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Lal Masjid cleric raises call to jihad
An Islamabad cleric has called on all madrassa students to join him in a jihad to enforce an Islamic system and against dens of immorality, according to pamphlets distributed all around the country, including North Waziristan, on Wednesday. We have closed down Jamia Faridia (in Islamabad) for 15 days, and we request you to do so in order to help students join the jihad, said cleric Muhammad Abdul Aziz from Lal Masjid in his letter distributed in madrassas of Miranshah, the regional headquarters of North Waziristan. The letter, written in Urdu on the clerics letterhead, was obtained by Daily Times. It said, We request all ulema to accompany their students. A security official told Daily Times that the cleric distributed the letter in all key madrassas across the country, to seek the Talibans support against the government. The cleric also asked caretakers of madrassas to send students who could afford travelling expenses, and said come to Islamabad without any weapons, except a stick, for 15 days or 40 days as soon as possible. The letter said the Taliban should come for aitekaaf to step up the Islamisation process and launch an affective movement against dens of immorality. Aziz also hit back at critics of the March 29 action by Jamia Hafsa against an alleged brothel owner. Female students from Jamia Hafsa have also wrote letters to journalists, drivers, passengers, police and the civil administration asking them to help implement Islamic laws. Posted by: Fred 2007-04-05 |
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