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In
the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Fiqh
Council of
North America
(FCNA) July 25, 2005.
The
Fiqh, Jurisprudence, Council of North America (FCNA)
wishes to address the issue of terrorism and how it is
viewed in the Islamic legal and ethical system
Islamic
law has consistently condemned terrorism and extremism in
all forms and under all circumstances, and we reiterate this
unequivocal position. Islam strictly condemns religious extremism
and the use of violence against innocent lives.
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Islam stands clear on issues of Violence
against women: No beating of wives and no abuse of women
This statement is declares that domestic violence
has no room in Islam what so ever. First of all, it should
be clear that the institution of the family in Islam is based
on mutual respect, affection, mercy and love. Any form of
physical or emotional abuse is prohibited. A husband is not
allowed to physically or emotionally harm his wife, and the
wife is not allowed to abuse her husband. |
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A
call for dialogue
Published on September 3, 2006, fredericknewspost.com,
Imam Yahya Hendi
If one were to believe morning news and the
pictures of the recent events in the Middle East, one
would have to conclude that we are at the dawn of a
clash of religions and civilizations.... |
Jews, Muslims and Peace, Yehezkel Landau and
Yahya Hendi, WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES: CURRENT DIALOGUE
Issue 41, July 2003
With ongoing violence sapping the spirits of Israelis
and Palestinians, and with the Iraq war generating shock
waves throughout the Middle East, we call on our fellow
Jews and Muslims to join forces with concerned
Christians to transcend this cycle of death and
destruction. Jews and Muslims should be spiritual
allies, not adversaries... |
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Imam
Hendi on the Pope's Speech:
September
15, 2006
I
hope that the impact of the interfaith work built by
the late Pope John Paul II does not fade away after
the statements made by Pope Benedict XVI in his most
recent speech in Germany. The bridges built over the
course of the last 40 years between Catholics and
Muslims must not be brought down as a result of that
speech. Despite my sadness to hear those statements
uttered, I still call on both sides to continue to
engage in real and lasting dialogue to bring about
peace to this world. The success of our fight on
religious extremism, terrorism, poverty, sectarianism
and the war culture depends on our ability to be
sensitive to each others beliefs, respect of each
others traditions and our ability to coordinate in the
work of socio-economic and political justice.
The
great spread of Islam around the world is attributed,
not to the shedding of blood and violence, which is
incompatible with the nature of the peaceful God
according to Islam. Rather, it can historically be
attributed to Islam’s very nature of universality,
cohesiveness and call for reasoning and strong
relationship between rationality, science and faith.
I
call on all sides involved to heed to the voice of
reasoning, love and commitment to true universal
brotherhood and sisterhood. I ask Muslims to engage
their Christian neighbors rationally and with love and
I ask Christians to reach out to their Muslims fellow
citizens with a word of comfort and care. After all,
Islam is a religion of Peace and Jesus Christ is the
prince of peace.
United
we stand and divided we fall and fail.
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ANNE WILSON SCHAEF: Differences challenge assumptions
JEROME NATHANSON: The price of the democratic way
of life is a growing appreciation of people's differences,
not merely as tolerable, but as the essence of a rich and
rewarding human experience.
JIMMY CARTER: We have become not a melting pot but
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JOHN F. KENNEDY: If we cannot end now our differences,
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JOHN F. KENNEDY: The wave of the future is not the
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