Sunnis not our brethren, but our souls: Ayatollah Sistani
Editor’s note: We are cross posting this blog so that the Sunni Ulema of Pakistan such as Deoband might issue similar Fatwas about the Shia Muslims facing Genocide at the hands of Deobandi terrorists. Ayatollah Sistani could simply have looked the other way, yet he chose to guide the Shia Muslim Majority in Iraq in a responsible and humane manner. History will record the humanity of the Deobandi Ulema and hold them accountable for the Shia Genocide in Pakistan. For if they don’t speak Deobandism will be become synonymous with ‘zulm’, just like Barbarism has become synonymous with ‘zulm’ due to the atrocities of the Burberry pirates. History is not kind to those that look the other way at a time defenseless are killed. The conspicuous silence of Deobandi Ulema on the Takfeer and hate mongering by Deobandi groups, which is driving Shia Genocide in Pakistan, is a crime.
In 2007, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Iraqi Shiite marja issued a landmark message on Shiite-Sunni unity. Recently, with the outbreak of unrest in Iraq, he has reissued the message.
“There is no real difference between Shiite and Sunni beliefs, and I am the servant of all Iraqis [either Sunni or Shiite],” he emphasizes. “I love everyone, and this religion [Islam] is the religion of love,” he adds. He expresses his surprise that how the enemy could have succeeded to divide Islamic sects.
Sistani’s message, also sent to first Conference of Sunni and Shiite Scholars, asserts that “ this kind of conferences are highly important, since they help Shiites and Sunnis find out that there is no real difference between their beliefs, and the difference simply is on legal (Fiqh) issues.”
“Shiites should defend Sunnis’ social and political rights before defending their own rights, and we call [everyone] for unity,” Ayatollah Sinstani adds. “As I have said before, Shiites should not call Sunnis their brethren, but their ‘souls.’
“We should attend Sunnis’ Friday prayers more than Shiite’s. We do not discriminate between Arabs and Kurds, and Islam has collected all of us [under common umbrella],” he asserts.
Sistani also points to Sunni legal issues and says that “we [Muslims] are united in Kaaba (Holy Shrine), prayer, and fasting.”
“During Saddam’s era, I saw many Sunnis’ conversion to Shea’ism. When asked why they converted, they answered that they converted to Shea’ism in order to attain Ahlul-Bayt friendship,” Sistani accounts, and “I was telling them that Sunni Imams (four Sunni Scholars) had defended Ahlul-Bayt.
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http://thekooza.com/sunnis-not-our-brethren-but-our-souls-ayatollah-sistani.html
May Allah give Mr. Sistani a long life and he (Allah) may give us widom to spread the Sistani’s message to Ummah.
اللّهُمّ صَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ
SubhanAllah
May Allah give us all the ability to express the innate love of all creatures of Allah, as He does not discriminate, so who are we. Islam is a religion of love. Let Allah be the Judge and let us all follow the teachings of Grand Ayatollah Sistani, may Allah give him the best of the best in this world and the Eternal Hereafter.
اللّهُمّ صَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ
SubhanAllah
May Allah give us all the ability to express the innate love of all creatures of Allah, as He does not discriminate, so who are we. Islam is a religion of love. Let Allah be the Judge and let us all follow the teachings of Grand Ayatollah Sistani, may Allah give him the best of the best in this world and the Eternal Hereafter.
I am not against shia . Why i will be but i highlight some facts which are known only to top Shia and top Sunni power brokers. When in Syria shaam, protests broke out in Arab spring then i remember how many about 70000 Sunni protesters were killed by shia army and then after one year mujahideen reached for their help and captured half country when the whole world was silent and still hizbul kufar and Iran did all it could that bashar the butcher remain in power who know that democracy will bring Sunni like Iraq where shia came to power. In Iran Sunni cannot name their children like umar ,usman etc and cannot hold high posts like shia Pakistani enjoy high posts in police and army and beaurocracy and 95% martyrs of police,army,pro government lashkar in war against terror are Sunni who give protection to shia step brothers in muharam but still step brothers complain. Can shia compare Iraqi and iranni Sunni to themselves and they do not know how Iran discriminate Sunni. The fault is that of majority Sunni who do not know that million Sunni in Syria suffered while all shia know about Bahrain where only tear gas is used and in Syria barrel bombs and mass execution on daily basis. Shia cannot fight with usa in Afghanistan but just talk against usa . It is united state-Iran secret game that Iraq and Afghanistan was given to Iran and Syria was left to murderer shia army and Pakistan is being made like Syria where big posts slowly going into hands of shia and i hope Sunni will become slave one day if taliban and madrassa failed then another azab will face Pakistan what face Iran in 1700 when sufavid dynasty converted all Sunni irani population to shia. Remember i keep friendship with shia and i do not want them die and i am liberal but these things are true so i shared and media will never show that 180000 Sunni martyred in Syria but they show 1 Palestinian injured by Israel because shia media want to hide from simple stupid Pakistani Sunni
The Bulk of the Armed forces of Syria is Sunni, also Bashar al Assad is Himself a Sunni and he openly prays like Sunni. As far as the conflict is concerned well both sides are equally at fault and to blame for what has happened and atrocities were committed by both sides so I support neither of the 2 warring sides in this un holy conflict. This conflict of Syria is a difficult and long drawn one and there will be no clear cut winner for a long time and even when there will be a winner the winner will have to pay a heavy price. Also Did not Saudis and UAE do all they could that the Al khalifa remain in Power? and was not Pakistan involved as well? Also Regarding Sunnis in Iran the Truth is that there are not so Many Sunnis there that any one is involved with them or represses them why don’t you do some genuine search and fact finding.
Also the fact is that the entire Maslak of the So Called Ahl-e-Sunnah Wal Jamaah has become Mansookh (Out Dated) as of the year 2012 which means that whoever claims to be of Ahl-e-Sunnah wal Jamaah is a Liar and the Muslims have nothing to do with such a person who is astray and dammed for Hell. It is because it is a corrupted religion and the Moral Debacle of recent times is one from which it has been unable to recover or salvage its self or reputation. Also why don’t you have the Moral Courage to condemn the atrocities of Al Nusra and other Al Qaeda Affiliates the majority of the people at the receiving end of their atrocities are also Sunnis, what do you say about Saudi Fatwas which make Syrian women Hallal to the Fighters of Al Qaeda, ISIS and Al Nusra? The majority of the women who have been raped by foreign fighters are in Fact Sunni. Also why would Muslims take Side of Kaffir Sunni Taliban who commit genocide against them for being Muslims, also do you know what happened in Mazar-e-Sahrif and Bamiyaan? Also the Sunni Interests are Anti Islam and therefore as Kaffirs they are bound to fail. From where do you get your Information regarding Iran however? also I am no supporter of Iran and have my own fair share of Major Issues with it, but the thing is from a religious aspect all the top clerics seem to e doing there is to keep Sunni Kaffirs happy regardless of how they repay them and this is not acceptable. Also I am afraid the Media is Not Shia Dominated like how you make it out to be, at least tell me the media of where?
I have worked in Syria on a Pak Government project. Indeed, there was no difference between shias and sunnis. I myself had prayed many times in shia moques very close to Pak embassy. Saudi and wahabi ideology had broke the ties between these two sects.
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