Muslims in Zambia seek new beginning
The Islamic Council of Zambia has encouraged the Muslim community and other religious leaders to work with the government of the day in promoting peace and unity in the country.
ZANIS Ndola reports that the Islamic Council of Zambia Deputy Mufti (Chief Priest) Sheikh Isaa Bonomali said this during a one-day Leaders’ workshop aimed at seeking a new beginning among Muslims in Zambia.
The workshop was aimed at based upon mutual interest and respect for all religions.
Sheikh Bonomali said the core interest of all religious leaders and politicians was to ensure that the people they lead had unity and peace.
The deputy chief priest further observed that there was need for religions in the country to work together and not compete since they share common principles of justice, progress, tolerance and the dignity of human beings.
He explained that there was a misconception by people that Islam was a violent religion just because of few individuals that were engaging into violent activities.
He explained that Islam was not a violent religion but a peaceful one and that it was not competing with any other religion.
Sheikh Bonomali further said Islam had a proud tradition of tolerance, which was evidenced by Muslims’ participation in interfaith meetings in the country.
He said Muslim community has been participating in candlelight memorial services, which are held in churches on the eve of December 1 every year to commemorate the World AIDS day.
Sheikh Bonomali further praised government for creating providing freedom of worship among different religions in the country.
He further called upon the Muslim community to be good citizens and abide by the laws of the present government.
He said the Islamic Council would not protect any Muslims who will break the law of the land but would instead urge government to take stern action against those found wanting.
ZANIS
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Don’t be deceived by this so called Mufti. Islam is a terrorist religion & it has been so from Muhammad’s days. It will always be a terrorist religion. Wait until they start using suicide bombers in many african countries. this is a demonic religion and to hell with this deceptive religion. in Islam it is acceptable to lie in order to further the cause of Islam.
ba islama tekanyeni! ati islam means peace? hmmmn! kwati mulebepa abaiche zoona bamambala. ukusenda ama bomb mu bamba mu ndeke? monko alechita nokufwala ka pad mulandu wakufwaya ukwipaya!
Why is that our Muslim brothers and sisters are always fighting for freedom of religion in other countries, but in countries in which they are the majority they deny this same right to other religions, e.g. Saudi Arabia, it is even a crime to posses a bible! what peaceful religion!
What a heap of dignified tosh… so Islam is peaceful romantic religion yeah?
A religion that advocates for the stoning to death of individuals(usually women) caught commiting adultery,
A religion that advocates for brutal amputations for petty crimes like pick pocketing- imagine how many street kids would be limbless
A religion that berates, degrades non muslims as infidels
A religion that surpresses minorities in muslim majority countries
Then someone goes on the national media and does lil PR stint and Zambians jeer on
Thanks Sheikh for distancing yourselves from terrortism.
Terrorist groups should not be allowed to grow in Zambia. Its dangerous for our children’s children.