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Assalamu'alaikum...!
Below is the full letter sent by the Islamic Society of North America to
the M'sian embassy regarding the invitation to PM.
Date: August 14, 2000
His Excellency
The Ambassador of Malaysia
Washington DC
Your Excellency:
Assalamu alaikum
Your Excellency, we are confident that you are fully aware of the role
of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) as a representative of
Muslim Americans and Canadians from all walks of life. ISNA serves as a
national umbrella organization, embracing within its folds community as
well as professional organizations.
ISNA has a mission of not only serving Muslims in North America, but
also it helps Muslim to share their intellectual resources, and do the
networking among Muslims worldwide. Alhamdulillah, ISNA was among the
first to recognize the tremendous potential of Malaysia, and of the
leadership of the Prime Minister Honorable Dr. Mahathir Muhammad. It
was in this spirit that ISNA publications not only continuously reported
his speeches and statements, but also focused on progress in Malaysia.
Indeed, our coverage of Malaysia has created admiration for its leadership
among Muslims in North America.
This was reflected in our invitation to the Honorable Prime Minister to
address the ISNA Trade and Business Forum. We are thankful to the Prime
Minister for accepting our invitation.
However, Your Excellency, we are now flooded with messages from our
membership expressing their sadness and anger over the recent verdict
against our brother Anwar Ibrahim. This unfortunate, and also in our
opinion and the opinion of many the unfair and un-Islamic verdict has
created great pain and disappointment. It appears to be nothing but a
case of inability among strong leaders to resolve their differences
amicably.
Your Excellency, this verdict has placed us in a very difficult
situation. Because of the strong protests that we are receiving from
our members, we are unable to assure a favorable reception for the
Prime Minister. This unfortunate situation has rendered us unable to
stand by our invitation.
We pray that Allah SWT will open the Honorable Prime Minister's heart,
and guide him to have this judgment reviewed by competent religious
authorities that can decide this matter under the just and fair Islamic
principles.
When the hypocrites of Madina accused the Prophet's wife, 'Aisha, (AS)
of adultery, Allah revealed to the Prophet in the Qur'an:
"Why did not the Believers - men and women - when they heard of the
affair, put the best construction on it in their own minds and say,
"This (charge) is an obvious lie?" Why did they not bring four witnesses
to prove it? When they have not brought the witnesses, such people,
in the sight of Allah (stand forth) themselves as liars! (al-Nur 24:21-13)
Your Excellency, allow me to say that unless the Prime Minister's
office intervenes and announces an immediate change in this case, we
regret that it will be very difficult for us to welcome him under the
circumstances.
We wanted him to come here and address Muslims as a leader who stands
for justice and truth and who brings the people together. We wanted him
to see the thrill and happiness of the Muslim community. We wanted him
to inspirehope in the Muslim masses in their leadership. Without any
drastic change in his decision, his presence will be a source of anger,
protests and disturbance for the whole Convention. We certainly do not
want to see this large convention of Muslims turned into an arena of
protest and counter protest and take our audience away from our main
theme: "Islam: Faith and Civilization." We shall wait for an immediate
response from the Prime Minister before making any further decision to
receive him at the ISNA Convention.
Wassalam.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi
President ISNA
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