ISNA Denounces Terrorism in the Name of Islam
05-22-04 00:00
ISNA
Not In the Name of Islam
"We, the undersigned Muslims, wish to state clearly that those who commit acts of terror, murder and cruelty in the name of Islam are not only destroying innocent lives, but are also betraying the values of the faith they claim to represent. No injustice done to Muslims can ever justify the massacre of innocent people, and no act of terror will ever serve the cause of Islam. We repudiate and dissociate ourselves from any Muslim group or individual who commits such brutal and un-Islamic acts. We refuse to allow our faith to be held hostage by the criminal actions of a tiny minority acting outside the teachings of both the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.
"As it states in the Quran: 'Oh you who believe, stand up firmly for justice, as witnesses to God, even if it be against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be against rich or poor; for God can best protect both. Do not follow any passion, lest you not be just. And if you distort or decline to do justice, verily God is well-acquainted with all that you do.'" (Quran 4:135)
Signed by:
1. Muhammad Nur Abdullah, ISNA President
2. Ingrid Mattson, ISNA Vice President - USA
3. Syed Imtiaz Ahmad, ISNA Vice President-Canada
4. Dr Sayyid M. Syeed, ISNA Secretary General
5. Faizul Khan, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
6. Faroque A. Khan, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
7. Sayed Gomah, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
8. Kareem Irfan, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
9. Jamal Badawi, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
10. Yusuf Ziya Kavakci, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
11. Khadija Haffajee, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
12. Abdalla Idris Ali, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
13. Siraj Wahhaj, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
14. Muzammil Siddiqi, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
15. Ameena Jandali, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
16. Tarek Elgawhary, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
17. Bassam Osman, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
18. Khurshid A. Qureshi, Member, ISNA Maljis Ashura
19. Rafik Beekun, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
20. Parvaiz Malik, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
21. M. Anwarul Haque, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
22. Hanaa Unus, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
23. Qaiser Imam, Member, ISNA Majlis Ashura
24. Ilyas Ba-Yunus, Member, ISNA Majls Ashura
25. Azhar Azeez, Member, ISNA Executive Council
26. Mohamad Magid, Member, ISNA Executive Council
27. Mohamad Rajabally, Member, ISNA Executive Council
28. Hatim Zagloul, Member, ISNA Executive Council
29. Afshan Khan, ISNA HQ
30. Ahmed ElHattab, ISNA HQ
31. Anbareen Khan, ISNA HQ
32. Anjum Khan, ISNA HQ
33. Ashfaq Lodhi, ISNA HQ
34. Bahauddin Bade, ISNA HQ
35. Basharat Saleem, ISNA HQ
36. Gulamali Kapadia, ISNA HQ
37. Habibe Ali, ISNA HQ
38. Hanane Elabbassi, ISNA HQ
39. Kariem Abdullah, ISNA HQ
40. Louay Safi, ISNA HQ
41. Mohamed Elsanousi, ISNA HQ
42. Mukhtar Ahmad, ISNA HQ
43. Omer Bin Abdullah, ISNA HQ
44. Pamela Taylor, ISNA HQ
45. Sandra Asbury, ISNA HQ
46. Shariq Siddiqui, ISNA HQ
47. Taneeza Islam, ISNA HQ
48. Tipu Ahmad, ISNA HQ
49. Abdel Mannan Alo, MD
50. Abdul Alim Khandekar, MD
51. Abdul Rauf Mir, MD
52. Abdul Wahab
53. Ashraf Sufi
54. Ayman Rayes
55. Faroque A. Khan
56. Ghulam Nabi Mir, MD
57. Hashem Mubarak, MD
58. Husain Nagamia, MD
59. Ihsanul Haque, MD
60. Khalid Bhatti, MD
61. Laeeq Khan
62. M. Ashraf & Mubeena Balti, MD
63. Mohammad Saleem Bajwa, MD
64. Mohammed Zaher Sahloul
65. Muhammad Akram Dar, MD
66. Samir & Samar Shakfeh, MD
67. Shakeela Z. Hassan, MD
68. Sheikh Abdul Rahman, MD
69. Tajuddin Ahmad, MD
70. Talal Sunbulli, MD
71. Tayeb Jukaku
72. Waheed & Raana Akbar, MD
CAIR is asking Muslims around the world to help correct misperceptions of Islam and the Islamic stance on religiously-motivated terror. Sign the petition: www.cair-net.org/default.asp
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