Posted on 01/08/2010 10:20:13 PM PST by spyone
Date: January 8, 2010
ISCC affiliated Imams Issue Important Fatwa
Attack on Canada and the United States is Attack on Muslims Over 10 million Muslims Live in North America
Calgary) Twenty Imams affiliated with the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada have issued a Fatwa today declaring the attacks on Canada and the United States by any extremist will be the attack on 10 million Muslims living in North America. This is the first Fatwa by the Muslim clergy declaring attacks on Canada and the United States as attack on Muslims. Following is the text of the Fatwa.
FATWA (religious edict)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
We, the undersigned Imams, are issuing the following Fatwa in order to guide the Muslims of North America regarding the attacks on Canada and the United States by the terrorists and the extremists. In our view, these attacks are evil and Islam requires from Muslims to stand up against this evil. In the holy Qur’an Almighty Allah orders Muslims,
"Let there among you be a group that summon to all that is beneficial commands what is proper and forbids what is improper; they are the ones who will prosper." (3:104)
"Believing men and believing women are protecting friends of one another; they enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong; they perform salat and give zakat..." (9:71)
"Those who, if We establish them in the land (with authority), establish regular prayers and practice regular charity and enjoin the right and forbid the wrong..." (22:41)
Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said in a Hadith;
"When people see a wrong-doer and do nothing to stop him, they may well be visited by God with a punishment."
Therefore, it is an obligation upon us (Imams) to inform all Muslims around the world that Muslims in Canada and the United States have complete freedom to practice Islam. There is no single city in Canada and the United States where MASAJIDS (Mosques) are not built. In all major cities Islamic schools provide education to Muslim children about Qur’an and the Islamic traditions. Thousands of Muslims perform Hajj every year and travel to Saudi Arabia with complete freedom and respect. In the month of Ramadan, both Canadian and the United States governments recognize the occasion and greet all Muslim citizens. Muslims pray five daily prayers in mosques without any fear or restrictions. Muslims have complete freedom to pay Zakat (poor due) to the charity or a person of their choice. Muslims have complete freedom to celebrate their festivals openly, publicly and Islamically. Muslims enjoy freedom of religion just like Christians, Jews and others. No one stops us from obeying Allah and His Messenger (Peace be upon him). No one stops us from preaching Islam and practicing Islam. In many cases, Muslims have more freedom to practice Islam here in Canada and the United States than many Muslim countries.
In fact, the constitutions of the United States and Canada are very close to the Islamic guiding principles of human rights and freedom. There is no conflict between the Islamic values of freedom and justice and the Canadian /US values of freedom and justice.
Therefore, any attack on Canada and the United States is an attack on the freedom of Canadian and American Muslims. Any attack on Canada and the United States is an attack on thousands of mosques across North America. It is a duty of every Canadian and American Muslim to safeguard Canada and the USA. They must expose any person, Muslim OR non-Muslim, who would cause harm to fellow Canadians OR Americans. We, Canadian and American Muslims, must condemn and stand up against these attacks on Canada and the United States.
May Allah save Canada, the United States and the entire world from the evil of wrong doers. Ameen.
Signed by:
Prof. Imam Syed B. Soharwardy - Calgary Allama Imam Ghalib Hussain Chishty - Calgary Allama Imam Syed Mukhtar Naeemi – Houston, USA Allama Imam Muhammad Nasir Qadri - Montreal Allama Imam Abdul Latif No’mani - Vancouver Imam Hafiz Muhammad Zarif Naeemi - Calgary Imam Nizamuddin Sayed Qadri - Calgary Imam Qazi Bashiruddin Qadri - Hamilton Imam Osman Qazi - Toronto Imam Saeed Ahmed Saifee - Toronto Alimah Hafizah Sister Zaheera Tariq - Calgary Imam Ayaz Khan Qadri - Calgary Alimah Sister Fatimah Zohra - Toronto Imam Shahid Bashir Lahori - Calgary Imam Hafiz Intizar Ahmed Qadri - Montreal Imam Sayed Sajid Qadri – Calgary Imam Arif Mahmood Naqshbandi - Calgary Imam Muhammad Anees Siddiqui – Calgary Sister Shahana Kamil – Mississauga Mr. Mushtaq Khan - Mississauga
Today, January 8, 2010, Calgary Imams will be available at the Al Madinah Calgary Islamic Centre, 5700 Falsbridge Dr. NE at 2:00 PM to explain the Fatwa and answer any questions. The other Imams will be speaking about this Fatwa in their Friday sermons.
For further questions, please contact Imam Syed Soharwardy at 403-831-6330 OR email, contact@islamicsupremecouncil.com. Thanks
“~~Thoughts ?”
I do not trust Muslims.
I would agree—it’s consistent with everything we know about islam.
It’s a CYA moment...They’re doing what they can to prevent Americans and Canadians from turning on them once things get serious...
They’ll be supporting and hiding the terrorists...Oh, they are already, aren’t they...
You’re welcome, Civ.
This is so laughable! Issuing LIES is what Muzzies do best. After all, LYING - TAQIYA is one of their tenets. It literally means:
“Concealing or disguising one’s beliefs, convictions, ideas, feelings, opinions, and/or strategies at a time of imminent danger, whether now or later in time, to save oneself from physical and/or mental injury.” (From wiki)
I know.
I don't think so!
Just so long as muslims weren't attacked, it would be okay?
They do a GREAT job of a play on words.
The demonstration in Detroit in front of the courthouse was a good example.
Of course, the muslims here can demonstrate as they are not the object of the suicide murdering terrorists!
Close, but not a full cigar. Non-muslims need to be allowed to live too.
Send it back for revision and get ALL the muslim leaders signature this time too.
I know. But I believe a Fatwa has the force of religious law which doesn’t appear to allow for lies.
Tekiyyah. There has to be a hidden meaning in this.
http://www.al-islam.org/taqiyah/
Bottom line:
Don’t trust *anything* they say. Watch what they *do*.
I just saw that today and have no idea what it means.
I was asking....
Ten MILLION Muslims!? Holy crap.There can’t be that many Jews and Christians combined in both countries!!!
My thoughts exactly.
You put it better than I.
So what if they issue a fatwa. Their overriding goal is and remains, until accomplished, the worldwide domination of Islam. How they get there is irrelevant.
Notice the only reason they condemn attacks here is because it kills Muslims. This is just a “don’t kill other Muslims” thing. It says to me that they don’t care about the other 98% of people in North America.
Not that terrorists care about killing fellow Muslims. Al-Qaida in Iraq killed 8 times more Iraqis than Americans. The Taliban in Pakistan blows up civilians every other week. Muslims were even killed on 9/11.
>>There is room for Islam i the west if Islam westernizes itself. Perhaps they are doing just that here.
Have you read any of their holy books or looked hard at 1400 years of their history?
I’m thinking that’s a “no”.
Took ‘em 9 years. For a religion operating in the 7th century, I guess that’s not too bad.
Note that they are condemning the attacks, not the individual. They never call out the attackers by name. It’s akin to an AP story about a shooting death. They almost always include the statement; “ The gun shot the individual.” One caveat, in this instance, would be a cop shooting. In this case the AP reports; “ The officer shot the suspect.” The AP’s agenda, simply put, guns bad, Cops bad. By condemning the act or the instrument, they are simply trying to absolve their faith of any responsibility. When in fact, their faith has been the driving force behind these attacks.
They will never become completely Westernized. To do so would be too relinquish control. Moderate Muslims who have become too westernized, will not be treated kindly, should their numbers reach a point where they attain a simple majority. Ask the Immams if they agree with Sharia law (they do). They will dance around the question. Sharia law is what they see for all of us. Ask yourself what does Sharia law entail. Then ask yourself if Islam is in fact the problem.
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