MWL Calls for Immediate Halt to War on Iraq |
P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News Staff
JEDDAH, 28 March 2003 - The Makkah-based Muslim World League yesterday called for an immediate end to the war on Iraq, which it described as part of a series of conflicts between the Muslim nation and its enemies.
"While denouncing this war, the Islamic nation demands that it be stopped immediately according to the call of wisdom and international legitimacy," said MWL Secretary-General Dr. Abdullah Al-Turki.
The MWL, which represents a large number of Islamic centers and organizations around the world, urged the Muslim nation to rise from its slumber and stand united to face growing challenges.
"The Muslim countries must keep away from provocative acts that are aimed at dragging Muslims on a collision course with those who want to achieve domination over them and occupy their land and resources," he said.
Referring to the killing of innocent people in Iraq by US and British invasion forces, the MWL chief said the Palestinian people were subject to similar aggression at the hands of Israeli occupation forces.
The league stressed the need to study the causes of international conflicts to prevent them in future. "Muslims would not have been vulnerable to attack if they had followed the teachings of Islam and avoided internal differences," the MWL chief said.
Al-Turki urged Muslims to unite under the banner of Islam. "Hold fast the rope of God, all of you together, and be not divided among yourselves," he said quoting a verse from the Holy Qur'an.
Al-Turki warned against creating divisions and factions among Muslims and said God would punish those responsible for causing division in the Islamic religion and weakening the strength of the Muslim nation.
He called upon Islamic scholars to work for the unity of the Ummah and enhance the Islamic awareness of Muslims. He also urged Muslim countries to implement Islamic law and adopt a united stand on regional and international issues.
JEDDAH, 28 March 2003 - The Makkah-based Muslim World League yesterday called for an immediate end to the war on Iraq, which it described as part of a series of conflicts between the Muslim nation and its enemies.
"While denouncing this war, the Islamic nation demands that it be stopped immediately according to the call of wisdom and international legitimacy," said MWL Secretary-General Dr. Abdullah Al-Turki.
The MWL, which represents a large number of Islamic centers and organizations around the world, urged the Muslim nation to rise from its slumber and stand united to face growing challenges.
"The Muslim countries must keep away from provocative acts that are aimed at dragging Muslims on a collision course with those who want to achieve domination over them and occupy their land and resources," he said.
Referring to the killing of innocent people in Iraq by US and British invasion forces, the MWL chief said the Palestinian people were subject to similar aggression at the hands of Israeli occupation forces.
The league stressed the need to study the causes of international conflicts to prevent them in future. "Muslims would not have been vulnerable to attack if they had followed the teachings of Islam and avoided internal differences," the MWL chief said.
Al-Turki urged Muslims to unite under the banner of Islam. "Hold fast the rope of God, all of you together, and be not divided among yourselves," he said quoting a verse from the Holy Qur'an.
Al-Turki warned against creating divisions and factions among Muslims and said God would punish those responsible for causing division in the Islamic religion and weakening the strength of the Muslim nation.
He called upon Islamic scholars to work for the unity of the Ummah and enhance the Islamic awareness of Muslims. He also urged Muslim countries to implement Islamic law and adopt a united stand on regional and international issues.