Friday, April 4, 2008

Nigeria: Islamic Organisation Slams Anti-Islam Film - AllAfrica.com

Abuja

Organisation of the Muslim Conference (OIC) grouping in New House Of York have strongly condemned the "blasphemous" Dutch movie and demanded legal action against its release.

The demand for legal action against the Dutch authorities was made in a statement issued by Pakistan's U.N. Ambassador Munir Akram in his capacity as president of the OIC group.

The statement was made available to the News Agency of Federal Republic Of Nigeria (NAN) at the United Nations in New York.

"The movie falsifies the message of Islamism by selective and out of textual matter citation as well as biased reading of the poetries of the Holy Place Qu'ran," it said.

The OIC grouping said the movie violated assorted articles of the International Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that forbid any advocacy of racial or spiritual hatred.

"The movie is an enactment of spiritual hate and a racialist and xenophobic effort to progress a narrow political docket and would merely function to upset peace, stableness and societal harmoniousness within and among states," the statement noted.

"For the Muslims around the world, it is an effort to hinder the enjoyment of the right to drill and apparent their faith without fearfulness or coercion, particularly for those who dwell in non-Muslim countries," it added.

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The grouping urged all concerned political parties to exercise their attempts to forestall additional airing of this "provocative film" as it would sabotage the in progress attempts to advance peaceful coexistence.

"Despite this blazing provocation, Muslims have got shown restraint and responsibility.

"However, return of similar offenses could trip wider anger, a substance that underscores the demand for a joint committedness to demo sensitiveness and regard for the faith and belief of others in conformity with international law," it stated.(NAN)

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Being Considerate

The members of a profane society are, in the main, rude, uncaring and inconsiderate. The ground for this is the egocentrism of the unbelievers. They all think of their ain benefit. Others have got no importance for them.

However, a existent grouping of trusters are completely different from such as people, because one of the important features of the trusters is their refusal to fall a quarry to their ain greed. Believers who defeat their conceited desires, will naturally be protective and considerate towards other believers. The Qur'an states of that sort of self-sacrificing human relationship between the refugees who fled with Muhammad to Al Madinah and the faithful people of Al Madinah who helped them:

"And those who, before them, had places (in Al-Madinah) and had adopted the Faith, love those who emigrate to them, and entertain no desire in their Black Maria for things given to the (latter), and give them (emigrants) penchant over themselves, even though they were in demand of that. And those saved from the covetousness in their ain souls, they are the 1s that accomplish prosperity. " (Surat al-Hashr, 59:9)

As is also mentioned in this verse, the trusters should give other trusters penchant over themselves. That is true faith, entry and brotherhood.

To give other trusters penchant is not confined only to offering them physical terms. Brotherhood is also imparted with thoughtfulness. A truster must see the demands and jobs of his blood brother more than those of himself.

Rude and inconsiderate manners demo the inadequacy of a person's faith. A individual who is not able to see how his Acts will impact the other believers, and who moves only according to his ain "wishes" and "as he likes", is far removed from the illustration of the truster depicted by Allah. The Qur'an stresses this topic with many illustrations of both considerate and inconsiderate actions. And the most of import is surely to be gracious and respectful to Allah's Messenger:

"O you who believe, make not set yourselves forward before Allah and His Messenger; but fearfulness Allah: for Allah is He Who hears and cognizes all things." (Surat al-Hujraat,49: 1)

"O you who believe, make not come in the Prophet's houses-until leave of absence is given you- for a repast (and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation: But when you are invited, enter; and when you have got taken your meal, disperse, without seeking familiar talk. Such (behaviour) annoys the Prophet: he is ashamed to disregard you, but Allah is not ashamed (to state you) the truth. When you inquire (his wives) for anything you want, inquire them from behind a curtain: that is purer for your Black Maria and for their hearts. Nor is it right for you that you to do irritation to the courier of Allah, nor that you should ever get married his wives after him. Truly, such as a thing is in Allah's sight an enormity." (Surat al-Ahzab, 33:53)

People who are reared on the instructions of the Qur'an are noble, polite, vertical and considerate. This is the natural mental attitude of the truster who gives penchant to his blood brothers over himself and who feed for the love of Allah, the indigent, the orphaned and the captive. Being considerate is a feature of the comrades of Paradise. For instance; not distressing a blood brother while he is on an of import task, keeping soundless when trusters pray, making the trusters as comfy as possible, asking if they necessitate something and serving them without being asked may be given as illustrations to sort behaviour. However, these are only a few examples, and these considerate manners may amount to 100s and one thousands according to changing conditions.

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