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Charlie Hebdo:of Justifications, Condemnation And Apologies by busar(m): 10:51am On Jan 14, 2015 |
Charlie Hebdo: of justifications, condemnations and apologies Frankly, there is no justification for the murder of the people killed in France recently, by justification, I mean any attempt to establish any ‘acceptability’ or ‘legitimacy’ for these actions, talk less of its glorification. One, who does this, as seen from comments on the face book page of Dr. Yaasir Qaadhee and others, either displays his ignorance of Islamic rules and values or advertises the perversity of his mentality. In fact if one lacked the inability to discern the proper response, he jolly well should keep quiet, aren’t we encouraged to “…say that which is good or keep quiet”? In fact the proper response would be to unequivocally condemn such acts as aberrations that have no linkage whatsoever to what Islam preaches; you could effectively fault the actions in a number of ways Muslims have the responsibility to fulfill their obligations and agreements irrespective of the circumstances they find themselves , these individuals being French citizens, effectively have a pact with the French state not to deliberately harm others even if these others are doing things terrible to Islam Actions such as these is a special prerogative of the rulers , not the vigilanteism that has robbed the soul of many a Muslim youth Correcting an act in such a way as it leads to a more serious one is categorically impermissible. The 7th century scholar, Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah stated: “Forbidding evil has four levels: a. That evil is eradicated and is replaced with its opposite (i.e. good). b. That evil is reduced even if it is not completely eradicated. c. That evil is replaced with what is similar to it. d. That evil is replaced with what is worse than it. The first two levels are legislated in religion as correct. The third level is a matter of juristic deduction (i.e. ijtihād from the scholars). The fourth level is forbidden to embark upon.” These points become clearer as we follow current events: Charlie hebdo usually published around 60,000 copies, the copies to be published after the attacks: 3 million! The ratio is staggering 50 to 1. More offensive cartoons and several other magazines and papers have joined in the publication of such offensive materials. Add to that, racist neo Nazis and Islamophobes (the UK independent party , PEGIDA in Germany and the National Front in France) have seized the opportunity, and anti Islam protests and attacks has gathered more pace and more supporters . The most patently absurd of the entire episode however is the pathetic call from certain Islamophobic quarters demanding that Muslims apologize! Listen to international media mogul Rupert Murdoch saying " Maybe most Moslems peaceful, but until they recognize and destroy their growing jihadist cancer they must be held responsible" Responsible for what? Apologize for what? To whom? And why? Apologize on behalf of neo- khawarij criminals who are on the same page with the killers of children (Pakistan taliban) and murderers of innocents (al qaedah , boko haram ISIS etc) ? People who have killed far more muslims than others? Or apologize for criminals who derive joy from offending people of other faiths under the hypocritical banner of free speech and the right to blaspheme? This was the same Charlie that fired one of her cartoonist because they found his cartoon was offensive and anti Semitic! The pathetically lopsided understanding of free speech simply means the right to slander Islam. The non negotiability of free speech is only bandied around when Muslims are involved. While free speech and the right to satirize is the issue at hand the glaring hypocritical French march raises serious question about western values and even their humanity, 17 people died and millions came to march on the streets of Paris. Millions have died in Iraq and Afghanistan and we didn’t see even 17 people to protest. Malala Yousafzai became a hero, a Nobel peace winner because she survived Taliban bullets, what about the thousands of afghan girls maimed and murdered by the armies of the world’s most civilized and democratic savages? One would need to question the common sense of any Muslim who marched in support of Charlie Hebdo. The Islamic shariah is very clear on this, the punishment for blasphemy is death, and so is the bible, Leviticus 24:13-16. Then the LORD said to Moses: "Take the blasphemer outside the camp. All those who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the entire assembly is to stone him. Say to the Israelites: 'If anyone curses his God, he will be held responsible; anyone who blasphemes the name of the LORD must be put to death. The entire assembly must stone him." And before anybody says this is an abrogated biblical injunction, In 1987, President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation speaking of “the historical tradition of ethical values and principles, which have been the bedrock of society from the dawn of civilization when they were known as the Seven Noahide Laws, transmitted through God to Moses on Mount Sinai,” and in 1991, Congress did the same. Number two of these noahide laws says : “Do Not Blaspheme God” If the west has shied away from its judeo - Christian values, we haven’t relinquished our Islamic values. We owe no one any apology. As for condemnations we have done this severally and consistently (even at the time the west was harboring criminal elements like Aboo Qatadah and others, until they discovered the danger posed by these elements) in front of me are several fatwas of senior scholars condemning atrocities of this nature, let me quote one contemporary scholar, widely respected among Muslim youths, Shaykh Al fawzaan says: “So there are extremists who obligate Jihād in any and every situation without applying any pre-conditions or principles. They do so even if the Muslims are weak and powerless, and even if they do not have a Ruler over them. So each one fights the “enemy” and engages in battles and skirmishes without a legitimate rulership, and they kill the non-Muslims whom it is not permissible to kill. They kill people who have a treaty with the Muslim countries and they kill those who are protected by agreements and covenants. So this is extremism and not Jihād. Rather, these extremists go even further by blowing up homes, residential buildings and built-up areas of cities. They kill Muslims and non-Muslims, young and old, males and females, mercilessly. They put terror and fear into the Muslims and non-Muslims who live under the protection of the Muslim governments. Then they have the audacity to call that Jihād! Rather that is corruption and not Jihād. They draw the Muslims into evil, destruction and ruination. Jihād has pre-conditions and governing principles that are made clear in the books of Qur’anic Commentary, Prophetic Tradition and Islamic Jurisprudence.” As the young, French man wrote in the banner he unfurled as people marched past him in Paris “Je suis musulman pas un terroste” “I am a Muslim and not a terrorist” And please add to that “je ne suis pas Charlie”… I am not Charlie. Written by Kabir Al asfar. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Charlie Hebdo:of Justifications, Condemnation And Apologies by kestolove95(m): 11:15am On Jan 14, 2015 |
But seriuxli why him go go draw sumtin sae na prophet?him ma Bleep up |
Re: Charlie Hebdo:of Justifications, Condemnation And Apologies by busar(m): 11:47am On Jan 14, 2015 |
kestolove95:they knew Muslims don't joke with their prophet(s). 1 Like |
Re: Charlie Hebdo:of Justifications, Condemnation And Apologies by kestolove95(m): 2:57pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
busar:aswr...na dem first find trobl..make we talk tru first 1 Like |
Re: Charlie Hebdo:of Justifications, Condemnation And Apologies by TunjiMsp: 6:38pm On Jan 15, 2015 |
Charllie's death could have been prevented by those marching him to hell, if he had been scolded properly Like a spoilt brat. Rather than wait for some maniac to melt out justice on him #Je suis ne pa charlie |
Re: Charlie Hebdo:of Justifications, Condemnation And Apologies by RAO1(m): 7:25pm On Jan 15, 2015 |
a ku tun ku e lona orun 2 Likes |
Re: Charlie Hebdo:of Justifications, Condemnation And Apologies by ronkeenuf(f): 7:25pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
I am a Muslim, I am not a terrorist and am certainly not charlie (I don't make public mockery of people's faith whether I believe in it or not) 1 Like |
Re: Charlie Hebdo:of Justifications, Condemnation And Apologies by busar(m): 8:33pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
kestolove95:do you mean 'as salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullAh' with that abbreviation? |
Re: Charlie Hebdo:of Justifications, Condemnation And Apologies by kestolove95(m): 8:53pm On Jan 16, 2015 |
busar:nop...I meant aswear which means I swear in pidgin |
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