Sermon of Shikh Saied Fawaz, Imam Mosque Aloumah Alislamih,
Down town Montreal, on Friday January 7th, 2011
The horrible and deadly attack on al-qidiseen church In
Alexandria, Egypt, and on the churches in Iraq which has led to the killing and
injury of tens of innocent Christian and Muslims people, is a heinous crime and
a sinful act. Muslims around the globe denounce and condemn such a horrible
crimes that target the lives of innocent people irrespective of their faith or
ethnicity.
In Islam the protection of places of worship of non-Muslims
is guaranteed under the law. Throughout history Muslims have shouldered the
well established Islamic duty of protecting non-Muslims lives, properties and
places of worship. Let us read the Covenant of Omar (RAA) in which he said
after In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. This is
an assurance of peace and protection given by the servant of Allah Omar Ibn
Khattab, Commander of the Believers to the people of Ilia' (al-Quds /
Jerusalem). He gave them an assurance of protection for their lives, property,
church and crosses as well as the sick and healthy and all its religious
community.
Their churches shall not be occupied, demolished nor taken
away wholly or in part. None of their crosses nor property shall be seized.
They shall not be intimidated in their religion nor shall any of them be
injured. This is the real position of Islam towards the non-Muslims.
So such an act of crime will not help Muslims nor will it
help the image of Islam. Weak Muslims government makes it easy for their
enemies to interfere and destroy the peaceful co-existence of their citizens.
That is why Muslims scholars and laymen condemn such a bloody crimes that
target the peaceful Muslims and non-Muslims in Egypt or any part of the globe.
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