What the imams in Norway have to say..

by Wakas on January 21, 2012

A few days ago a Muslim brother, Arfan Bhatti, said a few things in a demonstration against the Norwegian forces in Afghanistan. Although I agree like many others that war is not the solution and people in Afghanistan deserve better and therefore forces must move out, I don’t agree to the way the message was read. It wasn’t actually showing the true essence of what our beautiful religion is all about. Yes my Allah is the creator of the world, and I find my religion or way of life as beautiful, but it also teaches me to respect his creations. As a Muslim I have to be at my best character so others can see what Islam changed within me. If my actions are making people point their fingers at my religion then there is something I am not doing right.

I got in touch with various imams and scholars in Norway to get their views on the message read out on 20th January 2012 in Oslo by Arfan Bhatti. (It’s in Norwegian, so you may google translate it to read what they said). The views below are part of mini conversations with the imams and scholars. I find it very important that their views are heard.

1. Imam Maulana Mehboob-ur-Rehman
ICC Moske, Grønland

Siden Norge er ikke direkte en del av krigen i Afghanistan men bare følger det dem får ordre om via en internasjonal pakt er det feil å gå direkte til angrep på Norge. Dette er ikke en religiøs-sak men mer eller mindre en sak som har med menneskerettigheter å gjøre, og det finnes flere måter å få frem sin ord på men det som ble sagt på demonstrasjonen er ikke en måte vi stiller oss bak.

Det utsagnet var ikke noe som forsterker det fine Islam har å tilby men det gjorde akkurat det motsatte. I tillegg til det så ser ikke vi på det som en Islamsk måte å fremme en sak på.

Bare når det er sagt, vil vi ikke gå bort fra det at vi vil at det blir fred i Afghanistan og at alle styrker trekker seg ut.

2. Maulana Tariq Usman
Masjid-e-Aqsa Moske, Strømmen

Uttalelsen som ble lest på demonstrasjon mot norskesoldater i Afghanistan er vi uenig i. Som en Muslim kan vi ikke snakke sånn mot våre medmennesker ikke minst true dem på en sånn måte. En Muslim bør være varsom og skjønne at det finnes flere måter å fremme en sak på. Vi er også enige i at styrker bør komme tilbake nå enn å vente et par år til men det var uheldig at demonstrasjonen ble ødelagt på grunn av mangelen på en god ledelse med forståelse på Islam.

3. Imam Naimat-ullah-Shah
Moskeen Central Jama’at-e Ahl-e Sunnat, Grønland

Vi har og vil alltid være imot alle sånne trusler fra dem som kaller seg Muslimer. Islam tillater ikke noe sånt. Det finnes måter å gå videre med sånne saker og etter å ha hørt hva som ble sagt på demonstrasjonen er ikke vi enig på dem måten det ble lagt frem. Sånne små grupperinger må passe på hva dem sier og hvordan dem sier det.

4. Imam Tehsin Hussein
Sandnes Moske, Sandnes

Det bror Arfan sa er veldig dårlig gjort. Selv om han sier det er advarsel så er det ett ordspill. Vi bør.være mer våkne og motarbeide pluss prøve å holde dialog slik at de ikke blir overbevist av sine egne forståelser som er imot flertallet av lærde.

5. Imam Ikram Shah Jailani, Oslo

Når man ser på antallet som dukket opp på demonstrasjonen kan man klart og tydelig se at det var ikke engang 0.01% av antallet muslimer som bor i Norge. Ingen Imam kan være enig med dems utsagn fordi en Muslim må ha en holdning som gjør at han passer på sine naboer akkurat som sine egne brødre. Og da er det snakk om alle sammen uansett om dem er Muslim eller ikke. Og når det er sagt er det viktig at våre Muslimske brødre passer på at dem ikke misbruker vers fra Quranen for å tilfredstille sine egne interesser.

6. Maulana Shafiq-ur-Rehman
Al-Suffah Islamsk skole, Mysen

Vi som Muslimer kan ikke gi trussler av noen slag til andre medmennesker spesielt om vi skal vise hva Islam står for. Først må dem som prøver å representere Muslimer her se om dem virkelig vet hva Islam står for og for det andre må jeg også legge til at selve saken står fortsatt der, Norske og alle andre styrker må komme seg ut av en sånn krig som kun er basert på løgn.

Want to change a few lives?

by Wakas on January 10, 2012

I have dedicated a website for a show in Pakistan called “sach ka safar” it means in a way “Journey for truth”. In that program the host brings unfortunate people who are suffering in their daily life.

I find myself very fortunate to be in a position like many of you, to help those that might have less than us. In the latest program the host interviewed a sister who lost her husband and is now bound to work at various places to bring up her four little children.The kids are doing great in school but she is unable to pay their fees, she earns 75 Dollars a month and pays 43 Dollars a month for her rent.

Who says it’s supposed to be like this even AFTER we have watched or heard about this? Last time we collected 300 000 rupees for a person who needed an electric wheelchair and a startup fund for his shop in Pakistan, and this time I am sure we can do it again.

I have calculated that we can manage 1000 dollars that will cover her 1 year of rent, start up money, sewing machine so she can sew her own clothes and sell them rather than leaving little kids behind to work as a cleaner.

If you want to take part in changing lives, click here and donate now!

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