Boycott Israel [IslamCity] MB Calls On Muslims To Stand Up To Any Sectarian Sedition

[S A Hannan]

MB Calls On Muslims To Stand Up To Any Sectarian Sedition Ikhwanweb - Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, September 19, 2006 In an exclusive statement to Ikhwanweb, Chairman of Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Mahdi Akef expressed his rejection of the Pope’s remarks in form and content. However, the MB Chairman called on Muslims to stop any acts which could lead to sectarian sedition between Muslims and Christians” Striking is that the sedition this time is being fomented by a Christian symbol who was supposed to prevent such sedition let alone to steer clear from orchestrating such a sedition. The MB Chairman praised the Muslims governments and peoples for their positive reactions to the Pope’s statements , regarding such reactions as essential so that such insults do not recur in the future. “ The Pope’s statements are at best an evidence of his ignorance of Islam as a religion and Muslims as a nation with a uniquely great history”, the Chairman said, expressing his concern that such statements could be fathomed by the majority of Muslims as an evidence that the Vatican has come to ally with the evil powers in the world led by the Israeli American alliance against the Arab and Muslim worlds, nay, against all that is human. “ As Muslims, our religion enjoins us to be tolerant and kind to others, in accordance with the Koran teachings which provide that God has created people and made them peoples and tribes with different languages, religions and ethnicities so that they need to know each, which in turn help integrate them into one human community”, the chairman said. In spite of the Pope’s offending remarks against Islam and Muslims, the Chairman expressed his hope that Muslims and Christians turn over a new leaf in their  relations, calling on Muslims to set a good example as far as tolerance and coexistence are concerned, either the Pope apologizes or not.   __._,_.___ *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)  also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recommended: http://www.ikhwanweb.com http://www.islamonline.net http://www.islam-guide.com http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___

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