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| Suicide attacks un-Islamic: Shia cleric |
| 2008-03-24 |
| Terming 'fidayeen' attacks as ''totally un-Islamic'', Islamic scholar, cleric and Shia leader Maulana Kalbe Jawwad has called for a fatwa or Islamic edict against suicide attacks. ''Suicide attacks lead to killing of innocent people and Islam firmly prohibits such activities,'' Maulana Jawaad said in Lucknow. ''I fail to understand why institutions authorised to issue fatwas chose to sit pretty while such attacks were being carried out indiscriminately not only in India but also in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan,'' Maulana Jawaad said. ''I have reasons to believe that the silence of leading Islamic institutions and even prominent Maulanas on a vital issue like fidayeen attacks was attributable to undue influence of Americans and Israelis. ''I am sure such organisations were guided by Americans or Israelis whose one point programme is to distort Islam and project its teachings in poor light.'' Yup! thats it, can't be any other reason, now can there? Asked why did he not issue an edict, the Maulana said, ''I do not believe in issuing fatwas but I have always and will certainly continue to raise my voice against all types of terrorism, and even more vehemently against suicide attacks.'' India's most prominent Sunni Islamic seminaries in Deoband as well as the Nadwatul Ulema in Lucknow issued edicts against terrorism in February. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #11 The clerics in India are reacting to a growing public perception that Muslims are terrorist supporters. This may all be too little, too late... |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-03-24 21:26 |
| #10 Suicide attacks un-Islamic: Shia cleric Uh oh, now he's going to get blown up, thereby making it Islamic again. |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-03-24 20:56 |
| #9 Classic. Instead of appealing to the humanity of it all, he resorts to saying they haven't banned suicide attacks because the US and Israelis are paying them to discredit Islam. He'd rather make a ridiculous claim than work the problem. The fact that the big clerics did nothing when Iraqis were murdered by religious zealots. Young Iraqis must see this. If the Iraqi SF is good enough they should start retaliating for suicide bombers by striking back at the family of any known suicide bomber. Kill a couple of people in the Kingdom and in Libya for a start. I also don't understand why they haven't sued in Saudi court or in the Arab League. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2008-03-24 19:12 |
| #8 I wonder what ispep means. It must be something really nasty too, in Arabic. Dr Pepper is a nasty stuff on its own without reading it backwards. ;-) |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2008-03-24 19:09 |
| #7 Ya left out the Hindus, dickweed... It's New Delhi television, tu3031. Surely it would be rude to insult the majority group in the country in which he is in the minority? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-03-24 16:41 |
| #6 He must own stock in Mecca-Cola... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-03-24 16:01 |
| #5 He issued a fatwa against Coke link Muslim religious leaders and clerics in Lucknow have issued a fatwa against Coke, asking Muslims in the country and across the world to boycott the fizzy drink as they are “certain” that the words Coca-Cola when held against a mirror reads “No Muhammad No Mecca” in Arabic. An enraged Maulana Kalbe Jawwad, religious head of the Shias, said: “It is blasphemy. We will ask Muslims in the country and throughout the world to boycott the product until the company withdraws the offending words.” |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-03-24 15:57 |
| #4 Asked why did he not issue an edict, the Maulana said, ''I do not believe in issuing fatwas Really? Maulana Jawwad had no problem issuing this fatwa in 2002 link renowned shia cleric maulana kalbe jawwad has also issued a `fatwa' directing them to quit the party or face boycott from the community. maulana jawwad has directed the community members to exert pressure on muslim legislators to quit `the power-hungry party hobnobbing with communal forces'. the shia cleric has called for their boycott if they show any reluctance in quitting the party. maulana jawwad alleged that the vajpayee-led nda government was part of the `international coalition against islam'. "state-sponsored atrocities against members of the minority community have unmasked vajpayee and the bjp," |
| Posted by: john frum 2008-03-24 15:54 |
| #3 ''I am sure such organisations were guided by Americans or Israelis whose one point programme is to distort Islam and project its teachings in poor light.'' Ya left out the Hindus, dickweed... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-03-24 15:32 |
| #2 Typical comment by a moslem cleric in an official position in a majority infidel country. |
| Posted by: mhw 2008-03-24 15:15 |
| #1 Talk about "Shouting into the wind" |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-03-24 14:48 |