A. Dr. Ali Al Dagi a & Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi The World Federation of Muslim Scholars issued a statement about Ethiopian Muslim

The World Federation of Muslim Scholars issued a statement calling on the Ethiopian government to protect the rights of Muslims and dialogue with their leaders, and warned the consequences of causing discord among them, also called the Islamic world to protect their fellow oppressed everywhere, and this is the text of the statement:

Praise be to God, prayer and peace upon the Messenger of Allah Muhammad and his family and
allies .. And after;;
The World federation of Muslim Scholars is following the situation of Muslims Habesha (Ethiopia) land first migration, the land of the good King Nejashi, under whom nobody was oppressed, therefore he stood with the com panions of the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him the oppressed and show magnanimity, values and high morals, and the outcome of the conditions of Muslims today, starting from the emperor Haileselase which wreaked havoc in the land, and he restricted the life of Muslims and left them with suffering.

Today, under the current government, which began a kind of openness to Muslims - and that did not get to all their rights - there have been recent major problems where the government launched an attack against the preachers and committed youth on charges of terrorism and Al Qaeda, and plunged hundreds of them in prisons, with torture, and it stormed some mosques and closed most of their newspapers and magazines, and more than that the government's attempt to bring about dissension Ahbash followers to stray Abdullah Harari, and the government trying to impose ahbash on the Ethiopians and the majority of the Supreme Council of Muslims and this is what Muslims see as blatant interference in religious affairs, and the seed of dissension among them to achieve the political goals of the government, and therefore resulted in massive wave of protests from Muslims, and in front of these problems and calamities that befell our brothers the Muslims in Ethiopia (Abyssinia) the International Federation for Muslim Scholars confirms the following:

1 – Federation calls on the Ethiopian government to lift oppression and injustice of Muslims in
Ethiopia, and the granting of religious freedom, the right to choose their representatives, and the achievement of their equality with Christians in rights and duties, they are also people of the earth, and they make up a large proportion of the population, why digest their rights while they carry their citizenship duties properly? Why it is intended for their areas of backwardness, ignorance and poverty? Muslims in Ethiopia has been a good and tolerance throughout history.
It is without doubt the realization of this true partnership and equality in rights and duties is the one who strengthens the Government and people of Ethiopia.

2 – Federation warns that the Ethiopian government to proceed with the policy of violence,
oppression, imprisonment and false accusations to all Muslims and cause discord among them may have failed in the whole world, and it means to destroy the people and government together as we have seen in Somalia and elsewhere. Therefore we demand the government to dialogue with representatives of Muslim scholars and tribal leaders and worshipers to reach a permanent peaceful coexistence formula protects the rights and borders.

3 – Federation calls on Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the leaders of the Muslim world and its scholars and its people to stand with the oppressed of th ir brothers in Ethiopia, and their support financially and morally, and pressure on the government to achieve universal justice and full equality, and remedies for them and injustice.

4 – Federation calls for charitable organizations and humanitarian care in Ethiopia (the land of the first migration) to achieve comprehensive development for them.

5 – Federation show its readiness to visit Ethiopia through high-level delegation headed by its
secretary general for the situation of Muslims to closely, and dialogue with the government and
scholars in order to achieve security, stability and peaceful coexistence based on justice and equality in this country that bears fragrant history and magnanimity and dignity, hence the Federation does not wish this country except good and peaceful coexistence based on tolerance and the rights of full citizenship for all, and the overall development and prosperity.

{Say work and Allah observe your work and His Messenger and the believers [Al Toba: 105].
Doha: 18 Ramadan 1433 AH
Posted: 06/08/2012 m
A. Dr. Ali Al Dagi a                                                                                               Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi

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