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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Re: [chottala.com] Egyptian sheik's outburst against Shiites roils Mideast

Mr. Khaled Shoeb
 
Obviously, the LA Times writer Jeffrey Fleishman is a non-muslim.
However, his collaborators Noha El-Hennawy of The Times' Cairo Bureau and
special correspondent Ramin Mostaghim in Tehran who contributed to the report
are Muslims..
Please visit :
 
to read  Dr.Al-Qaradawi's Statement on Shiites to get a broader perspective on the
story and judge for yourself what is going on.
 
Also read:
 
 
Syed Aslam
 
PS:
Noha El-Hennawy
(Egypt)
 - Personal Statement:
I am an Egyptian journalist at the start of my career. For the last two years, I have been working as a staff writer at Egypt Today magazine. Since I was hired, I have been writing about Egypt's domestic politics, covering the activities of different opposition groups including secular and Islamist parties. Like most developing countries, Egypt has not embraced a fully-fledged democratic political system yet, however, the opposition has recently become up- front about its demands for genuine democratization. Thus, impartial and insightful political reporting is deemed urgent at this juncture to disseminate divergent views, comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable

e-mail: nelhenawy@yahoo.com
website: www.egypttoday.com

On 9/30/08, khaled shoeb <smkhaled2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

dear mr. Aslam, just have a query. Is the staff writer jeffrey a jew?

Syed Aslam wrote:

Egyptian sheik's outburst against Shiites roils Mideast

Sunni cleric Yusuf Qaradawi calls Shiites heretics trying to invade Sunni nations, tapping into anti-Iran anxieties. Shiites express dismay at the remarks amid Iraq war and efforts to forge unity.
By Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
9:56 PM PDT, September 27, 2008
CAIRO -- A popular Sunni Muslim cleric with a television show and a website that churns out religious edicts and dieting tips agitated centuries-old animosities in the Islamic world recently by referring to Shiite Muslims as heretics seeking to invade Sunni societies.

The bitter, often bloody, divide between the two main branches of Islam has been an undercurrent since the 7th century, but Sheik Yusuf Qaradawi's vitriol comes at a fragile time, when Sunni countries such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt are wary that the predominantly Shiite nations of Iraq and Iran could destabilize the region.

 
 
With populist fervor, Qaradawi's comments intertwined religious mistrust with political suspicion. Iran's nuclear program and influence with the Shiite-led government in Iraq and the radical group Hezbollah in Lebanon have agitated Sunni governments. Fighting between Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq, which left tens of thousands dead since the U.S. invasion of 2003, has calmed, but the Sunni Arab minority worries about its future.

"Shiites are Muslims but they are heretics and their danger comes from their attempts to invade Sunni society," said Qaradawi, who was quoted in the Egyptian independent daily Al Masry al Youm. "They are able to do that because their billions of dollars trained cadres of Shiites proselytizing in Sunni countries. . . . We should protect Sunni society from the Shiite invasion."

Those opinions were first published Sept. 6. Since then, Qaradawi, a man with a polished voice and a gray beard who hosts a show on Islamic law on TV channel Al Jazeera, has been chastised by Shiite scholars and writers in what has turned into a war of polemics and personal attacks played out on websites and in newspapers from Doha to Cairo.

 
Qaradawi's statements are dangerous and may "push the Muslim people in the direction of more division," Ayatollah Mohammed Taskhiri, vice president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, was quoted as saying in the Iranian press. The Tabnak News Agency, which is close to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Council, condemned the comments as a "calculated conspiracy against Iranian Shiites."

Another leading Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah of Lebanon, said Qaradawi was instigating fitna, or civil strife.

The protests have not fazed Qaradawi; he has appeared more defiant.

"I do not care and I am not shaken by this stir. I made this statement to answer to the dictates of my conscience and religion and responsibility," he said in a second interview with Al Masry al Youm published Thursday. "I am trying to preempt the threat before it gets worse. If we let Shiites penetrate Sunni societies, the outcome won't be praiseworthy. The presence of Shiites in Iraq and Lebanon is the best evidence of instability."

Qaradawi is a prominent moderate cleric, but he has grown skeptical of Shiite intentions. Two years, ago he suggested that Shiites were using the mystical Sufi order of Islam as a cover to penetrate Sunni society. His most recent volleys undercut efforts by Islamic leaders to ease religious tensions, and raise questions about his motivations. Much of the funding for Qaradawi's Qatar-based media enterprises comes from Sunni nations uneasy over Iran's widening influence in the Persian Gulf.

Abul-Fazel Amoee, an Iranian political scientist, said Qaradawi had become an instrument of anti-Shiite propaganda orchestrated by Sunni royals. He said this parallels the "deep rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the stage of this competition or ideological battle today is the field of Iraq."

Sectarian differences should "not be handled by exchanging outlandish and fanatical statements. I'm talking about both sides -- Qaradawi and the Shiites," said Abdel Moati Bayoumi, a religious scholar and member of Egypt's Islamic Research Academy. He said divisions between Sunnis and Shiites, which began as a fight over succession after the death of the prophet Muhammad in the 7th century, would weaken Muslim states and serve foreign interests.

Qaradawi's attacks on Shiites received both support and derision in cyberspace, where Islam's internal battles and other dilemmas, such as relations with the West, are increasingly debated. The website for Arabic Radio of Iran was buzzing with posts.

"O, Qaradawi, may God guide you to the right path. Your statements, which don't follow any logic, sow the seeds of sectarianism," wrote Ahmed Noaimi, a Shiite from Bahrain. "Sunnis and we are brothers in Bahrain. I don't know why this war against Shiites; we are Muslims at the end. Why are you making such a statement instead of calling for the unity of both sects? Use your brain, respected sir."

Another respondent, Abu Idris, wrote: "May God protect the respected sheik. He was patient toward what the Shiites have been doing until he felt he had to yell in their faces and draw the attention of their rational people to the danger of what they are doing in the Muslim world."

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Noha El-Hennawy of The Times' Cairo Bureau and special correspondent Ramin Mostaghim in Tehran contributed to this report.
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[chottala.com] Al-Qaradawi's Statement on Shiites (Shia-Sunni Polemics)

Al-Qaradawi's Statement on Shiites

By  Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi

Translated By  Dr. Ahmad Al-Gharabawi

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A Furious Attack

On Ramadan 13th,1429 A.H., September 13th, 2008, the semi-official Iranian news agency Muhr launched a furious attack against me, exceeding all limits and descending to very low levels, over a dialogue published by Al-Masri al-Youm newspaper about me . This dialogue touched upon the subject of the Shiites and their doctrine. In this regard, I said: "I do not consider them as non-Muslims as do some of those who go to extremes. Rather, I regard them as Muslims, yet religiously innovative Muslims. Furthermore, I warned of two serious issues as far as many Shiites are concerned: Cursing the Prophet's Companions and invading the Sunni community with the Shiite doctrine given the great wealth at their disposal from which they assign millions, even hundreds of millions, for the achievement of this purpose. Also, they have trained individuals capable of disseminating their doctrine. Ordinary Sunnis, on the other hand, have no cultural immunity against this invasion, as we, the Sunni scholars, have not armed them with a protective culture. This is because we usually avoid talking about these issues, even though we are well aware of them, for fear of causing fitnah (sedition) and out of keenness to maintain the unity of the Ummah."

My words provoked the Iranian news agency. As a result, it acted irrationally and began directing its attacks toward me from every side.

Commenting on my position, the erudite scholar, Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, made a statement which astounded me, especially as it came from a person like him.

Also, commenting on my speech was Ayatollah Muhammad Ali Al-Taskhiri, my deputy at the International Union for Muslim Scholars, who uttered even stranger words.

My Position on the Shiites and their Doctrine

Before responding to them all, I would like to clarify my position regarding the Imamiyyah (Imamate) Shiites, their doctrine and their attitudes. I want to tell the truth and seek the good pleasure of Almighty Allah in the belief that He took the covenant of the scholars that they should present the truth to people in a plain manner. Indeed, I have already clarified this truth in my book "Principles of Dialogue and Rapprochement between the Muslim Doctrines and Sects" based on a research I presented at the conference of rapprochement held in Bahrain. What I am going to say today is only a confirmation of what was said earlier.

First: I believe in the unity of the Muslim Nation with all its groups, sects and doctrines, since the entire Ummah believes in one Book and one Messenger, and faces one qiblah (the direction that Muslims take when praying to face Ka`bah). Furthermore, the existing difference between the Ummah's various groups does not separate any of them from the Muslim body. The hadith that refers to the division of the Ummah into groups indicates that they all belong to the Ummah. "My Ummah will split…" except those who went outside for the sake of Islam in a complete and categorical manner.

Second: Among the seventy-three sects mentioned in the hadith, there is only one that will be saved from Hellfire, unlike the rest that are astray and will end in ruin. Each sect views itself as the saved one while the others are seen to be in error. We, the Sunnis, have certain belief that only we are the saved group and that all other sects and groups have fallen into error and religious innovations. Based on this, I said that the Shiites are producers of religious innovations, not unbelievers, and this is a view that is unanimously held by the Sunnis. If I hadn't said that, I would have been contradicting myself, as the truth has only one face. Praise be to Allah, almost nine-tenths of the Muslim Ummah are Sunnis. This being the case, the Shiites also have the right to voice their beliefs about us.

Third: My position on the Twelver Shiites is the same as that of every moderate Sunni scholar. However, immoderate scholars declare them to be disbelievers on account of their attitude toward the Qur'an, the Sunnah, and the Companions. Because of their sanctification of their imams: they are regarded as infallible and believing that the imams know of the Unseen what Prophets did not know. In my book "Principles over Dialogue and Rapprochement" I wrote a response to those who consider them to be disbelievers.

Still, I differ with them over the foundation upon which their doctrine is based and I see it as erroneous. They mistakenly believe that Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) commanded that `Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) should be his successor in leading the Muslim Ummah, and that the Companions betrayed the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and plotted together to deny `Ali his right. Surprisingly,`Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) did not declare this openly and did not fight for his right. On the contrary, he pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, `Umar ibn Al-Khattab and then `Uthman ibn `Affan (may Allah be pleased with them all) and was a helper and advisor to all of them. How is it that he did not declare the truth in front of them? And how is it that he did not make his right known to all people? Moreover, how is it that his son, Al-Hasan ibn `Ali, conceded his dictated Caliphate to Mu`awiya ibn Abi Sufyan? Greater still, how come the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commended his act, saying that through him Almighty Allah will bring about peace between two great Muslim groups?

The Shiites are known for some applied innovations, such as: reliving the tragedy of Al-Husayn ibn `Ali every year by slapping their faces and beating their chests to the point of shedding blood, while this great affliction took place more than thirteen centuries ago. Why do they not do the same in memory of the murder of his father, who was better than him?

Also, among these are the acts of shirk (associating other beings with Allah) that are committed at the shrines and graves where the members of the Prophet's household were buried. They ask them for help and render their supplications to them instead of Almighty Allah. Some Sunnis may also commit such acts, and their scholars express their strong disapproval. For this, we characterize the Shiites as people of religious innovations, but do not ascribe to them outright or major disbelief that would render them outside the fold of the Muslim faith.

I am one of those who have been resisting – for a long time- the trend of regarding certain Muslims as disbelievers. In my published treatise Dhaherat al-Gholow fi al-Takfir - The Phenomenon of Going to Extremes in Ascribing Disbelief to Muslims, I firmly disapprove and reject such extremism and I assert that whoever has uttered the dual testimony of faith [There is no god but Allah - Muhammad is His Messenger] and has abided by its requirements has certainly entered the fold of Islam and does not go out of it unless by categorical and doubtless shirk.

Fourth: Differences regarding the branches of religion and the rules on acts of worship and dealings can be tolerable, like the fundamentals of religion, as these issues encompass all. Moreover, the difference between us and the Shiites is no larger than that existing between the Sunni doctrines themselves. Therefore, they quoted the fatwa issued by the departed Sunni Sheikh, Shaltout, Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, in which he said that it is allowed for a Sunni to perform his acts of worship in accordance with the Ja`faari doctrine, because acts of worship belong to the branches and practical rules, and the difference between them and us with regard to Prayer and fasting and other acts of worship can be accepted and tolerated.

Fifth: What I said to Al-Masri al-Youm newspaper is that which I said and asserted firmly and with outright frankness at all conferences of rapprochement that I attended in Rabat, Bahrain, Damascus and Doha. Thus, the Shiite scholars heard my words and commented on them. Moreover, I openly expressed my position to Ayaat Allah (plural of Ayatollah) when I visited Iran almost ten years ago: that there are red lines that must be observed and not crossed, such as cursing the Companions and spreading the Shiite doctrine in countries that are predominantly Sunni. All Shiite scholars were in agreement with me over this.

Sixth: Despite my reservation about the Shiite position with regard to spreading their doctrine in Sunni communities, I stood strongly beside Iran over its right to possess peaceful nuclear power and vehemently denounced American threats against it. In this regard, I said: We would stand up to the United Stated if it attacked Iran, as Iran is part of the Muslim land; therefore, it should not be renounced or forsaken. Rather, we are obligated by the Shari`ah to defend it, if it is invaded or threatened by a foreign power. All media outlets in Iran highlighted my stance, and some Iranian officials called me to offer their thanks and appreciation. It is to be noted here that I did not take this stance as a compliment, but as a duty to say what should be said by a Muslim in support of his fellow Muslims.

Response to the Iranian News Agency Muhr

1. The Iranian news agency claimed that I reiterate what is said by Jewish rabbis and that I speak on their behalf. It further claimed that my speech plays into the hands of Zionists and rabbis! This uninformed agency, however, did not know that the Jews themselves stated that religious scholars pose the most dangerous threat to the Palestinian cause, and that the most dangerous among them is Al-Qaradawi! As a consequence, they have often incited my assassination, and the Zionist lobby stands against me everywhere and provokes the governments of various countries against me so that they ban my entry into their lands. No wonder then that I have been banned from entering the United States, Britain and some European countries, because I am an enemy of Israel and the Mufti of martyrdom operations.

My struggle against Jews and Zionists began when I was fifteen years old, that is seventy years ago, when all those who attack me now had not yet been born! Since the early years of my youth, I have been affiliated with a group considered by Zionists as their first enemy; it is the Muslim Brotherhood that has provided and still provides martyrs for the cause of Palestine.

My position concerning Freemasonry is crystal clear; it has been stated in my fatwa on Freemasonry and my book Contemporary Fatwas.

2. The agency also alleged that the Shiite doctrine finds acceptance among Arab youth who were amazed at the victory of Hizbullah over the Jews in Lebanon, as well as among Muslims that suffer oppression and persecution. This, in the sight of the Iranian agency, is one of the miracles of the Prophet's household, as the Muslims have found their long-pursued object in this doctrine given the excellent example presented by the Shiites of Islamic governance that was never established after the rule of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and the rule of Imam `Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

The response to this speech is quite easy, as the Iranian national, like others in Muslim countries, is needy and insecure, especially the Sunnis who continue to suffer from the restrictions that are being imposed on them. In addition, the statements of the agency slanders and casts doubt over the rules of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq and `Umar ibn Al-Khattab; they established an excellent example of governance based on justice and mutual consultation. In contrast, the rule of `Ali ibn Abi Talib abounded with internal conflict, so he could not establish his aspired-for system of justice and development in the proper way.

3. Importantly, the agency acknowledged the growing spread of the Shiite doctrine which it considered "a miracle" of the Prophet's household! This runs counter to the view held by Sheikh Fadlallah and Sheikh Al-Taskhiri and others who deny this view.

4. Another claim made by the agency is that I did not speak about the heroism displayed by the Shiites in Southern Lebanon (2006). This claim too is false and baseless, because I did actually support and defend Hizbullah and I also replied to the fatwa issued by the great Saudi scholar, Sheikh Ibn Jibreen, in a complete episode of my program Shari`ah and Life on Al-Jazeera. The episode was transmitted from Cairo as I was on holiday.

5. The agency spoke with malicious joy about the defeats suffered by the Arabs, especially that of 1967, and it also mentioned the Arab rulers and generals as if I was responsible for them! In fact, I have resisted the oppression and tyranny of Arab rulers, for which reason I faced imprisonment and detention and was court-martialed. Moreover, because of this I was denied my right to a government job, even though I was ranked the first when I graduated.

However, the agency forgot that Egypt engaged in four wars for Palestine, and that it achieved a well-known victory in one of those wars over the Zionist state despite the support Israel received from the United States. I am talking about the Ramadan 10th War (1393 A.H. – 1973 A.D.). The agency also forgot the heroic deeds exhibited by our brothers in Palestine: from Hamas, Jihad, Al-Aqsa Brigades and others.

6. Still, the lowest level the agency descended to is its claim that I am double-faced and deceitful, which is a reflection of the decadence that is more befitting of those who originally issued the statement. An Arab poet said:

Enough is the great difference in level between us

And each vessel sprinkles of what it contains

Those who knew me through personal association and companionship or by reading my biography are aware that since my youth I have unsheathed the sword of truth against every falsehood, and that I have never dealt hypocritically with a king, a president or a prince; and that I speak the truth without thought of the blame of the blamers. Should I be such a person who trades in the market of hypocrisy, I would have done so with Iran that can and do give millions to buy the loyalty of many people. However, I cannot be bought with the world's treasures. Indeed, Almighty Allah has bought me and I have sold myself to Him. Years ago, they proposed that they award me a prize given to some Sunni scholars, which I refused apologetically.

This deceptive news agency continued to say: It was more proper for Sheikh Al-Qaradawi to warn of the danger of the spread of Zionism that has almost reached the household of Al-Qaradawi himself, as those of his children who live in London have totally integrated into Western culture and kept away from the Islamic culture.

I wonder how they dared to tell such a flagrant lie. Actually, none of my children lives in London. Their work, however, is in the field of teaching at Qatar University and at the Qatari Embassy in Cairo. Among my daughters are three who obtained a PhD from England, and they have all been in Qatar for years and are holding onto their Muslim culture and identity. It may be that this agency considers anyone having scientific specializations as moving away from Islam and Islamic culture.

I am in no need of learning about the danger of the spread of Zionism, from Mr. Hasan Zadah - an expert on international affairs at the agency- as I have been resisting this danger since I was 15 through my poetry and prose, my speeches and books; I authored two books about this: The Lesson from the Second Nakba and Jerusalem is the Cause of Every Muslim in addition to several other fatwas, lectures and speeches.

If he turned on the radio every Friday when I give the sermon or if he listened to it on Qatari satellite TV, he would be acquainted with my true position on the spread of Zionism. No doubt can be cast on me in this regard.

The Attitude of Sheikh Fadlallah:

1. Ayatollah Sheikh Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah commented on my speech in Al-Masri Al-Youm newspaper in a strange manner that is unbefitting for a person like him whom I consider one of the moderate Shiite scholars and with whom I maintain nothing but good relations. The first thing he said was: "I have not heard that Sheikh Al-Qaradawi ever took a stance against Christian missionary work that aims at making Muslims leave their religion." Indeed, this is astonishing. My stance against Christianization, which they call missionary work, is very plain for all to see. I expressed it many times in my books, sermons and lectures. I have also been to many Muslim countries after the Colorado conference in 1978 that was held to discuss how to Christianize the Muslim world; they appropriated one billion dollars for this purpose. Finally, I endeavored to establish the International Islamic Charitable Organization, in Kuwait, whose first and foremost goal was practical resistance to the frenzied wave of Christianization within the Muslim world.

It is well known that I stand up to anyone who encroaches upon the sanctities of Islam: the Messenger, the glorious Qur'an and the noble Sunnah. My stance concerning the offensive caricatures crisis is known the world over, as was my response to the Vatican Pope, which took on many forms including writing a book entitled The Pope and Islam.

2. Sheikh Fadlallah further said: "We have heard nothing about any speech by Al-Qaradawi concerning the secular or atheistic infiltration into the Muslim world."

To this I reply: "How astonishing! I opposed and resisted secularists and atheists through my books, lectures and speeches, which are published and widely known, such as:

Al-Islam wa al-Ilmaniyyah wajhan li wajh - Islam and Secularism Face to Face

At-Tatarruf al-Ilmani fi muwajahat al-Islam - Secular Extremism in the Face of Islam

Baiyynaat al-Hall al-Islaami wa shubuhaat al-`Almaanyyeen wal mutgharrebeenProof of the Islamic Solution and Suspicions of Secularists and Westernized Figures

Al--Din wa al-Siyasah - Religion and Politics

Men fiqh al-Dawlah Fi Al-IslamFrom the State Fiqh in Islam

There are other books that are widely circulated and have been translated into several languages.

Moreover, I have engaged in debates with secularists and Almighty Allah granted success and victory to the arguments presented from the Islamic side and caused the open collapse of the opponents. These debates were taped and have been listened to by many people worldwide.

3. Sheikh Fadlallah criticized me for regarding the Shiites as "people of religious innovations", forgetting that I said so as a reply to those who regard them as non-Muslims. We, the Sunnis, regard all other Muslim sects as people of religious innovations but do not send them outside the fold of Islam. This is because there is only one saved group and all the others have fallen into religious innovations and errors to varying degrees.

The Shiites have made theoretical and practical religious innovations. Among the theoretical religious innovations is their mistaken belief that `Ali ibn Abi Talib was the rightful successor of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) as was allegedly ordered by the Prophet himself. Such innovations also include sanctifying their imams, going to extremes in dignifying them and considering them to be infallible. Additionally, in their belief, the Sunnah is not only that of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), but of Prophet Muhammad and the infallible imams who are said to succeed him.

Their practical religious innovations include their sad commemoration of the tragedy of Al-Husayn ibn `Ali every year, and the acts of shirk committed at the shrines of the members of the Prophet's household. Another innovation is that they include `Ali ibn Abi Talib in the testimony of faith during the Adhan.

Regarding what Sheikh Fadlallah said about the Shiites' distortion of the Qur'an, I say that I am one of those who believe that the overwhelming majority of the Shiites do not know any other Qur'an than that held by the Sunnis; that the copy of the Qur'an that is printed in Iran is the same as that which is printed in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah and Cairo, and that this copy of the Qur`an is the one that their scholars explain, their jurists refer to as an argument and source of definitive information, and their children learn by heart.

This is what I mentioned in some of my books. I merely said that some Shiites hold the view that the Qur'an is incomplete and that the Mahdi will come with the complete Qur'an; and that books were authored on this issue, such as Fasl Al-Khitab – The Definitive Speech and I said that the majority of Shiites deny this, yet do not consider it as a belief of shirk as the Sunnis do, which is the difference between them and us.

4. Within his speech, Sheikh Fadlallah posed a question to me about my opinion regarding the books published by some Sunnis wherein they declare the Shiites as disbelievers and apostates.

My reply is: I reject this, and I would not regard anyone who prays in the direction of the qiblah a disbeliever except if he committed an act or held a belief that categorically renders him outside the fold of Islam. Oherwise, the fundamental rule is that a Muslim should be regarded as a Muslim, be given the benefit of the doubt and that any suspicion about him ought to be interpreted in his favor.

5. The Sheikh also disapproved of what I mentioned about the Shiite invasion of our Sunni communities, and he asked me through some friends to provide him with statistics of what happens exactly in the countries that face Shiite infiltration such as Egypt, Algeria, and Syria. My reply is: No one has ever told me about this request, which is not a new one. However, such acts of infiltration take place secretly, especially in strictly Sunni communities, such as Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia, Algeria and others. Furthermore, there is no need for statistics when we have clear instances that suffice as proof.

I think that what the Iranian Muhr news agency has mentioned about the spread of the Shiite doctrine within Muslim and Arab countries and that it regarded this as a miracle of the Prophet's household has spared me the reply to the Sheikh in this respect.

The Attitude of Sheikh Al-Taskhiri:

The comment of my friend, Sheikh Al-Taskhiri, was even stranger. He knew me very well, nearly a quarter of a century ago. I have chosen him as my deputy at the IUMS, and we often get together at the board of trustees and the executive office, as well as our meetings at conferences and the Fiqh Academy.

1. The Sheikh saw that my statements could provoke fitnah, and that they were made under pressure from extremists and those regarding others as disbelievers that present fabricated information about the Shiites, and that I was influenced by them! The Sheikh, however, forgot that I have never ever provoked fitnah. On the contrary, I have always been a caller to unity and friendly relations. Moreover, I have opposed those extremist groups and warned of their danger. For this purpose, I have authored books, given sermons and lectures and written articles calling to moderation in religion. Moreover, I have even become a symbol of moderation among Muslim da`is, intellectuals and jurists.

My books on the rectification and direction of the Islamic Reawakening are widely known; and they have been published and translated into many languages.

2. Al-Taskhiri further added: "Al-Qaradawi compares Shiite preaching to missionary work, when this term is only employed to refer to Christian missionary work."

To this I reply: I have used the same term employed by Imam Muhammad Mahdi Shams Ad-Din (may Allah have mercy on him). Earlier I used to employ the term "the dissemination of the doctrine".

I call Christian missionary work by its true name: Christianization. There can be no dispute about the correctness of this term.

This gives the impression that the Sheikh accepts Shiite preaching, yet he refuses to call it missionary work. However, I reject it regardless of what it is called. It is the content and substance that matters, not names and titles.

3. Al-Taskhiri asserted that by these practices, Al-Qaradawi does not work for the unity of the Muslim Ummah and its interests, and that this contradicts the goals of the International Union for Muslim Scholars for whose establishment he made serious efforts with the aim of eliminating fanaticism and discord, while calling for moderation, as stated in the Islamic charter of the Union.

On the other hand, Sheikh Al-Taskhiri is aware that throughout my life I have been calling for the unification of the Muslim Ummah; and if its unity is an elusive goal, then at least we ought to maintain mutual solidarity among its peoples and countries. He must also know that I supported the call to rapprochement and attended conferences held for this purpose at which I presented significant researches. However, this does not mean that when I observe a clear danger before me that I should turn a blind eye to it in order to compliment this and please that. By Allah! I would never sell my religion even if the price were the treasures of the world.

I warned clearly and strongly against all the rapprochement conferences that I attended against any attempt to export a doctrine to a country that purely belongs to the other doctrine.

Surely, Al-Taskhiri can recall that when I visited Iran, I told them: What could you possibly gain from your attempts to disseminate your doctrine in Sunni countries? Perhaps, one or two hundred, one or two thousand, or more or less? However, when the matter is exposed, they will all hold you as enemies and oppose you. We never want anything like this to happen. Upon this, Sheikh Al-Taskhiri replied: "Are you correct?" My view was further confirmed by what happened to their office in Khartoum. He said: "Earlier, we used to have good relations with the Sudanese leadership after the salvation revolution, and they allowed us to open offices there. Afterward, the manager of the office set out to distribute a book entitled Then I Have Come to Guidance that attacks the Sunni doctrine and calls to the Shiite doctrine, for which reason the Sudanese government closed these offices and sent the officers back to Tehran.

4. Al-Taskhiri commented on my statement to the Egyptian newspaper that the Shiites are Muslims, yet religiously innovative Muslims, saying: "Again, Al-Qaradawi accuses the Shiites of distorting the Qur'an, which is a great error; he knows that the Shiite scholars throughout the ages have maintained that no distortion has touched the Qur'an."

I admit that Al-Masri al-Youm newspaper did not transmit my words literally; rather, it adapted them. As a result, the published statement was not accurate and understandable as my original words to the newspaper were. Nevertheless, the newspaper did not quote me as saying that all Shiites believe that the Qur'an has been distorted; rather, it reported me as saying: Many of the Shiites claim that the widely available Qur'an is truly the word of Allah, but it is lacking some parts, such as Surat al-Wilayah.

Among these is the famous Shiite scholar, one of the senior scholars of Najaf, Al-Hajj Mirza Hussein Muhammad Taqyy An-Nuri At-Tubrusi. While in Najaf, he authored his famous book Fasl al-Khitab fi ithbat tahreef kitab rab al-ArbabThe Definitive Speech on Proving the Distortion of the Book of the Lord of all Lords. This book is characterized by comprising a wealth of texts from Shiite sources and their authentic books. The book also contains statements by several Shiite scholars in different eras, which all establish that the Qur'an was subject to additions and omissions.

This book caused a great fuss when it emerged in Iran. Many people wrote responses to it, to which he replied with another book in an attempt to refute the suspicions that were raised about his book.

In the research I presented at the rapprochement conference held in Bahrain, I wrote down my opinion about the Shiite attitude towards the Qur'an. Moreover, I had this research published in a treatise entitled "Principles of Dialogue and Rapprochement between the Muslim Doctrines and Sects" which I included in the treatises intended for rectifying and guiding the Reawakening. They are published by Wahbah Bookstore, Egypt, and Resalah Foundation, Lebanon. In this treatise, I replied to those who accuse the Shiites of holding the belief that the Qur'an has been distorted, and as a result regard them as disbelievers. Responding to them, I said:

"I have already clarified that all Shiites believe that what lies between the two covers of the mushaf is truly the miraculous and preserved word of Almighty Allah that the whole Ummah must abide by. That is why they memorize the Qur'an, recite it as an act of worship, and refer to it for proof on creedal issues and secondary rulings. This is unanimously agreed upon among them. We have never come across any mushaf that is different from the one in our hands; the mushaf that is printed in Iran is the same as that which is printed in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. As for the false allegations that the Qur'an lacks some parts, they have differences of opinion on this matter, and their scholars of authentication deny it. Furthermore, no practical ruling is based on these alleged additions."

I quoted the statements of some moderate Shiites – transmitted by some Sunni scholars –affirming that the Qur'an is free from any addition or omission. An example of this is what was quoted by Sheikh Rahmatullah Al-Kiranawi Al-Hindi is his famous book Idhhar Al-HaqqClarification of the Truth:

A- Sheikh Al-Sadouk Abu Ja`far Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Babwih, one of the greatest Twelver Shiites scholars, said in his creedal treatise: "Our belief about the Qur'an is that the Qur'an that was revealed by Almighty Allah to His Prophet is what is contained between the two covers of the mushaf which is available in the hands of people, not more than that. Its surahs, as with people, amount to one hundred and fourteen surahs, whereas we have the surahs of Ad-Doha and Alam nashrah combined in one, and Li ilaf Quraish and Alam tara kaifa also are combined in one surah. Hence, whoever attributes to us the statement that the Qur'an is more than that is a liar." End quote.

B- In the tafseer of Magma` al-Bayan, which is highly regarded among the Shiites, it is mentioned that: Al-Sayyid al-Agall al-Murtada alam al-Huda dhu al-Magd, Abu al-Qasim Ali ibn al-Hussein al-Musawi, said: "The Qur'an during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (peace and blessing be upon him) was collected and combined as it is now. He mentioned as evidence for this the fact that the complete Qur'an was studied and memorized at that time and that some of the Companions, such as `Abdullah ibn Mas`ud and Ubay ibn Ka`b, recited all of the Qur'an in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) several times. Hence, it does not require much contemplation to derive from this that the Qur'an was collected and well-ordered; not scattered and dispersed. Furthermore, he said that whoever holds an opposing view from the Imamiyyah and Al-Hashawiyah, his view is inconsiderable, as it is attributed to some people of Hadith who transmitted weak narrations thinking them to be authentic. Such narrations cannot outweigh that which is authentic and well-established." End quote.

C- Al-Sayyid al-Murtada further said: "Knowledge of the authenticity of the Qur'an is like knowledge of the countries, the famous and great events and widely circulating Arabic poetry. Meticulous care was paid and the appropriate tools were employed in transmitting the noble Qur'an, which is the miracle of prophethood, and the spring from which shar`i sciences and religious rules are derived. Indeed, the Muslim scholars attained the highest degree in memorizing and taking care of the Qur'an to the extent that they obtained knowledge about everything related to it: the analysis of its words and sentences, the ways it can be read, its letters, and its verses. How then can it be altered or incomplete given such earnest care and keen accuracy?" End quote.

D- Al-Qadi Nourallah al-Shustri, a famous Shiite scholar, said in his book Masa'ib An-Nawasib: "What was attributed to the Imamate Shiites regarding the alteration of the Qur'an is actually not what the majority of Imamate said; it is only the view of an inconsiderable handful of individuals among them." End quote.

5. In Sharh al-Qalini, al-Mulla Sadeq said: "Upon the advent of the twelfth Imam, the Qur'an will emerge in the same order that exists now and will spread and be well-known." End quote.

Thus, it is concluded that the authentic and undoubted view held by the scholars of the Twelver Shiites sect is that the Qur'an which Almighty Allah revealed to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is that which is between the two covers of the mushaf, and which is available in the hands of people, and no more than that. It was collected and combined during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and was memorized and transmitted by thousands of the Companions; and that a group of the Companions, such as `Abdullah ibn Mas`oud and Ubay ibn Ka`b, recited the complete Qur'an in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) several times. They also view that the Qur'an will emerge and spread upon the advent of the twelfth Imam in the same order that it is currently in. Moreover, they regard the view held by a handful of people that the Qur'an was altered, as rejected and insignificant; they see that the weak reports that were transmitted in their doctrine cannot outweigh that which is authentic and well-established. This is true, since if an Ahaad or solitary report (also known as Khabar Al-Wahid) requires the performance of some act of worship, and there is no conclusive evidence to support it, then it should be rejected. This is also mentioned by Ibn Al-Mutahhir Al-Hulli in his book Mabadi' al-Wosoul Ila Ilm Al-Usoul. In the Qur'an, Almighty Allah says, (Surely We, Ever We, have been sending down the Remembrance, and surely We are indeed Preservers of it.) (Al-Hijr 15:9) In the tafseer of As-Sirat Al-Mustaqim, which is highly revered among Shiite scholars, this explanation has been given: "Certainly, We will protect it against any distortion, alteration, addition or omission." End quote.

This is what I mentioned in my book Principles of Dialogue and Rapprochement; it demonstrates the reality of my position concerning the Shiites' opinions about the Qur'an. This is known to their scholars. Therefore, it is not appropriate to seek any word that has been uttered here or there and use it as a pretext to launch an attack on me.

However, I still maintain my stance concerning Shiite endeavors to infiltrate Sunni communities, and I say that we should resist such endeavors; otherwise, we will be betraying our trust and neglecting our responsibility toward the Ummah. As I warn of this invasion, I intend to raise the awareness of the Ummah of the dangers that may well befall it because of this irresponsible attitude. This is to protect it from any fitnah that, it is feared, may break out, thus destroying everything. The wise person is the one who avoids evil and prevents it from happening.

May Allah render this purely for His sake and guide us to the Straight Path.

A servant in need of Almighty Allah

Yusuf Al-Qaradawi


 
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[chottala.com] I do agree with the analysis. What do you think?

 When i first read the news that AL acting secretary said that they have news that Sheikh hasina might be attacked during election campaign, i thought AL is planning to come in power by secrifying Hasina and drawing sympathy vote like Benjir bhutto.
 
 Similar apprenhension by british envoy in Bangladesh indicate that  some Al leaders are collaborating with international conspirators to destabilize Bangladesh.
 
 
 the following analysis also say so..What do you  think, Dear Bangladeshi.

 
নির্বাচনকে ঘিরে কে কি পরিকল্পনা করছে?
আহসান মোহাম্মদ
খালেদা জিয়া ও অন্যান্য রাজনৈতিক নেতাদের মুক্তি, প্রধান নির্বাচন কমিশনারের ক্ষমা প্রার্থনা এবং প্রধান উপদেষ্টা কতৃক নির্বাচনের নির্দিষ্ট তারিখ ঘোষণার মাধ্যমে প্রভাবহীন, ফমূর্লাহীন এবং মুক্ত নির্বাচনের জন্য উপযোগী পরিবেশ সৃষ্টির আশা করা হয়েছিল। তবে সংসদ নির্বাচনের মাত্র এক সপ্তাহের মধ্যে উপজেলা নির্বাচন, রাজনৈতিক দলের নিবন্ধন, সংসদীয় আসনের সীমানা পুন:নির্ধারণে নির্বাচন কমিশনের গোয়ার্তুমী, জরুরী আইনের মধ্যে নির্বাচন - ইত্যাদি আগামী নির্বাচনকে ঘিরে ক্ষমতাশীনদের আরেকটি পরিকল্পনার দিকেই ঈঙ্গিত দিচ্ছে। ক্ষমতাশীনেরা যে রণে ভঙ্গ দেয় নি, তার প্রমাণ বিচারপতিদের বিরুদ্ধে রাজধানীর বিভিন্ন স্থানে সাটানো পোস্টার এবং হকারদের মাধ্যমে বিলিকৃত লিফলেট। সরকারের সক্রিয় সহযোগিতা ছাড়া এ ধরণের ঘটনা সম্ভব নয়।

অপরদিকে বিদেশী গোয়েন্দা সংস্থা ত্রিভুজের পরিকল্পনার বিষয়ে একটি ধারণা পাওয়া গেছে সাম্প্রতিককালে আওয়ামীলীগের ভারপ্রাপ্ত সাধারণ সম্পাদকের একটি বক্তব্যে। তিনি বলেছেন, নির্বাচনী প্রচারাভিজানের সময় শেখ হাসিনার উপর জঙ্গী হামলা হতে পারে বলে তার কাছে তথ্য রয়েছে। এই বিষয়টিকে ইমোশনাল ব্লাকমেলিং করার আওয়ামীলীগের বহু প্রচলিত কৌশল হিসাবে দেখলে ভুল হতে পারে। বরং এক বছর আগের পাকিস্তানের ঘটনাবলীর সাথে তার সাদৃশ্য থাকতে পারে, বিশেষ করে যেহেতু উভয় ক্ষেত্রেই দেশের বাইরের পর্দার অন্তরালের মুল খেলোয়াড় এবং পর্দার সামনের পাত্র-পাত্রীতে যথেষ্ট মিল রয়েছে।

প্রথমে মূল খেলোয়াড়দের মনস্তত্ব এবং তাদের মৌলিক কুটকৌশলটি বোঝার চেষ্টা করা যাক। দেশের ক্ষমতাশীনেরা পরিচালিত হচ্ছে একটি সুশীল থিংক ট্যাংঙ্কের বুদ্ধি দিয়ে। অধিকাংশ ক্ষেত্রেই তারা বুটের থেকে ব্রেণের ব্যবহার বেশী করতে চাচ্ছে। তাছাড়া নির্বাচনের মাধ্যমে শান্তিপূর্ণভাবে ক্ষমতা হস্তান্তরের বিষয়ে আন্তর্জাতিক সম্প্রদায়ের চাপও রয়েছে। এর সাথে জাতিসঙ্ঘে বাংলাদেশী সৈনিকদের চাকুরীর বিষয়টাও জড়িত। ফলে, এই মহল চাইবে রক্তারক্তি না করে তাদের পরিকল্পনা শান্তিপূর্ণ উপায়ে বাস্তবায়ন করতে।

অপরদিকে বাংলাদেশকে ঘিরে সদা তৎপর আমেরিকা, ভারত ও ইসরাইলের গোয়েন্দা সংস্থার ত্রিভুজ ভিন্ন কিছু চাইতে পারে। বাংলাদেশে দীর্ঘস্থায়ীভাবে অস্থিতিশীলতা বজায় থাকলে তাদের কৌশলগত ও অর্থনৈতিক উভয় ক্ষেত্রেই লাভ।

এখন দেখা যাক, ষড়যন্ত্রের স্বরূপ কি হতে পারে। এ ক্ষেত্রে মূল হাতিয়ারটি হতে পারে নির্বাচনের তারিখ। ১৮ ডিসেম্বর সংসদ নির্বাচনের মাত্র পাঁচদিন পর হবে উপজেলা নির্বাচনের প্রথম কিস্তি। দুটি নির্বাচনের তফসিল একই দিনে ঘোষণা হবে। সে ক্ষেত্রে যে ঘটনাগুলো ঘটতে পারে তা হচ্চে:

১. একই সাথে সংসদ ও উপজেলা নির্বাচনের তফসিল ঘোষণার সময় তাতে এমন কিছু শর্ত থাকতে পারে যা চারদলীয় জোটের বিপক্ষে যাবে। তবে সে সময় উক্ত জোট তার বিরুদ্ধে অবস্থান নেয়ার বা আন্দোলনে যাবার মত পরিস্থিতি থাকবে না। এর কয়েকটি কারণ রয়েছে:

ক. বর্তমান পরিস্থিতি খালেদা জিয়া এবং বিএনপির নেতা-কর্মীদের জন্য অনেকটা দু:স্বপ্ন থেকে জেগে ওঠার মত। মাত্র কিছুদিন আগেও প্রচন্ড অসুস্থ তারেককে পিজন সেলে কাতরাতে হয়েছে। খালেদার দুটো সুস্থ সবল ছেলেকে একেবারে পঙ্গু বানিয়ে ছাড়া হয়েছে। তিনি এমন কিছু করতে দ্বিধান্বিত হতে পারেন যাতে আবার সেই দু:স্বপ্নে ফিরে যেতে হয়। একই পরিস্থিতি দলটির কেন্দ্রীয় নেতা থেকে মাঠ পর্যায়ের ত্যাগী নেতাদেরও।

খ. দু:স্বপ্ন থেকে বের করে আনার কৃতিত্ব সরকারের একটি গ্রুপ দাবী করছেন এবং বিএনপি হয়তো তাকে বিশ্বাসও করছে।

গ. বিএনপিকে বর্তমানে যারা পরামর্শ দিচ্ছেন, তারা আপোষকামীতার দিকে দলটিকে বেশী টানছেন বলে মনে হচ্ছে। এ কারণেই সাম্প্রতিককালে জোটের দুই গুরুত্বপূর্ণ শরীক সম্পর্কে সিইসি অত্যন্ত অশোভন ভাষায় ব্যঙ্গ করার পরও দলটি তার কোন প্রতিবাদ জানাতে ব্যর্থ হয়।

ঘ. নির্বাচনের তারিখ ঘোষণার সময় আসতে আসতে দেশে পুরোপুরি নির্বাচনী আমেজ এসে যাবে। তখন, বিএনপির মত একটি দুর্বল সংগঠনের দলের পক্ষে তাকে রোখা সম্ভব হবে না। ফলে অগ্রহণযোগ্য শর্তে হলেও দলটি নির্বাচনে অংশ নিতে পারে।

ঙ. আগামী নির্বাচন না হলে আবারো একটি অগণতান্ত্রিক সরকারের হাতে ক্ষমতা যাবার সম্ভাবনা রয়েছে যা দলটি চাইবে না।

২. সংসদ নির্বাচনের প্রার্থীদের অনেকেই এলাকার স্থায়ী বাসিন্দা নন। তাদের প্রধান অংশটি রাজধানী বা অন্য শহরে থাকেন। অপরদিকে উপজেলা নির্বাচনের প্রার্থীদের সিংহভাগ থাকেন এলাকাতে। ফলে, সংসদ নির্বাচন সাধারণ জনগণের মনোযোগ কম আকর্ষণ করতে পারবে। রাজনৈতিক নেতা-কর্মীদের একটি বড় অংশ ব্যস্ত থাকবে উপজেলা নির্বাচন নিয়ে।

৩. সংসদ নির্বাচনকে রাজনৈতিক কর্মী ও সাধারণ জনগণ কম গুরুত্ব দেয়ায়, সরকারী মেশিনারিজ ব্যবহার করে তাকে প্রভাবিত করা সহজসাধ্য হবে। মনে রাখা দরকার যে, সরকারের একটি শক্তিশালী নেটওয়ার্ক রয়েছে, যাদের হাতে রয়েছে রাজনীতিকে প্রভাবিত করার মত বিপুল তথ্য এবং নেটওয়ার্ক।

৪. সংসদ নির্বাচনে সরকার তার পছন্দের দল বা জোটকে বিজয়ী করে আনতে না পারলে দ্বিতীয় কৌশলটা কাজে লাগানো হবে। নির্বাচনের ফল পুরোপুরি প্রকাশ হতে লেগে যাবে ২০ ডিসেম্বর। বিএনপির নেতৃত্বাধীন চারদলীয় জোট জয়ী হলে আওয়ামীলীগ সে নির্বাচন তখন মানবে না। বস্তুত: গত প্রায় দুই দশকে আওয়ামীলীগ পরাজিত হয়েছে এমন কোন নির্বাচনকে মানে নি এবং সে নির্বাচনের ফলে গঠিত সংসদকেও কার্যকর করতে দেয় নি। ১৮ ডিসেম্বরের নির্বাচনে পরাজিত হলেও এর ব্যতয় হবে বলে মনে করার কোন যুক্তিসঙ্গত কারণ নেই। ২০ ডিসেম্বর ফল পুরোপুরি প্রকাশিত হলে সেদিনই বা তার আগেই দলটি নির্বাচনে অনিয়মের অভিযোগ করবে। আরো দু'তিন দিন যাবে কুটনীতিক এবং অন্যান্য বিভিন্ন মহলকে তাদের বক্তব্য বুঝিয়ে পক্ষে আনার চেষ্টা করতে। মোটামুটি সমর্থন পেলে ২৪ তারিখের আগেই তারা এই নির্বাচন বাতিল করার দাবী জানাবে। এই সময়টাতে মিডিয়া, রাজনৈতিক কর্মী, বিদেশী মিশন সকলেই ব্যস্ত থাকবে নির্বাচন বাতিলের বিষয়টা নিয়ে। ফলে ২৪ থেকে ২৮ তারিখ পর্যন্ত সময়ে সকলের মনোযোগ নিবদ্ধ থাকবে এবং খুব কম পর্যবেক্ষণের মধ্যে হয়ে যাবে উপজেলা নির্বাচন। সে নির্বাচনে ব্যাপক কারচুপি হলেও তাকে জনসাধারণের গোচরে আনা সম্ভব হবে না, যেমনটি হয়নি সিটি নির্বাচনে অনিয়মের বিষয়টি। এক্ষেত্রে আরেকটি বিষয়ও বিবেচনা করতে হবে। বাংলাদেশে মিডিয়া, সুশীল সমাজ, এনজিও, এমনকি আন্তর্জাতিক সম্প্রদায়ও আওয়ামীলীগের প্রতি সহানুভূতিশীল। ফলে, উপজেলা নির্বাচনে আওয়ামীলীগ ও সরকারপন্থীদেরকে বিজয়ী করা গেলে সে নির্বাচনের গ্রহণযোগ্যতা নিয়ে প্রশ্ন ওঠানো হলেও কেউ তাকে পাত্তা দেবে না। ক্ষমতাশীনেরা তখন ১৮ ডিসেম্বরের সংসদ নির্বাচনকে বাতিল ঘোষণা করে উপজেলা চেয়ারম্যানদের দিয়ে সংবিধান সংশোধনের কাজে উদ্যোগী হতে পারে। এখানে উল্লেখ্য যে, উপজেলা চেয়ারম্যানদের দিয়ে সংবিধান সংশোধনের আশংকা রাজনৈতিক দলগুলো অনেক আগে থেকেই প্রকাশ করে আসছে এবং সরকারের যে এই ধরণের কোন পরিকল্পনা নেই তা জানিয়ে প্রকাশ্য বিবৃতি দাবী করছে। কিন্তু, এখনও সরকার সে বিষয়ে মুখ খোলেনি।

এটি গেলো ক্ষমতাশীনদের সম্ভাব্য পরিকল্পনার বিষয়। এখন দেখা যাক বিদেশী গোয়েন্দা ত্রিভুজ কি করতে পারে এবং তার সাথে ক্ষমতাশীনদের পরিকল্পনার কি সংযোগ হতে পারে। এ উদ্দেশ্যে এক বছর আগে পাকিস্তানে সংঘটিত ঘটনাবলী মনে করা দরকার। ২০০৭ এর সেপ্টেম্বরে পাকিস্তানে মোশাররফের অবস্থা ছিল টাল মাটাল। তার বিরুদ্ধে গণ আন্দোলন যখন তুঙ্গে, তখন আমেরিকা এগিয়ে আসে মোশাররফ এবং বেনোজিরের মধ্যে সমঝোতার জন্য। সমঝোতা হয়, বেনজির ও আসিফ জারদারির মামলা তুলে নেয়া হয়। বেনজির দেশে ফেরার ঘোষণা দেন। বেনজিরের সাথে সমঝোতার ফলে মোশাররফের বিরুদ্ধে আন্দোলন স্তিমিত হয়ে পড়ে। তিনি আরেক দফা প্রেসিডেন্ট নির্বাচিত হন। ২০০৭ সালের ১৭ অক্টোবর দীর্ঘ আট বছর পর দেশে ফেরার আগে দুবাইতে এক সাংবাদিক সম্মেলনে বেনজির বলেন যে, জঙ্গীরা তাকে হত্যা করার পরিকল্পনা করছে। হত্যা পরিকল্পনা জানার পরও ১৮ অক্টোবর দেশে ফিরে তিনি গভীর রাতে হাজার হাজার সমর্থকদের নিয়ে কায়েদে আযমের মাযারে রওনা হন এবং পথে তার র�্যালীতে বোমা হামলায় ১২৪ জন নিহত ও ৩২০ জন আহত হয়। তিনি অল্পের জন্য বেচে যান। ২৭ ডিসেম্বর আরেক আত্মঘাতি হামলায় বেনজির নিহত হন। পরবর্তীতে তার দল সংসদ নির্বাচনে বিজয়ী হয় এবং তার স্বামী পাকিস্তানের প্রেসিডেন্ট নির্বাচিত হন।

জঙ্গী হামলার কথা মিডিয়াকে জানানোর পরও গভীর রাত্রে সমর্থকদের নিয়ে র�্যালী করা নিয়ে তখনও প্রশ্ন উঠেছিল। তাছাড়া, হামলার কিছুক্ষণ পর তিনি যেভাবে হাসিমুখে ও আত্মবিশ্বাসের সাথে সাংবাদিক সম্মেলনে কথা বলেছিলেন, তা নিয়েও প্রশ্ন উঠেছিল। তিনি কি তাহলে নিশ্চিত ছিলেন যে, তাকে হামলাকারীরা কিছু করবে না? তিনি কি জঙ্গী হামলাকে তার ইমেজ পুনরুদ্ধারে ব্যবহার করতে চেয়েছিলেন? কারা সে হামলা করেছিল, তা আজ পর্যন্ত জানা যায় নি, হয়তো জানা যাবেও না। তাৎক্ষনিক লাভবান হলেও মোশাররফের শেষ রক্ষা হয়নি বটে, কিন্তু, দেশটির শত্রুদের উদ্দেশ্য ঠিকই সফল হয়েছে - সেখানে গণনন্ত্র শক্ত ভিত্তির উপর দাড়াতে পারে নি, অস্থিতিশীলতা বজায় রয়েছে এবং সরকারকে আমেরিকার আজ্ঞাবাহী হিসাবেই থাকতে হচ্ছে। শেষ বিচারে জয়ী হয়েছে গোয়েন্দা ত্রিভুজ।

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