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WE HAVE TO LIVE TOGETHER; BUT A PERSON WHO DOES NOT SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE OPPRESSION IS LIKE A DUMB SATAN
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Akgunduz Rector of Islamic University of Rotterdam
Islam has told to all mankind: A person who does not speak out against the wrong is like a dumb Satan. And Quran commended to humanity: When some of them said: "Why do ye preach to a people whom Allah will destroy or visit with a terrible punishment?"- said the preachers:" To discharge our duty to your Lord, and perchance they may fear Him." (Quran, 7: 164). For this reason, we as Muslim Scholars have to tell some facts against massacre of innocent people in Gazza.
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people of the upper deck should help them and give them the water. Otherwise they would say, Why should we cause trouble to the people of the upper deck when we can have plenty of water by making a hole in our deck. Now, if the people of the upper deck do not prevent this group from such foolishness, all of them will perish; but if they stop them, they will be saved. O members of World Family! You and I are members of a collective personality such as that, worthy of the title of perfect man. We are like the components of a factorys machinery. We should work to bring people together; otherwise the world factory demolish entirely and mankind body be dispersed.
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regions of the Ottoman land, particularly in Thessalonica, which is now in Greece, Edirne, in Liwadiyyah affiliated to Agriboz, and in the vicinity of Trhala (Akgndz, Ottoman Legal Codes, v. III, pp. 393; v. VI, p. 637 et seq.; Taboos Collapse, I-II, Istanbul 1996-97, v. II, pp. 118- 133; Zeydan, Abdulkerim, Ahkam al-Dhimmiyyin wa'l-Musta'manin, Baghdad 1963, p. 22 et seq.) Who can prove that Ottoman States or any Muslim State has killed any individual form Jews? Historians know that Europeans have killed and exiled Jews in 15th century but Ottoman State received them with open arms. Hitler and his army killed and exiled Jews but The Republic of Turkey received them with open arms including Commercial Law expert Prof. Hirsch.
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should be enhanced especially in the period ahead in order to quench the thirst of those non-Muslims who are eager to respect Islam as well as those Muslims whose vision about the true Islamic teachings are not clear. As a Muslim Scholars we dont believe for some lovely words like dialogue, harmony and integration for UN, European or American institutions while they are silent against massacre of Israel.
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5. The official international community is biased to some races and religious against others. Is this in the sake of mankind or not? You can decide. We, as Muslim scholars, condemn every mischief against human life. Our hearts bleed for the attacks that have targeted innocent people. The haphazard killing where the rough is taken with the smooth and where innocents are killed along with wrongdoers is totally forbidden in Islam. No one, as far as Islam is concerned, is held responsible for another's actions. We categorically go against anybody's embarking on such attacks. Islam never allows a Muslim to kill the innocent and the helpless. If such attacks were carried out by some Muslims - as some groups claim - then we, in the name of our religion, deny the act and incriminate the perpetrators. We do confirm that the aggressors deserve the deterrent punishment irrespective of their religion, race or gender. O members of World Family! Let us suppose that we are on a ship, or in a house, with nine innocent people and one criminal. If someone were to try to make the ship sink, or to set the house on fire, because of that criminal, you know how great a sinner he would be. You would cry out to the heavens against his sinfulness. Even if there were one innocent man and nine criminals aboard the ship, it would be against all rules of justice to sink it. We should bring people together and God help us and bless us.