http://www.unc.edu/~kurzman/terror.htm
This relates to several debates we've had in CE which have touched upon the perceived lack of condemnation on the part of Muslim's when terrorist attacks take place against Western countries. I just stumbled across this list of quotes, and it includes people like Abdulaziz bin ‘Abdallah Al-Ashaykh, who is the Chief Mufti of Saudi Arabia as well as other world and spiritual leaders.
A few choice quotes are below, but the whole list is worth a skim, if only because it's so large and surprising in both the cross-section of people and the authority they carry.
Also, it brought to mind a documentary on Iran I watched, and on the day of the September 11th attacks, the masses spilled out onto the Tehran streets chanting slogans. What they were chanting was not 'down with Bush' or 'down with America' but 'down with terrorism.'
Food for thought hopefully...
Quote:
President Muhammad Khatami of Iran:
“[T]he September 11 terrorist blasts in America can only be the job of a group that have voluntarily severed their own ears and tongues, so that the only language with which they could communicate would be destroying and spreading death.”
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Shaykh Yusuf Qaradawi, Qatar; Tariq Bishri, Egypt; Muhammad S. Awwa, Egypt; Fahmi Huwaydi, Egypt; Haytham Khayyat, Syria; Shaykh Taha Jabir al-Alwani, U.S.:
“All Muslims ought to be united against all those who terrorize the innocents, and those who permit the killing of non-combatants without a justifiable reason. Islam has declared the spilling of blood and the destruction of property as absolute prohibitions until the Day of Judgment. ... [It is] necessary to apprehend the true perpetrators of these crimes, as well as those who aid and abet them through incitement, financing or other support. They must be brought to justice in an impartial court of law and [punished] appropriately. ... [It is] a duty of Muslims to participate in this effort with all possible means.”
Statement of September 27, 2001. The Washington Post, October 11, 2001, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2001Oct10.html
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Shaikh Muhammad Yusuf Islahi, Pakistani-American Muslim leader:
“The sudden barbaric attack on innocent citizens living in peace is extremely distressing and deplorable. Every gentle human heart goes out to the victims of this attack and as humans we are ashamed at the barbarism perpetrated by a few people. Islam, which is a religion of peace and tolerance, condemns this act and sees this is as a wounding scar on the face of humanity. I appeal to Muslims to strongly condemn this act, express unity with the victims' relatives, donate blood, money and do whatever it takes to help the affected people.”
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[ 11-02-2004, 07:21 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]