"The Muslim scholars sought an end Afghan conflict and the security challenges the Muslim world is currently facing" KABUL: An international conference under the title of ‘Islam and Peace’ was held in Kabul on Tuesday, seeking the enhanced support of global Muslim scholars in ending lingering war in Afghanistan. The event was jointly convened by the Afghanistan Ulema Council and the High Peace Council (HPC) and was attended by prominent religious scholars from 24 Muslim countries, such as Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, the US, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Sudan, Iran and Jordan. HPC Chairman Salahuddin Rabbani addressing the opening session of the conference urged the attendants to extend their cooperation in ending scourge of violence and bringing peace in Afghanistan. “It was because of support of Ulema that the Afghan jihad toppled the Red Army in 1980s, but why the Muslim scholars are silent now about war in Afghanistan. “As religious scholars, share your views with us on how the Afghans could get rid of their suffering resulting from three decades of conflict. The Afghans are impatiently awaiting the return of peace and prosperity to their homeland,” he said. Prominent jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf -- in a not-so-veiled reference to the Taliban -- said the militants were uneducated people, misguided by outsiders. “There are other people behind planning attacks in Afghanistan,” he alleged. While declaring suicide attacks as un-Islamic, he said the perpetrators were unaware of the punishment they would face for killing the masses. Regarding the Taliban’s unwillingness to enter negotiations with the government, the MP said: “A warring party staying away from peace parleys is called insurgent.” President Hamid Karzai’s message was also read out in the grand event, saying Muslim women, children and other civilians were bearing the brunt of the ongoing conflict. “Regrettably enough, both parties to the war -- killers and victims -- claim to be Muslim, a situation that paves the ground for foreign interference,” said the president. Religious scholars from other countries also condemned the war in Afghanistan as contrary to Islamic principles, urging global scholars to mobilize their efforts to put an end to the war and bring peace to Afghanistan. thefrontierpost/article/43442/
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 07:17:36 +0000
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