Korean Troops Convert to Islam | ||||
| "I became a Muslim because I felt Islam was more humanistic and peaceful than other religions. And if you can religiously connect with the locals, I think it could be a big help in carrying out our peace reconstruction mission." So said on Friday those Korean soldiers who converted to Islam ahead of their late July deployment to the Kurdish city of Irbil in northern Iraq. At noon Friday, 37 members of the Iraq-bound "Zaitun Unit," including Lieutenant Son Hyeon-ju of the Special Forces 11th Brigade, made their way to a mosque in Hannam-dong, Seoul and held a conversion ceremony.
The soldiers, who cleansed their entire bodies in accordance with Islamic tradition, made their conversion during the Friday group prayers at the mosque, with the assistance of the "imam," or prayer leader.With the exception of the imam, all the Muslims and the Korean soldiers stood in a straight line to symbolize how all are equal before God and took a profession on faith. They had memorized the Arabic confession, " Ashadu an La ilaha il Allah, Muhammad-ur-Rasool-Allah," which means, "I testify that there is no god but God (Arabic: Allah), and Muhammad is the Messenger of God." Moreover, as the faithful face the "Kaaba," the Islamic holy place in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, all Muslims confirm that they are brothers.
For those Korean soldiers who entered the Islamic faith, recent chances provided by the Zaitun Unit to come into contact with Islam proved decisive. Taking into consideration the fact that most of the inhabitants of Irbil are Muslims, the unit sent its unreligious members to the Hannam-dong mosque so that they could come to understand Islam. Some of those who participated in the program were entranced by Islam and decided to convert. A unit official said the soldiers were inspired by how important religious homogeneity was considered in the Muslim World; if you share religion, you are treated not as a foreigner, but as a local, and Muslims do not attack Muslim women even in war. Zaitun Unit Corporal Paek Seong-uk (22) of the Army's 11th Division said, "I majored in Arabic in college and upon coming across the Quran, I had much interest in Islam, and I made up my mind to become a Muslim during this religious experience period [provided by the Zaitun Unit]." He expressed his aspirations. "If we are sent to Iraq, I want to participate in religious ceremonies with the locals so that they can feel brotherly love and convince them that the Korean troops are not an army of occupation. Source: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200405/200405280041.html |
Monday, 26 November 2012
Korean Troops Convert to Islam
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
They are making efforts to completely erasing us : Burmese Muslim
They are making
efforts to completely erasing us :
Burmese Muslim
An interview with the Burmese
Muslims
Interview by: Abdus
Saboor Nadvi
Burmese Muslims Have
facing from June 2012, acts of genocide by the military government &
Buddhists. and they atrocities in constant torment.
It’s a big witness
the murder place of fifty thousand Muslims. Where are the members of the justice
and human rights around the world ? The Land of Rakhene (Arakan) has shouting :
Come see here the blood of Muslim Condemnation. Disappointed Burmese Muslims living
in the shadow of heavy Fear, some supplies and help arrived but its little,
the situation is getting deteriorated day after day, let them tell you its the oral conditions, this
year the custodian of two holy mosques King Abdullah have hosted some of the
Imams of Burma mosques and Preachers. so
it was a good opportunity to talk in Makkah, here present some point of
Interview:
Q: my first question is what is the situation of
madrasas and mosques?
A: This time
we have more than 100 madrasas in whole Burma , gives the students degree of
Aalim & Fazil as performing the curriculum of DARSE-NIZAMI. In Rangoon we
have 10 madrasas like this type.But Govt universities do not accept this course,
the mosques has adjoining rooms as
Madrasas , so often in schools are being run, and not allowed to separately
building for madarsas, including the all regions throughout with more than 2000 mosques in Burma, but
Instead cent increase in pain is being decreased continuously, not an official
Buddhist Terrorists member pull downed 150 mosques in ARAKAN, and in capital Rangoon 11
mosques by force, other cities are not statistics.
Q:
mosques were demolished by the government is re-assess the building or
re-building permits?
A:
Definitely not, but it was the wrong idea that we need to repair our small mosques,
to allow we give him the grease to
government agencies, the military regime at all our roots as a The fact is
tearing payment, we will not tolerate their existence.
Q: does
government ever help Islamic schools?
A; in Burma, we can not imagine, yeah! We allowed
the establishment of schools, but is not allowed to set up new schools, students
do not receive any scholarship, just we need Allah's grace and continued
development of religious education in coordination.
Q: Masha
Allah you are speaking fluent Urdu too, cause
the result of education in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh?
A: One
reason may be that most scholars in the education and training found
subcontinent, but an integral part of our curriculum is Urdu, which is to be
read with Burmese and Arabic, Urdu, so people in Burma ever There will be a
sense of estrangement.
Q:
number of Muslims in Burma's main city, where the population is somewhat okay?
A: Muslims
in Burma 12 % (ie 7,5 million population),
while 70% Buddha followers, the country's total population near about 61 millions, including major cities: Rangoon,
Nibro, Mandalay , mailman, akyab (Sit Way), bootpedang, Maundu, etc. are
remarkable.
Q: at
this Eidul-Adha time anywhere in the burma was not sacrificed animals, what was the
reason?
the Buddhist
religious parties warned to Muslims will not sacrifice, otherwise we'll make the slaughter of muslims. (Perhaps Buddhist
have new religious principles that shed
the blood of animals instead of humans is not a sin)
we know that these threats could become a
reality, the government has always called for security, but does not provide
the security, they are back of support to Buddhist terrorist , so all Muslims
decided not to sacrifice.
Q:
Bangladesh's border province of Rakheney (Arakan) What is the condition of
Muslims there?
A: The majority
of Muslims in members Ruhingia generation, the province 90 / percent Muslim
while 10 / percent Monk (Yakhayi) are Buddhist
generation, there are villages and
cities frenzied military dictatorship and 10 / Percentage Monk pay in full
force and dominate the Muslims, Monk, even though it is against the Burmese
government, the army instigates them against Muslims in supplying arms to Burmese
Muslims break up, from June 2012 with
the recent fifty thousand Muslim men, women and children killed, 700 / Over the
villages burned ashes were, but GOVT power as well not when, and Monk nor any
harm terrorists, and as this series continues, this hour-oriented afraid murder
place and began to migrate Muslims, but now he has commitment that we will not migrate but fight back
oppression, when the daughter want to go
to parents house, so its must seek
written permission from the government, Muslims have neither citizenship nor
the any right, to control the population of Muslims has been made that marriage
law age 25 for a girl / boy aged 30 and above / should be above, as well as
governmental permits necessary for the marriage takes a year to achieve, two hundred Rohingia Muslims are the victims
of hardship, all the May his mercy.
Q:
What's the status of Muslims in the capital Rangoon?
A: Praise be
to the embassies of Muslim countries, Muslims here are very secure and do all
your work with ease, while in other cities the situation is not good.
Q: Do
they support to Muslims?
A: Yes!The embassies
of Muslim countries as situation , sometimes they deliver food and medical aid
are, in this regard, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have flung his hands full
cooperation.
Q:In Expressions of Islamic practice you have any problems?
A: Praise be
to Allah than muslims in the other cities are free to adopt their identities
and symbols, women use the veil, wear some scarf, but does not mind, as well as
to call Adhan is freedom, And this is not a problem.
Q:
What Muslims in education and employment have to be a victim of discrimination?
A: too, reap
an interview with the bill if their capacity, competition or test and rank
Below is a Burmese Buddhists in generation, then it will be moved, and Muslims
will lose their confirmed seat, even less numbers of Burmese Buddhist but priority will be given on the basis sets
and employment, If the seats Muslims get saved.
Q:
progress of Muslims in the political arena?
A: There are
far behind, Parliament 400 / seats only 4 / muslim member Parliament, and they
are Liberal, Muslim support Aung sooki ,
but she did not ever speak out in favor of Muslims, we But it condemned such
atrocities were not even say the words, perhaps it is troubling fear to take Buddhist
vote bank.
Q:
scholars in the field of da'wah?
A: It is
very narrow, goes between Muslims preach and reminder program, but is zero at
the invitation of Islam among non-Muslims, is officially forbidden, not found
in many areas of religious awareness and consciousness Muslim Boys and girls
were left for buddhist married, and government hugged him, but if someone is
sitting buddhist girl in love with a Muslim boy marrying a Muslim and it is not
at all allowed to change religion, most of the Burmese society. tragic aspect.
Q: in Burma have been displaced Muslim
journalist & News papers?
A: No way in
the world as Muslims in the media are not, newspapers and other media in Burma
half with Muslims treat, or you will be sorry performed by members buddhist of
terrible bloodshed News has neither the media nor the Burmese broadcast media,
and bless social media, especially Facebook and tweeter tight represented our
dreadful conditions, millions of Muslims protests and prayers helped us , gave
us the courage to live, we are all grateful , Muslims in our country is not a
newspaper, however, out of which three famous monthly had no political content or news, in
Burmese-language Al-Meezan ' is also available on the internet, Al-mufti
'Monthly' (Burmese language) and Monthly 'Sa’adat' (Urdu).
Q:
some time as Myanmar, and some as Burma ever written is, why?
A: Since we
are living in different ethnic groups, and most of these people are of Burmese
origin, with the Government, it is said that Burma to Myanmar, Myanmar means of
many generations , the name is new, but the Burmese people do not like, it
recently has been the country's name 'Burma', 68% of our Burmese race, ethnic
Shan 9%, 7% karyn generation , rakheney (Rohingiya) generation 5%, 3% ethnic
Chinese, Hindi generation 2%, per cent are populated.
Q: the organization of Islamic Conference (OIC)
said that there an office was allowed by
the government for him?
A: Yes! allowed, but the uproar has buddhist other
hand, do not open your office to find that, after the government allowed the
choice of Buddhist protest against the
establishment of the office, which currently Mercury is not possible.
Q:
Finally, I would like to know which of Burma concerns about this preview?
A: We have
been trying to demolish every day, we hope from Allah not at all disappointed,
but think the situation will be further deteriorated, and we will be forced to
migrate or other options in the general jihad ... (cried all) after a while I
gave him an appreciation , Allah will surely help you.
I said in the same language timbate'' thanks'' they
said in him welcome : 'menglabah', I was left in the hands and on my tongue for
their continued patience and prayers were. Burmese Muslim pilgrims ..... as :
Maulana Mohammad Ishaq, Maulana Rehmat Ullah, Maulana Abdul Qadri, Maulana
Abdul jabbar, Maulana Mohammad Arif, Maulana Amir Hussain
(Abdalsbur Nadvi)
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