egyptian imam: "Islam rejects terrorism"
The grand imam of Al-Azhar in Cairo on monday said terrorism, aggression and injustice is rejected by the faith of Islam.The grand imam also said the curriculum at Al-Azhar University is based on tolerance and support for the rights of Muslims and people of other faiths.
On Monday a delegation from the U.S. Military Academy (who are visiting Egypt as part of a M. East tour) met with the grand imam of Al-Azhar, Sheik Mohamed Sayyed Tantawi, at Al-Azhar University in Cairo.
Tantawi in a statement said:
"Terrorists are criminals who have nothing to do with any religion as they violate the sanctity of human souls,"
This comes as Indian imams have recently created a "Movement Against Terrorism". The grand imam of Al-Azhar in Cairo on monday said terrorism, aggression and injustice is rejected by the faith of Islam.The grand ima... more -
A lebanese Muslim tries to help Jewish Lebanese community
A Lebanese Muslim -Aaron-Micaël Beydoun is trying to raise awareness about Jews in Lebanon and with the help of his website (thejewsoflebanon.org) he is trying to stop the segregation of this tiny minority.
In Concordia University Beydoun said:
"Let the Jews of Lebanon live," The 21-year-old said his mission is to help Jews of Lebanon realize "that they are not alone in their country." With his website, he helps Jewish Lebanese communicate with fellow Jews living all around the world.
"We can all live together," he said. Currently a member of the Lebanese American Chamber of Commerce and a contributing journalist for an alternative magazine in Beirut, Beydoun also started a NGO to help needy Jewish Lebanese through monetary assistance and to take part in projects such as renovating Beirut's great synagogue. It has become harder for Jews to practise their faith in Lebanon due to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Beydoun said the violence directed toward Jews must stop. The young man said the Lebanese youth is tired of sectarianism, "a cancer" as he called it. "The society is still sick of this mentality," he said. Beydoun added that the Lebanese youth does not want to continue on the path their parents and grand-parents paved before them.
The second topic of discussion at the event was the history of Sepharadi Jews. The chairperson of Spanish Language studies at Université de Montréal, Oro Anahory-Librowicz, said that culture must be preserved through a dynamic process. She explained that Sepharadi Jews are descendants of Spanish Jews who were expelled by the King of Spain. They settled in the Ottoman Empire, in Turkey and Lebanon. A Lebanese Muslim -Aaron-Micaël Beydoun is trying to raise awareness about Jews in Lebanon and with the help of his website (thejewsof... more -
Imams in UP to help keep Muslims away from terror
Imams in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India are to give discourses after Friday prayers to tell what the Holy Quran teaches about terrorism in Mosques.
Ulemas (Muslim scholars) under the banner of "Movement Against Terrorism", which was formed after a meeting of Muslim clerics and scholars in February, have sent letters to imams throughout the state to issue appeals against all terror activities.
The Niab Imam of Idgah, who is also a member of All India Muslims Personal Law Board, Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangimahali said imams have been asked to create awareness among people so that innocents do not fall prey to the designs of extremists, who use issues like Babri Mosque demolition and post Godhra riots to whip up religious sentiments.
"once they are in the know of what Islam has to say about terrorism there would be clarity in their minds and they would not not fall prey to them (terror outfits)". Imams in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India are to give discourses after Friday prayers to tell what the Holy Quran teaches about terrorism in ... more -
Jaipur's Muslim's: this is not jihad
JAIPUR: On Friday, the first jume ki namaz after Tuesday’s blasts tore the city apart, Johari Bazaar’s Jama Masjid echoed with the chants.
Along with Imam Syed Mufti Amjad Ali, worshippers prayed for peace to the departed souls, solace and strength to the injured and the affected families and reason in the minds of the terrorists.
“Let us pray to Allah to guide to perverted souls so that they start loving the human race and stop killing them without reason. Let us pray for those who were killed in the blasts and for those who sustained injuries. God may give strength to the families to bear the shock,” said the Imam. The devotees bowed in response.
“Jihad means saving people and guarding one’s religion. In India people from all religions live together peacefully and there is no threat to anyone so who is fighting with whom and for what? It cannot be termed ‘jehad’ in any sense,” the Imam later told DNA.
“Tamaam Muslim jammat ayesi vardaaton ki mukhalfat karti hai” (The whole Muslim community condemns such a ghastly act), he reiterated, adding people from all religions were affected by the blasts.
Tuesday’s blasts included 12 Muslims among the dead and 30 in the list of injured, a spokesperson of the Rajasthan Muslim Forum said. He said businesses of several traders from the community were also hit. “Terrorists don’t have any religion and they just want to disturb communal harmony in otherwise peaceful nations like India. At least 20% of the Muslim community suffered due to the blasts. Where is the jehad?” he wondered. JAIPUR: On Friday, the first jume ki namaz after Tuesday’s blasts tore the city apart, Johari Bazaar’s Jama Masjid echoed with the ch... more -
Friday namaz for Jaipur blast victims
JAIPUR: It was a prayer with a difference. On 16th May on Friday, thousands of Muslims, who congregated at the Jama Masjid at Johri Bazar, offered "special namaz" in memory of serial blast victims.
The chief Imam (Syed Amzad Ali) led the devotees in grieving over the tragedy and in condemning the terror attack. He said "Killing an innocent person is like killing the entire humanity and saving an innocent is considered saving the entire humanity," while reciting the holy Quran sermons. He strongly condemned the blasts that claimed 63 lives and left over 250 injured.
Imams at other mosques in the city also talked peace. Soon after the prayers, a meeting was called by Muslim clerics to discuss the situation arising out of the blasts. At the meeting also, special prayers were held.
There were condemnations all around. Sahnawaz Khan of Lohari mosque ghat gate said the perpetrators of terror have nothing to do with any religion. "There motive was to drive a wedge between Hindus and Muslims," he said and added their purpose won't be served.
This Friday's prayers were held amid high security. Police teams were seen frisking devotees before they entered the mosque. Volunteers also kept a strict vigil on the prayer venue. JAIPUR: It was a prayer with a difference. On 16th May on Friday, thousands of Muslims, who congregated at the Jama Masjid at Johri Ba... more -
New York imam forges close ties with city's Jews
The largest Mosque in NY, the ICC, is getting applause from the city's influential Jewish community. Mohammad Shamsi Ali is the Mosque's Indonesian born-imam.
Rabbis who've spoken there call it an open and welcoming community. The Jewish Theological Seminary and the ICC are planning a joint soup kitchen for the homeless. The mosque is organizing an inter-religious studies program for teenagers.
"What I heard Shamsi Ali preach was as fine a sermon on brotherhood as has ever been preached," said Visotzky, professor of midrash (scriptural interpretation) and inter-faith studies across town at the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Rabbi Marc Schneier spoke at the ICC last year and invited the imam to speak in his Synagogue last month:
"It was impressive when he spoke to the congregation about Israel's territorial integrity and how suicide bombings are a perversion of the Koran and Islam."
The imam has taken part in the prayer at an inter-faith memorial service in Yankee Stadium two weeks after the September 11 attacks. Ali has also been active in larger inter-faith initiatives such as the National Dialogue of Muslims and Catholics and Imams and Rabbis conferences in the United States and abroad. The largest Mosque in NY, the ICC, is getting applause from the city's influential Jewish community. Mohammad Shamsi Ali is the M... more -
Indian Muslim Council in US denounces Jaipur blasts
An organisation of Indian Muslims in the US have condemned the jaipur blasts and appealed for calm.
Rasheed Ahmed, President of Indian Muslim Council (USA), said:
"This is yet another dishonourable and immoral act committed on our society aimed at disturbing peace and harmony of the city's residents. It deserves denunciation by all people of conscience,"
Terrorism goes against Islam, the attacks killed both Hindu's and Muslims. Muslims and Hindu's alike donated blood to help the victims of the blast and worked to form peace groups in the city. An organisation of Indian Muslims in the US have condemned the jaipur blasts and appealed for calm. ... more -
Jaipur blasts bring the best out of people of all faiths
While the blasts intentions were to destroy the communal harmony, the opposite has happened, it has bought out the best of people from all the faiths Hindu's, Muslim's etc
Dera Sacha's sevadars have donated blood.
The Nirankaris of Jaipur have joined relief work in a big way. They have opened a 24-hour langar (kitchen) and have donated 150 units of blood.
The blast also prompted a group of Muslim youths who call themselves Pathan Chowk Vikas Samiti into action. Shahid Khan, an advocate and the group's leader, says that the decision to help the blast victims was carried out with rapidfire immediacy. "We not only helped lift the dead but also carried the injured to the hospital. Thirty of our members have donated blood," he says. While the blasts intentions were to destroy the communal harmony, the opposite has happened, it has bought out the best of people from... more -
Muslim countries condemn Jaipur terror attacks.
Muslim countries across the globe have condemned the terrorist attacks in Jaipur which were created with the intent to sabotage communal harmony in India.
President of Afghanistan, Karzai said in his statement:
"The people of Afghanistan who have suffered from terrorism over the past several years share the pain and sadness of the people of India,”
Other Muslim countries who have condemned the blasts include Bangladesh, Pakistan and UAE along with Non-Muslim countries such as Canada and Austrailia. Terrorism is un-Islamic as it violates the sanctity of life by killing innocent people. Muslim countries across the globe have condemned the terrorist attacks in Jaipur which were created with the intent to sabotage commun... more -
UAE condemns Jaipur blasts
On 14th May in Dubai The United Arab Emirates (UAE) strongly condemned the blasts in Jaipur and extended its support to India in its fight against terrorism.
“The UAE vehemently condemns the blasts in Jaipur and extends full support to India’s efforts to fight terrorism,” UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said, according to state run Emirates News Agency (WAM).
“We extend our sympathies to those injured and pray for their speedy recovery,” Al Nahyan said.
The terrorist attacks go against Islam's principle of sanctity of life, the attacks have been condemned by Muslim organisations and countries. On 14th May in Dubai The United Arab Emirates (UAE) strongly condemned the blasts in Jaipur and extended its support to India in its f... more
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