Earlier, I cited the killing verses. Muslim clerics cannot escape them. Either these verses pertain to a particular time and place in the distant past, or such verses are for all times and for all places, in which case it is evident that such an understanding is contrary to human dignity and unbecoming of the Divine Providence. Muslim clerics must realize that respecting the human rights of all human beings is a sublime human virtue. Humanity will judge Islam and the Muslims by our willingness to protect the human rights of all. As a Muslim scholar and a Muslim cleric, I proclaim that Islam and the teachings of Islam have suffered as a result of the conquests of empires and dynasties that have acted in the name of Islam, but buried the spirit of compassion in Islam under the rubble of imperial hubris. Thus it becomes imperative to re-visit and re-explore the real teachings of Islam. If Muslim clerics and scholars do not voluntarily and pro-actively engage in this study, they will eventually be compelled by the force of current trends to do this in a reactive manner. عبدالحمید معصومی تهرانی/ Abdolhamid Masoumi Tehrani Alliance for Rights of All Minorities-ARAM Unlock Iran UN Watch
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