Canadians
CanWest News ServiceThursday, June 15, 2006
MONTREAL -- A group of Montreal Shi'a Muslim
imams held a news conference Wednesday to assure
their fellow Canadians they condemn any violence
committed in the name of Islam.
"We stand with them against this kind of action,"
said Nabil Abbas, referring to the recent terrorist
plot police uncovered in Toronto and the
subsequent arrests of 17 young Muslim men as
suspects.
Abbas, who is the imam of an Islamic Lebanese
centre, explained that 10 years ago, Ali Sestani,
the Ayatollah for all Shi'a Muslims in the world and
who lives in Iraq, told Muslims who live in non-Muslim
societies to obey the laws of the land, as long as it
doesn't go against Sharia law.
Sharia law determines things such as child
custody and property division upon divorce.
Things such as abortion and same-sex marriage
would also go against Sharia law.
Abbas, who says he's the Ayatollah's representative,
said there is a lot of misunderstanding about Islam in
Canada and they want to make it clear to
non-Muslims that the religion is non-violent.
"It is forbidden for a Muslim to do anything
against the security of a people," he said.
While I was in school They did not stand
up when our flag was raised or anthem
played.
Against their religion we were told?
Is this true? Does anyone know?
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