The most influential Iranian Sunni scholar, Shaikh Abdol-Hamid, alluded to the chemical massacre of hundreds of Syrians near Damascus calling it very shocking, painful and ‘an effort to ensure Israel’s protection for years’ in the latest Friday gathering in Zahedan, Iran, on 23rd August 2013.
He said, “The chemical assault on innocent people near Damascus was very shocking and painful where many women, children and old aged citizens lost their lives sadly. It was more painful to see the carelessness of human rights organizations and international communities who claim to protect the rights of people.”
Khateeb of Sunnis in Zahedan underlined, “The colonial powers of the West and East only seek their interests; in fact they are slaves of their interests and they have no sympathy for human beings and their rights. If the international community is serious with the case of Syria, why we see more destruction and massacre every day and night? The number of the victim citizens and refugees goes up every day.”
He said if the international powers were striving to resolve the crises in Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Bahrain, Iraq and Afghanistan, there would not have been any problem regarding human rights.
The member of the International Union for Muslim Scholars counted ‘justice’ and ‘negotiation’ the best solutions for the human crises across the world. He said, “Islam also teaches us to be just; justice is one of the main principles of Islam. Muslims should resolve their matters by justice and negotiation not fighting and gun conflict.”
Pointing out to the release of the ex-Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, Shaikh Abdol-Hamid said, “Following the crackdown on Islamists by the Egyptian military forces, dictatorship returned to this country and, as a result, ‘Mubarak’ was released from prison. It is a very disastrous phenomenon; the intellectuals who watch and observe the global moves comprehend well the seriousness of the matter.”
The eminent Sunni leader urged that if any side was not happy and satisfied with the role of any government, military coup and barbaric massacre of people cannot be good tools to show dissatisfaction. The solution of such problems depends on discretion and mutual negotiation.
Shaikh Abdol-Hamid leveled the massacre of innocent Egyptians and Syrians a ‘colonial conspiracy’ that has been being supported by the Israel and its allies who are afraid of Islamic awakening and public revolutions. He said, “Some countries which claim to be ‘super powers’ have kept silent over these crimes, even some of them support the massacres in order to give Israel safety for 50 or 100 years more.”
Mawlana Abdol-Hamid emphasized Muslims –from any sect, wing and race¬–, inside or outside of Iran, need to have unity and solidarity; sectarian violence and animosity are not the ways of Muslims but the ways of Satan. All Muslims need calmness and peace, and they must reach to any unanimous point by dialogue. Nowadays, Iran and the rest of the Muslim countries need ‘peace’ that cannot be ensured by the force of gun machines.
At the end of his speech, the rector of Darululoom Zahedan beckoned to the new government of Iran and expressed his hope for a better atmosphere of national dialogue in the country. He said, “The president has underlined that if the government does not pay attention to the voice of people, it would be defeated. It is a good point that the president wants to solve the problems of ethnic groups and religious sects discreetly. We hope this environment would give an opportunity to all to struggle for the comprehensive development of the country together peacefully with solidarity.