Adhaalath Party has called on all its members and others joining the protest tomorrow to protest peacefully, uphold all laws and respect foreign missions.
In a statement issued by former State Minister and current Spokesperson of Adhaalath Party Sheikh Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed called on protesters to cooperate with the armed forces and to put patience forward if someone initiates a confrontation.
‘’I advise all protesters that participate in this protest in all the islands to use decent language to express your opinions and to uphold Islamic policies,’’ Shaheem said in the statement. ‘’And, I also advise to not to refer any political party with fault language and to set an example for others.’’
Sheikh Shaheem also said there have been many challenges in recent days, and advised protesters to aim for unity and remain within Maldivian law.
“Adhaalath Party is a party that loves peace, respects the state institutions and respects diplomatic relations and international conventions,’’ the statement read.
Meanwhile, Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MP Mohamed Musthafa expressed concern that if MDP protested on the same day as the opposition parties-NGO Coalition protest, there was a risk that both protests would turn violent.
‘’I advised the President today to delay our protest supporting ‘moderation’ but it was a decision made by the party,’’ he said. ‘’We tried to stop the MDP protest by submitting a petition but we did not have the majority support so we cannot challenge the majority.’’
Musthafa said that he was not happy with the decision but was obliged to follow decisions made by the party majority.
Recently there have been unconfirmed reports of mercenaries from terrorist groups being recruited for the protest.
Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Spokesperson Major Abdul Raheem said that there have been no confirmed reports of said recruits and referred Minivan News to the police.
Police Sub-Inspector Ahmed Shiyam said ‘’it is very difficult to say anything about it.’’
Today the Commissioner of Police Ahmed Faseeh and Chief of Defence Force Major General Moosa Jaleel was summoned to the parliament’s National Security Committee meeting along with MDP Planning Committee officials, NGO Coalition President Abdulla Mohamed and Adhaalath Party president Imran Abdulla.
All the parties assured the parliament that they will not confront each other and that the protests will go peacefully.
NGO Coalition President Abdulla Mohamed was today questioned at the committee whether pregnant women and children will participate in the protest, to which he replied that he cannot stop pregnant women and children from coming to the protest.
Local newspaper SunFM reports that during today’s committee meeting MDP MP ‘Reeko’ Moosa Manik questioned Adhaalath President Abdulla whether Al-Qaeda mercenaries were recruited to the protest. Abdulla replied that he did not want to answer that question.
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There is nothing peaceful in Islam. There is nothing peaceful about the politically driven protest tomorrow.
Who are you trying to kid? You at scared President is going to participate on the opposing side!
Chicken!! Chicken!!
This is madness! We all know that whatever needs to be done, to stop Jewish activities from taking place in the Maldives, should be done by any means necessary. Tomorrow, we will show the world how powerful we are in the face of the Jewish threat which includes the Jew, Mohamed Nasheed and his other Jewish friends, like the woman Maria, who still doesn't cover herself with the niqab. All muslim women should wear the niqab, as it has been commanded by Allah SWT in the Holy Quran! Otherwise, you are no different from the naked Jews.
Inshallah, tomorrow will be a great victory for us! Allahu Akbaru!
There is infact nothing but peace in islam. But for those who opted for ignorance pertaining to islam there is no benefit from explanations. but lets be clear on one point. Those who are actively promoting hatred against islam in Maldives are just a minority and the minority better respect the majority if they believe in democracy.
How can a protest that’s organized to protect a violent ideology can be peaceful. Islam commands to kill people, to force on people against their will, The people who follow this cult are psychopaths, sadists, and definitely abnormal people, can anyone expect them to behave normal.
@Naeem
for you islam is
1) is a violent ideology
2) commands to kill people
3) forces people against their will
4) is a cult
5) muslims are psychopaths
6) sadists
7) are definitely abnormal people
anything else?
can you remember anything else to add to your description of Islam?
You see Naeembe, this is your problem. You are too IGNORANT and BLIND to see anything but your delusional views. on the other hand, we Muslims see good in Christians, Jews, atheists, Hindus and everyone else. we believe we are humans so humans makes mistakes. everyone does and everyone who believes in religion and do not believe in religion also do good and bad things. We do not compile lists like the ones you did just above.
Brother Naeembe.
You seriously needs to check your iq or whatever or maybe seek counselling. I do wish you well although we might not agree on anything, but please! give us a break!
awlaki,
"we Muslims see good in Christians, Jews, atheists, Hindus and everyone else.."
..as long as they're not Maldivians?
This is the problem I have with some people's views.
You insist that Islam is peaceful and tolerant and so on, and I agree.
But I also see the Adhaalath party that is now calling for 'peaceful' protests is the same one that called for the arrest of protesters for calling for religious tolerance.
It can only be one thing or other. You cannot claim both to be tolerant of other religions, and then persecute others who favour religious tolerance.
And let's face it this - this entire protest is built around which bunch of greedy, not necessarily religious politicians can most vocally and publicly vow to NOT allow room for religious tolerance.
This is hardly a peaceful protest or protest about peace. It is a rally of bigotry, narrow mindedness and hatred.
And if they're doing it in the name of Islam, it is but natural others will associate these with Islam.
MY LUNATIC FRIEND NAEEM ..IT APPEARS TO ME THAT KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ISLAM AND ITS TEACHING,THE WORD ISLAM MEANS 'PEACE', SUBMISSION TO GOD..ISLAM FORBIDS ALL U HAVE WRITTEN AGAINST ISLAM AND MUSLIMS.THOSE WHO FOLLOW THE QURAN AND THE SUNNAH OF PROPHET(PBUH)ARE THE REAL MUSLIMS.YOU MUST GIVE SECOND CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU USE SUCH BLASPHEMY AGAINST OUR FAITH.IF WE USE SUCH PROFANITY AGAINST UR RELIGION YOU WOULD BE OFFENDED TOO.
IF YOU OFFEND MY RELIGION I WILL USE THE POWER OF CAPS LOCK AGAINST YOURS!
THE POWER OF CAPS LOCK COMPELS YOU! THE POWER OF CAPS LOCK COMPELS YOU!
Islam is a very selfish religion. Hence selfishness is the main theme in its ideology. You know this, when the stampeding mullahs in Mecca, who crushes every body else just so that they can make one extra, around kaa'ba.
"I know what religion and how you should follow it. You don't get to decide it."
Basically, these words are used by the
A) the super rich, skimming benefits of the rest, so that they can be at the top
B) the undereducated, who wants to quickly join the ranks of the average.
C) the weak minded, who wants to seek assurance to every move they make, for the imaginary God.
Sheik Imran Abdullah,what is compulsory for women in Islam is to wear Hijab not Niqab.
Niqab is a cultural issue( practised in Afganistan and Saudi) not a religious issue.
Saai-
Quran:
.If you try to compose a surah that is better than those in the Quran, and then fail, Allah will burn you forever if you in the fire that he has prepared for disbelievers, whose fuel is men and stones. 2:24
Those who disbelieve shall be overcome and gathered unto Hell. 3:12
"For disbelievers is a painful doom." 2:104
For me these cannot be words of almighty who is the beneficiary of the entire universe, who has the power to do anything and who is in charge of all our action. For me within 21st century intelligence and reasoning, these words can be uttered by a bully who is frustrated, powerless, and mad, sending empty warnings,.
Do you think a god who has power to do anything will create some powerless life and misguide them just to enjoy punishing of people? I can’t believe these as words of creator unless I am a sadist who enjoys suffering of others. Quran is full of these absurdities. Those who believe in absurdity and blindly follow a leader is a cult.
@ Ahmed Ismail: Please do not talk bad about Islam. It is very offensive. Why do you want to talk bad about Islam? If you dont feel like believing in what the majority of the world's population believe, you may just keep your opinions stuffed inside or express to people who are pleased with such opinions (like minded people)..
The reason for extremism to evolve would have been because of people like u. So just live and let others live. No one can force you to believe in something u dont want to. Everyone including you knows that. Just express your honest views instead of saying offensive things about religion. Not only about Islam but any religion.
@Abdullah Sodig: you say "Those who are actively promoting hatred against islam"
do you mean the extremists? the salafists, IFM and Adalath?
@Naeem
You are pointing out half of a proposition. Where is the other half? What about the people of paradise who will live an eternal life of bliss for doing a few good deeds for a few earthly years? Is their reward comparable to their actions? i do not expect you to know the answer or to be able to comprehend this much. I am pointing out this for the benefit of fellow readers who might need a point to ponder.
Peace!
Awlaki,
I do understand you are an educated person and have difficulties to garb reality partly because the indoctrination of your faith from childhood. It is normal for every human being unless he is psychologically very strong or has extra ordinary capability to rebel against his beliefs. I do understand you are trying to rationalize your belief with maximum efforts. But a person like me who is looking at the doctrine of Islam with critical mind will never understand the sense in Islamic teaching and principles. Also those uneducated Maldivian do understand the literal teaching of Islam and they behave naturally and go violent as per the teaching of Islam.
Sheikh imran. This is the problem with you Sheikhs, please show me where in Quran it says woman should cover their head or face with niqab. Women are asked to cover their bossoms/chest and dresss modestly. Pls dont say quran says this orr that unless u know it for sure. most of all you sheikhs are doing it, and its wrong. May allah forgive you all.
[16:116] And do not say, as to what your tongues falsely describe: "This is lawful and that is unlawful;" that you seek to invent lies about God. Those who invent lies about God will not succeed.
@naeem
If you look at the history for Past 100 years as to who had committed the most treacherous and heinous crime against humanity,obviously its not muslims.
Some of them are follws..
1)Who Killed 6 million jews,whom are they? Christian nation
2)Who was responsible for world war 1 and 11, where more than 30 million people died.Its a christian nation.
3)Who clonised 3/4th of the world and rob its resources,language and its cultures-(Not Muslims)
4)Who starve the people of iraq where 500,000 iraqis,women and children died of starvation. Its christian nation who did it.
5)Who Bomb millions of Afghans?
6)Who was responsible for Apartheid policies in South africa.Its christians
Well for all crimes with half a billion casualties is it prudent for anyone to blame christianity?
What has religion got to do with crimes committed by people?
Linking any religion to crimes by any criminals is wrong
@Asif on Fri, 23rd Dec 2011 5:12 PM
Just because Christians committed the most heinous crimes in the past century, it does not mean Islam is a true revelation from God.
Life is extremely complicated. Humanity is extremely complex. For one who masterminded these with ease, God, is having extremely difficult time to convince his beings to follow his supposed ultimate guidance.
What a joke!
Asif-
There is no point to deviate attention from the root cause that Maldivian culture to grow to be a backward society. It is obviously Islam and its teaching that dehumanizes people and drains human wit. Today in 21st century we are still clashing with ideological differences. The political thugs are using Islam as a tool to gain political leverage because Islam was a political tool to enslave middle age ignorant people in Arabia. We are still using the same tool in 21st century world in a population like Madlives, where the intellectual level is still same as 07th century Arabian Bedouins. Going through violent history of the world does not make Islam superior. Islam is still the same with same characteristics of all problems of the past. It is a political ideology to expend and to rule with its policy to control human freedom so the advancement of science and technology come to standstill and people go back to Stone Age
NAEEM, STILL YOU ARE DEAD WRONG,U STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT QURAN TEACHES..IT TEACHES THE WAY OF LIFE.IT IS A GUIDANCE FOR HUMANITY.IT TEACHES GOOD AND ABSTAIN FROM EVIL,IF U DO GOOD, U GET REWARDS,IF U GO WRONG URGES TO REPENT,AND IF DONT WARNING OF AWAITING PUNISHMENT.ABOVE ALL THERE IS NO SECOND BOOK LIKE QURAN,JUST FOR A SECOND THINK OVER THE SCIENTIFIC TRUTHS IN THE QURAN. JUST THINK OF THIS MIRACLE :The Holy Quran stastes in one of its Holy verses that ( iron ) we send down from high skies , i.e, it is not formed in the ground . That what science has aleady discovered . Let’s read this short verse .
God says in the Holy Quran what means "And We sent down iron in which there lies great force and which has many uses for mankind…. (Surat al-Hadid: 25)
Modern astronomical findings have disclosed that the ****l of iron found in our world has come down from the giant stars in outer space.
The Holy Quran verse used The Arabic word " Anzlna " which could be rendered " and we sent down " . Iron needs so high temperature to be formed ;
Professor Armstrong works at NASA, otherwise known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, where he is a well-known scientist here. He was asked about Iron and how it was formed. He explained how all the elements in the earth were formed. He stated that the scientists have come only recently to discover the relevant facts about that formation process. He said that the energy of the early solar system was not sufficient to produce elemental Iron. In calculating the energy required to form one atom of iron, it was found to be about four times as much as the energy of the entire solar system. In other words, the entire energy of the earth or the moon or the planet Mars or any other planet is not sufficient to form one new atom of iron, even the energy of the entire solar system is not sufficient for that. That is why Professor Armstrong said that the scientists believe that iron is an extraterrestrial that was sent to earth and not formed therein.
Unlike most of ****ls , iron needs so high temperature to be formed . such high temperature is found no where in our solar system .
"Nova" and "supernova.
Temperature in the Sun is inadequate for the formation of iron. The sun has a surface temperature of 6,000 degrees Celsius, and a core temperature of approximately 20 million degrees. Iron can only be produced in much larger stars than the Sun, where the temperature reaches a few hundred million degrees. When the amount of iron exceeds a certain level in a star, the star can no longer accommodate it, and it eventually explodes in what is called a "nova" or a "supernova." These explosions make it possible for iron to be given off into space.
All this shows that iron did not form on the Earth, but was carried from Supernovas, and was "sent down," as stated in the verse. It is clear that this fact could not have been known in the 7th century, when the Qur’an was revealed. Nevertheless, this fact is related in the Qur’an, the Word of Allah, Who encompasses all things in His infinite knowledge.
Science says that iron and other materials were attracted to the earh when entered the earth gravity field ; iron fell down on the earth as if it were rain . the earth at that time was like ash , not completely solid as it is now . Iron found its way deep to the core of the earth .THINK AND RETHINK JUST ABOUT THIS SINGLE MIRACLE,IMAGINE THIS BOOK WAS REVEALED TO UNLETTERED PROPHET..1400 YEARS AGO.HOW CAN ONE DENY THE WISDOM OF THE BOOK AND SAY FULL OF ABSURDITIES?
Sai-
The promised reward of infinite lust in Quruanic good deeds does not agree with universal golden rule “One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself”
Islamic good deeds are to follow Mohamed.
These are:
kill (Jihaad) to spread Islam
Cut the hands of Robber
Stone to death adulterer
Grow beards
Flog fornicator
Flog on alcohol drinking
Refrain from all worldly refreshment.
Live like a salve
The universal good deeds are totally opposite:
Love
Compassion
Kindness
Help
Tolerance
If Maldives want to be a 100% Muslim state, we will have to trim our constitution to meet the values of the Holy Qur'an and hadhees, and base our codes on those values.
It is very clear that we must wash our hands off the dirty hypocritical living and lifestyle we are living by believing and pretending to be 100% Muslim, and living partly Muslim and partly Secular.
This to my belief is the only way we can walk out of these whims and focus on the much needed economical challenges we need to face!
@Naeem
here is the typical assumptions list about islam by the kuffar...
"...kill (Jihaad) to spread Islam,Cut the hands of Robber,Stone to death adulterer,Grow beards, Flog fornicator, Flog on alcohol drinking, Refrain from all worldly refreshment.,Live like a salve..."
do you have any more? nothing positive to say? I myself can go and put a very long list of positive things about any religion and even those who do not believe in a religion and I will be sincere in that too. I do not believe ppl who are different from me are inherently bad or that I am superior to them etc.
This is your problem Naeem. You just think of anything negative that comes to mind and throw it against us Muslims to infuriate us and maybe you are smiling now that you have managed to do that. Is this the best use you make of your brain?
this maybe a cultural defect in us to mock at others and to make others mad and then smile at our little achievements.
When I was young I used to see people making fun of blind and deaf people and nobody would think its wrong. I also saw cruelty to animals like putting on a naashi on a cat's tail and setting it ablaze, and nobody will say its bad or don't do it. we are doing similar insensitive things with expatriates in today and now and nobody seems to notice that these things are actually forbidden in Islam. the problem was that our education was very deficient and it mainly involved learning about rituals, incantations etc. Islam is more than rituals and incantations, its a whole complete way of life perfected many centuries ago from which we Muslims have not benefited fully.
First of all, the 'moderate Islam' concept is wrong. The word 'Islam' is a simple word – it is only Islam. If you say 'moderate Islam,' then an alternative is created." turkish priminister.
If you say there is nothing good in Islam, then we say we are ok with it.say wat you want..you will fail and we will prevail.[إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الإِسْلَـمُ].
Islam will fail if there is no moderate Islam. Quran has some good stuff out of context which can be used to look Islam good. But with Mullahs who do take Quran literally are destroying Islam because they are against universal golden rule.
Some good things in Quran:
1. Don't confuse truth with falsehood or knowingly conceal the truth. 2:42
2. Pay the poor-due. 2:43, 110, 277
3. Be good to parents, relatives, orphans, and the needy. Speak kindly and pay the poor-due. 2:83
4. If you believe it, prove it. (A good rule, but does it apply to Muslims, too?) 2:111
5. The Jews say the Christians are wrong, and vice versa. Yet they both believe in the Scriptures. 2:113
6. Give of your wealth to family, relatives, and the needy. Set slaves free. 2:177
7. Do not fight wars of aggression. (Does this apply only during Ramadan?) 2:190
8. "Do good." 2:195
@Naeem
Stop this ranting about islam. I am also a die hard kaafir but i can live without waging war with muslims. What is your problem man? why can't you live in peace with your fellow countrymen?