Al-Ghumari : Message: Unity among Muslim (Shia/Sunni) brethrens puts fear in the hearts of the oppressors

Unity among Muslim (Shia/Sunni) brethrens puts fear in the hearts of the oppressors.

Supporting Hezbollah is obligatory: Qaradawi

By: Sultan Ahmed
CAIRO, Egypt: Renowned Islamic scholar Dr Yusuf al-Qaradawi has called upon the Islamic world to fully support Hezbollah.

SUPPORTING Hezbollah is a Wajib (obligatory) religious duty of Muslims around the world because Shias are part of the Muslim Nation (Ummah), Qaradawi told Egyptian newspaper "Al-Wafad" in Cairo.

Qaradawi hailed resistance as the noblest act whether it was in Palestine or Lebanon. "Shias agree with the Sunnis in the main principles of Islam while the differences are only over the branches," he said.

Dr Qaradawi said any nation has the right to resist invaders. "It is the duty of Muslims around the world to support the Lebanese resistance."

Sheikh Qaradawi's statement came as a rejection of the fatawa issued recently by some (American Islamic) clerics in Saudi Arabia which prohibited Muslims from supporting or praying for Hezbollah due to its Shia background.

Russian Mufties Council welcomes Supreme Leader's call

IslamRev Internet website announced on Friday that the Russian Mufties Council have responded positively to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei's call for unity among world Muslims to confront Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

The Internet site has quoted the Deputy Head of the Russian Mufties Council, Murat Murtazain, as saying, "

The Russian Muslims declare their solidarity with the Lebanese and Palestinian nations that are engaged in an uneven war with Israel over their absolute rights, and in order to liberate their occupied lands."
Murtazain is furthermore quoted as saying, "We firmly believe that justice must prevail in the world, in accordance with all monotheist faiths' teachings, as well as the international laws, and that all countries in the world must respect these rules." The Deputy Head of the Russian Mufties Council, focusing on Middle East crisis, reiterated, "The Russian Muslims believe the disputes between the Lebanese Hezbollah Movement and Israel must be settled through negotiations within the barriers of the international laws." Focusing on Ayatollah Khamenei's recent message in which his eminence had invited the world Muslims to a campaign against the United States, Israel, and that fake regime's supporters, he said, "We reply positively to the stand adopted by the Iranian leader, and declare that we, too, have always favored the prevailing of justice in the world."
Referring to Israel's war crimes in occupied Palestine and Lebanon, he said, "Keeping in mind that innocent Muslims are being massacred there, we cannot remain indifferent about the matter, and we therefore, hereby declare our full support for the Lebanese Hezbollah."
During three weeks of intensive attacks, the Israeli air, land and naval forces have martyred 800 innocent Lebanese civilians, injured at least 3,000 more, and turned into homeless refugees some one million Lebanese nationals, in addition to inflicting over two billion US dollars of material losses against Lebanon.

Supreme Leader condemns Qana tragedy

Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei issued an important statement Wednesday to the world of Islam in which he strongly condemned the Qana tragedy and the ensuing silence of the United Nations and the international bodies that profess to champion human rights.

The statement in full is as follows.

In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

The tragic disaster in Qana has made our hearts overflown with pain and grief.

It has made us and other Muslim nations as well as all freedom-loving peoples of the world grief-stricken and angry.

Why and for what reason the lives of those innocent children, those fragile and exhausted bodies, and the small and frightened hearts ended in such a cruel manner? Why were the distressed hearts of their mothers and fathers so cruelly wounded by the bloodthirsty Zionists and their bigheaded and arrogant American supporters? What is the logic and rationale behind twenty days of relentless bombing of Lebanon, twenty days of atrocities on a massive scale, destruction of a country and killings of its civilian population, and the disaster such as the massacre in Qana, to make the world that claims to be civilized, the United Nations, governments and organizations that profess to be advocates of human rights to remain so callously cold and uninterested? How long should the Islamic world tolerate existence of the scheming and evil Zionist regime? How long should the Islamic governments allow war-monger and arrogant America to have a free hand in this sensitive region?

The events in Lebanon have exposed the true nature of American human rights, and have revealed the kind of Middle East the American government seeks after.

Today it has become clear to all that attack on Lebanon was premeditated and part of a joint American-Zionist stratagem and is a major step toward domination over the Middle East and the Islamic world.

Bush and his American cohorts share the same degree of guilt in the disasters brought upon Lebanon as the evil and wicked Zionist regime. And the silence of the United Nations and many of the Western governments and above all the support by some governments, such as the notorious British government, make them accountable and partners in crime in varying degrees in contemporary and future judgment of humanity and in the Day of Reckoning and the Divine Judgment Day.

More than ever before the Muslim nations loathe America. Their governments, even those that are constrained because of political considerations, loathe and oppose the American government because of so much outrageous and arrogant aggression. The American regime must expect a hard slap on the face and the crushing fist of Muslim ummah because of its support for the crimes and the Zionist criminals and its blatant violation of the rights of Muslim nations.

The resistance of the people of Lebanon and the heroic struggles of Hezbollah and power arising from their faith, endurance and trust in God is another sign of awakening in the Islamic world and a mark of their firm resolve against animosities and hostilities. The iron fist of the faithful, brave and innocent youth of Lebanon has landed on the hideous face of the aggressors and has broken the glassy shield of their conceited and drunken vanity.

The strategic policy of America is premised upon creating crisis, tension and war in the region. They must understand that as they expand the circle of insecurity in the region, the nations will become angrier at them and the world will be less safe for them.

The aggressive conduct of America and Israel will revitalize more than ever the spirit of resistance in the Islamic world and will make further clear the value of jihad.

The Islamic world and the Muslim youth in all Islamic nations should also realize that the only way to stand against the savage wolf of Zionism and the aggression of the Great Satan is by dedicated resistance.

Surrender and capitulation before the adventurist and cunning American authorities will only add to their greed and blatant defiance and make things more difficult for the nations. If Lebanon had caved in and surrendered to the aggression of the Zionists, and if the combatant youth of Hezbollah and the innocent people of the southern Lebanon had chosen not to put their lives on the line in this sacred defense, long-lasting suffering and ever-increasing humiliation would have threatened the entire nation of Lebanon and similarly the rest of the region would have been embroiled as part of the aftermath of these aggressive attacks.

Today Hezbollah is on the frontline of the sacred defense of the Muslim ummah and all nations of the region.

To the Zionist enemy religion, faith, mosque, church, Shiite or Sunni make no difference. It is a racist, aggressor and brutal regime. If it finds no obstacle on its way, it will spare no crime and show no mercy toward any group or nations.

The nations of the region, all Islamic sects and followers of different faiths in Lebanon and in all Islamic countries must join hands of unity and not allow their division to be a source of strength for the enemy.

The Islamic Iran regards it its duty to stand against bully and aggression of America and the evil designs of the Zionist regime. We will stand by all oppressed nations, especially the beloved people of Lebanon and the combatanat nation of Palestine.

America, practically a partner in the heinous crimes committed in Lebanon by its open support for the killings of civilian population of Lebanon, open opposition to ceasefire and by providing armaments, financial assistance and political support to the Zionist aggressors, now intends to impose further tyranny on the people and government of Lebanon by imposing its own conditions.

Without any doubt, the resistant nation and those brave combatants will not succumb to this tyranny and will choose their way only on the basis of their interests.

I offer my condolences to the dear people, the tireless Mujahids and the political authorities and figures of Lebanon on the sufferings brought upon the people, specially Qana great tragedy, and declare the sympathy of the great Iranian nation with them.

Greetings to the people of Lebanon, salutaion to the victorious Hezbollah, and hail to the valiant and faithful Arab leader, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah.

The Almighty Allah says: So patiently persevere, for verily the promise of Allah is true, nor let those shake thy firmness, who have (themselves) no certainty of faith (Rome, 60).

Sayed Ali Khamenei
August 1, 2006

Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: It is appalling that Hezbollah's heroic acts have not awakened the cons

The leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Mehdi Akef, said Thursday he was ready to send 10,000 fighters to Lebanon to combat Israel alongside Hezbollah. "There are enough people but you would need Arab regimes to authorize their deployment or at least turn a blind eye on their departure," Akef added. He charged: "The most appalling thing is that these heroic acts have not awakened the conscience of a single Arab regime. They have only one thing in mind and that is to cling to their positions and plunder their people's wealth."

Saudi Shias in pro-Hezbollah march

Thursday 03 August 2006, 15:51 Makka Time, 12:51 GMT
More than 2,000 Saudi Muslim Shias are reported to have joined a protest march in the country's Eastern Province to denounce Israel's military onslaught against Lebanon, the second rare protest this week.

Residents said up to 2,000 people took part in a march late on Tuesday in the eastern city of al-Qatif while hundreds more marched in the neighbouring town of al-Awamiya.

A Shia website carried photographs of the protesters, which included Saudi women and children, bearing pictures of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and the group's yellow flag. It said Lebanese expatriates also took part.

The website quoted the protesters as saying: "
Not Sunnis, not Shias - it's one Islamic unity. Oh beloved Hezbollah, destroy Tel Aviv!"
Public protests are banned in Saudi Arabia, which sees itself as the bastion of American Islam, and the Saudi media have not reported the Shia demonstrations.

One resident said the marchers dispersed peacefully. The man said: "There was a light security deployment monitoring the marches."

Shias say a heavy police deployment prevented them from staging similar protests over a week ago, but dozens of Saudi Shias managed to hold protests on Sunday in the same areas.

Officials from the Saudi interior ministry declined to comment.

Hezbollah inspiring Hamas

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Hezbollah's resilience has given new heart to Islamic militants confronting Israel from this turbulent slip of sea and sand. As Hezbollah goes, they believe, so could their prospects in Gaza.

The Shiite guerrillas' battle against the Israeli army in southern Lebanon has buoyed Palestinian hopes. Hamas, the Islamic power of Gaza, appears to be rethinking its bargaining positions. Organizers of Islamic Jihad, see a three-week holdout by Hezbollah against tough odds as an opportunity.
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All the Arab people are supporting and are behind Hezbollah's fight," said Islamic Jihad leader Khader Habib in Gaza City. "It doesn't matter for people here whether it is Hamas or Hezbollah. It doesn't matter if it is Sunni or Shia. This is about Islamic unity now. And how we can benefit."

The battles that Israel is waging against its longtime Islamic enemies, both to its north and south, have unleashed a rush of Arab anger beyond the immediate region and across sectarian divides. On Monday, a day after Israeli missiles crushed a building in the Lebanese village of Qana and killed more than 50 women and children, protests broke out in the streets of Cairo, Baghdad, Damascus, Syria, and Amman, Jordan.

Hezbollah is Israel's formidable foe in the north, a Shiite Muslim group that has produced a political party in Lebanon's government and sustains a militia. Hamas, a Palestinian resistance group of Sunni Muslims, has for years sent suicide bombers into Israeli streets and now leads the Palestinian government after democratic elections in January.

Two separate kidnappings of Israeli soldiers--the abduction of one soldier by Hamas on June 25 and the grabbing of two soldiers by Hezbollah on July 12--have altered some of those calculations.

Separate forces with same agendas, Hamas and Hezbollah increasingly appear to be comrades in arms, closer in sympathies than ever before. They are speaking with a common language of defiance and angling for confrontations with Israel.

Khaled Mashal, a Hamas organizer based in Syria, who urged "the resistance in Palestine and Lebanon" to respond to the bombing in Qana. Cooperation between Hamas and Hezbollah was "important," Mashal said.

Israeli army and former intelligence officials said in interviews this week that Hamas and Hezbollah for years were sympathetic but singular in their purposes. Now these officials worry that the kidnappings indicate a new understanding between the two groups and the subsequent combat was leading to a wider dilemma.

Hezbollah is more radical in outlook, deeper in alliance with Iran and stocked with far more powerful rockets than Hamas, they said. Hamas has a long history steeped in Palestinian nationalism and the needs of the Palestinian population. But both groups could be swept up in a proxy war--with Islamic forces backed by Iran and Israel supported by the United States--that could be destabilizing and disastrous, the officials added.

"We are now in a struggle over the broadening of Islamic influence. Hamas and Hezbollah are Islamic brothers, and you can see the gains other Islamic groups are making, politically, in Egypt and elsewhere," said Shalom Harari, a brigadier general in Israel's reserves.

"It's true it's easier to connect Hezbollah to Iran. But Hamas leaders who live outside, in Syria, in Jordan, are also much more connected to Iran. They travel to Iran, they have ties to Iran, and that influence is not something to ignore," he added.

There was some grumbling in the first days that the war in Lebanon robbed Gaza of world attention at a time of deep crisis. For months, Israel has tried to weaken the Palestinian government and its Hamas leadership. After the kidnapping in June, Israel launched devastating aerial assaults on Gaza. More than 150 Palestinians died in three weeks of battle.

But it was perceptible last week, as Israeli ground forces stumbled in Lebanon, that sentiments were changing in Gaza. On lampposts, there were green banners for Hamas . Inside some shops were fresh yellow streamers, printed with the clenched-fist symbol of Hezbollah.

"If you listen to the street, Hezbollah has taken everyone by surprise," the Palestinian legislator Abu Amr said. "This is a group that has maintained a fight--and a tough fight. Everyone is watching this carefully. If Hezbollah remains steadfast, it could help the Palestinian resolve. . . . And whatever happens in Lebanon will have a spillover effect."

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