MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN COLOMBO : Head of the All-Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama As Sheikh Rizwie Mufthi called the global community to wake up for heinous crimes committed by Israelis against the helpless Palestinians and urged them to punish those responsible for these atrocities .
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The Mufthi was speaking at the International religious leaders conference held in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday at the Sunway Hotel and Resort !
The conference was jointly opened by the Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and the secretary general of the Muslim. World League MWL in Malaysia , Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa.
Full text of the speech : Palestine is a blessed land which has blessed with numerous special prophecies and historical accounts which are cited in Holy Qur’an, Al-Hadith, elevating the land of Palestine to an honorable place in the life of every Muslim in the world.
Almighty Allah designates the land of Palestine as a blessed land in Holy Qur’an.
سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِۦ لَيْلًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْأَقْصَا ٱلَّذِىبَـٰرَكْنَا حَوْلَهُۥ لِنُرِيَهُۥ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَآ ۚ
“Glory be to the One (Allah) Who took His Servant ˹Muḥammad˺ by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque whose surroundings We have blessed so that We may show him some of Our signs” (Surah 17 Verse 01)
Masjid al-Aqsa, one of the Mosques built by the Prophets and the second Waqf (endowment) in the world, is situated on this sacred land.
Many of the Prophets of Islam were born in Palestine, lived, preached and demised and were buried, finding their final resting places in its land.
Prophet SallAllahu Alayhi Wasallam (PBUH) started his heavenly journey from Masjid al-Aqsa in Palestine. Likewise, “The Prophet (PBUH), prayed facing Baitul-Maqdis for sixteen or seventeen months…” (Sahih al-Bukhari: 399)
Therefore, Palestine is a land of marked by numerous distinctions and holds a special place in Islam.
Crisis Situation
The crisis situation in Palestine and Baitul Muqaddas is deeply emotional in the hearts of Muslims. The blessed land must be given to its rightful owners.
The global community is horrified by the heinous attacks whichhas killed thousands of innocent civilians.
The alarming escalation of violence in the region is greatly disturbing and the plight of the innocent children, women, elderly, and patients is deeply anguishing.
Such horrific war crimes should be strongly dealt under international laws and justice should be imparted in an unbiased manner.
The violence unleashed to the Palestinian people is against the humanity and international law.
We appeal the International Community to intervene and de-escalate the crisis situation immediately and prevent further loss of innocent lives.
Efforts should be initiated to evacuate stranded innocent civilians within the region in a safe prompt manner and humanitarian aid should be facilitated to the victims of war.
Throughout history of mankind, it is evident that oppression and injustice was never successful in acquiring any form of goodness towards humanity, whereas it has only resulted in further destruction of nations.
The global community bears the responsibility of advocating against discrimination and hatred, and approaching this issue in an unbiased humanitarian manner and ensure that justice prevails.
Sri Lanka has always recognized the declaration of the State of Palestine and has continuously supported all UN resolutions against Israel’s oppressions on Palestine.
We strongly condemn the brutal attack on defenseless innocent civilians, which cannot be justified at any cost.
Current Situation in Gaza
At least 34,735 people have been killed,
including more than 14,500 children, 8,400 women,
injuring more than 78,108 people
and more than 8,000 reported as missing.
Around 2 Million people homeless
May Almighty Allah compensate the innocent victims with goodness and bless humanity with lasting peace, harmony and prosperity.
We pray to Almighty for the establishment of justice, morality and peace around the world.
May Allah offer Jannathul Firdous for those who lost their lives and grant quick recovery for the injured.
May Almighty Allah preserve the innocent civilians and bless the world with peace and protect it from all forms of evils.
We pray that this critical issue is resolved quickly, may those people be blessed with solace and security.
We pray for the protection of Masjid Al-Aqsa and all other places of worship and for the establishment of justice, freedom and peace in the entire world.”
Past presidents of the All Ceylon YMMA Conference Khalid Farook and hHaleem Aziz were also present at the inauguration of the conference .