NINE FEMALE POLIO VACCINATORS MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD It is truly a sad incident. It is abominable. It is barbaric. It is evil. Jabir narrated that “we went out on a journey and a man among us was hit by a stone which cracked his skull then he had a wet dream to which he asked his companions for fatwa whether there is any ease or concession for him to perform the sand ablution (tayammum). They said: we don’t find for you any concession so long you can use water. He then bathed with water and died. Jabir said: when we came back to the prophet –peace be upon him- he was told about the incidence. He said: they KILLED HIM, MAY ALLAH KILL THEM! Why didn’t they ask if they don’t know, for the only cure for ignorance in inquiry. It would have been ok for him to do the tayammum and bandaged his wound then dry rub over it and wash the rest of his body” Abu Dawud. Those ‘scholars’and politicans –


I am saying it without resevation- that frighten the common people against vaccinations and polio are the true killers. Allah said: “When there comes to them some matter touching (Public) safety or fear, they divulge and spread it. If they had only referred it to the Messenger, or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have the knowledge of it from them (direct). Were it not for the Grace and Mercy of Allah unto you, all but a few of you would have fallen into the clutches of Satan.” Q3/83. Only learned scholars and specialist in every field of endeavor should issue a fatwa. More especially in specialized fields. And if any person issues a fatwa that leads to the death of others is also directly responsible for such death. And the politicians that are afraid of the ignorant and popular beliefs even if detriment to their people are pathetic. In the case of vaccinations, combined experts in virology, immunology, pediatrics, principle of Islamic jurisprudence are needed to give such a fatwa. So far, all the Muslims countries except for some intellectually inconsequential individuals or extremists organizations have unanimously accepted the vaccinations including polio as beneficial in prevention and cure of disease. Prevention of disease and the seeking of cure are entrenched in Islam. Muslim narrated in the chapter 26 (chapter for every disease is a cure and the recommendation to seek for cure) Hadith number 5871 from Jabir who said: the messenger of Allah – peace be upon him- said: “every disease has a cure so when the medicine affects the disease the patient is cured by the leave of Allah the Al-mighty”. In Saudi Arabia, it is a prerequisite that a child present his 1st year vaccination certificate before he gets registered in school. With all the scholars both Islamic and medical experts in Egypt, there is no scholar of repute who denied vaccination.


Many rich Nigerians now go to Egypt for medical treatment. I could remember in the Northern Nigeria since the years of the premier we were all vaccinated against cholera, CSM, smallpox, BCG, measles etc, and nobody raised any alarm. How can then today, people that are neither specialist in Islamic Law nor specialist in Medical sciences go public with such a fatwa in clear contradiction of the Quran? It means the Quran doesn’t pass through beyond their throat. Let us assume, they have the rights to their ijtihad, but that does not give them the license to kill innocent people that see otherwise? When do you kill people on suspicion?. This incident confirms that there are true terrorists among us that because of their shallow understanding of Islam have turned out to the greatest enemy of Islam and the prophet – alaihis Salam. In a Hadith the Prophet said there will come a time – in the end of time- when some youth who are apt to reciting the Quran – but will not pass their throat- will be killing Muslims. Today, you just need to disagree with them, then you become their hit target. Subhanallah! The Ummah has to wake up from its slumber and fish out these evil people. The prophet – peace be upon him said: “if people will see a transgressor and don’t clamp on his two hands, Allah will soon engulf them all with his chastisement” Abu dawud. Only the people can cure this evil. May Allah have His mercy on those murdered women and give solace to their children and relatives. May Allah protect us all from all evil.

CLEARANCE TO SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS

Brothers and sisters,

Some of your observations are valid and your fear about the polio is not completely unfounded . However, the solution to this problem is there in our Holy Book and the Sunnah of our Noble prophet – peace be upon him. Which is let us allow the experts we trust rule on the issue.

Our problem is either the wrong experts spoke on the issue i.e. people who have no encyclopedic knowledge of the problem or we don’t trust those that have the knowledge. There is distrust of government and the west in general. So we are in a cul-de-sac now. If an expert comes out to support the polio eradication programmed adopted by the United nation (UN not USA – there is a difference) he is libeled as either an agent of the west or ignorant of the issue. On the other hand, if a scholar or a politician or any unspecialized person speaks against it he get undue popularity but at the expense of the health of the masses and ultimately the world at large.

What is the way out?

Education!

The UN and Governments should embark; first and foremost, in educating the people and their leaders about the polio eradication program which started from 1988 in an attempt to use the same method small pox was eradicated, this before starting to execute it in the field. The UN has to work hard to dissociate itself from manipulations by the western powers especially on security issues, the main cause of the distrust Muslims have on the body.

Allah said: “There is no good in a lot of their deliberations except for one who exhorts charity or something commonly seen as good or conciliation between people. Whosoever will do that seeking the good pleasure of Allah, We shall soon give a reward of the highest (value).” Q3/114.

Thus if we truly understand this verse, this is the legitimate reason for the Muslim countries to join the United Nations. For anything that promotes peace, reconciliation, goodness, health and economic progress, Islam is for it. The prophet – alaihis Salam- said: “I truly witnessed in the house of Abdullah bin Jud’an (during the Jahiliyah period) a peace treaty I would not prefer in place of it a flock of red beautiful camels, and if I am to be invited for it during Islam, I will answer the invitation” Al-Baihaqy. Today all the Muslims nations are members in the UN, contributing their quota in promoting world peace, education, health and conflict resolution.

The United Nations was founded in 1945 after World War II to end and prevent wars between countries, and to provide a stage for dialogue. It has many subsidiary agencies to carry out its missions. Prominent among them include the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), all within the scope of the verse.

The World Health Organization (WHO), WHO aims to eradicate polio like it successfully did with smallpox eradicated in 1980. As for the polio, it has also been successful in reducing the number of cases by almost 99% since the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched in 1988.

No doubt that USA and other western nations exert a lot of influence on the UN more especially on security issues and have shown their double standards especially with relation to the flight of the Palestinians which has eroded any aorta of credibility accorded these nations in the eyes of the Muslims.

Because of that many skeptics ask? Why is the UN most concern about Polio vaccination not so with malaria or other pressing health problems?

People don't know that the UN and other NGOs like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are spending millions in Malaria vaccines research which unfortunately is still not successful. However the polio virus vaccine is successfully developed, so do we wait for decades until when we get malaria vaccines before we try to eradicate polio that cripple our children? That is no logic. Evidently people are not informed and they base their decision on the little they know coupled with the deteriorating false political and economic situations imposed on them.

This is a challenge to the western world, if truly we want the world to cooperate, and assist in eradication these communicable diseases, the west should stop assisting corrupt third world leaders that rig elections because of credibility question.

The problem with polio which is a viral disease, for a person who refuses to be vaccinated can harbor the virus which will now be the reservoir for further infecting those that will not be vaccinated in the future. So instead of eradicating the disease and the stoppage of the vaccine inoculation, the whole world will continue to suffer from indefinite vaccination programme. Just because the world have given a blind eye to the political and security injustice prevailing elsewhere. This is the interconnection between health the socio-economic factors.

I call on our people to cooperate, it is not an scheme to kill or depopulate the Muslim, but a cooperation between all nations to tackle a problem that face humanity which Islam stands for. What we need is to have credible leaders that will ensure that there is no foul play, adulteration and corruption in the process.

May Allah guide us all.

Dr thank u for the post alot of Islamic scholars here in Nigeria are responsible 4 our present predicaments they confused and misguide our people there by retarding our progress are we the only muslims in Nigeria? see our brothers in the south they receive these vaccines because they are well informed I received that vaccine at the age of 41 in Jedda when i went on my pilgrimage reason was that i am from an infested country it is a shameful thing A MAY GOD BLESS U for sensitising muslims UMMAH

Can you blame bokoharam for killing those health workers when your own muhammad prescribed camel urine as muslims medicine? Bunch of quranimal clowns