23 December 2012

Australia's biggest mosque has removed a controversial post from its Facebook page that called for a fatwa against Christmas.

Sydney's Lakemba mosque published the message after a similar speech at Friday prayers, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

Sheik Yahya Safi is said to have told his followers to avoid participating in anything to do with Christmas.

The Facebook message posted on Saturday said Christmas Day was one of the "falsehoods that a Muslim should avoid ... and therefore, a Muslim is neither allowed to celebrate the Christmas Day nor is he allowed to congratulate them".

The fatwa quotes Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim who said that congratulating infidels for their beliefs was forbidden.

"Muslim who says this does not become a disbeliever himself, he at least commits a sin as this is the same as congratulating him for his belief in the trinity, which is a greater sin and much more disliked by Almighty Allaah than congratulating him for drinking alcohol or killing a soul or committing fornication or adultery".

The Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA), which manages the mosque said the comments had been taken out of context.

The LMA said a junior staff member copied and pasted the text from the internet without seeking approval.

To show the LMA was not anti-Christian the group arranged for the words 'Merry Xmas' to be written in the sky above the mosque this afternoon.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2012/12/23/15/17/post-calling-for-christmas-fatwa-removed

Seems intent on causing trouble

Sickening

That's Muslims for ya.

Come again?

I've already come twice today. Maybe tomorrow if i'm not too tired.

Oh ha ha. You know what i meant.

Oh ha ha. You know what i meant.

Really Zimbos, no offence intended, but from where I sit, a non religious person, there seems to be an element within the Muslim community which are extreme in their views, beliefs and actions, like it or not from the other side of the fence it's quite easy to tar all with the same brush.

I have in my workplace a very stout young Muslim, he can see it and is actually embarrassed by it.

I believe this is a christian country!

I believe this is a christian country!

Not sure if you're trolling or not, but Australia has never ever been associated with a single race or religion and never will be. You're an idiot.

Not any more mate Australian values are constantly being chipped away by the socialist Gillard government

Really Zimbos, no offence intended, but from where I sit, a non religious person, there seems to be an element within the Muslim community which are extreme in their views, beliefs and actions, like it or not from the other side of the fence it's quite easy to tar all with the same brush.

I have in my workplace a very stout young Muslim, he can see it and is actually embarrassed by it.

Don't be ridiculous. Using this moron to make generalisations about muslims is like using the Westboro Baptist Church to make generalisations about Christians.

61% of Australians are Christian, according to the 2011 census.

Yeah, funny how you can easily separate the activities of the Westboro Baptist Church to that of "normal" Christians but it doesn't quite work the other way round.

I forgot that the other 39% of us don't mean fuck all. Neck yourself, lad.

Don't be ridiculous. Using this moron to make generalisations about muslims is like using the Westboro Baptist Church to make generalisations about Christians.

Yeah, funny how you can easily separate the activities of the Westboro Baptist Church to that of "normal" Christians but it doesn't quite work the other way round.

Don't come on here to preach your anti-islamic hate speech.

I have no doubt that they have rocks thrown, cars damaged and are generally hounded out of town - a lot like what happens here.

What do you mean a lot like what happens here? Do we have beheadings and mass slaughters here? Are islamic women being raped (by Christians, Agnostics and Atheists)?

What do you mean a lot like what happens here? Do we have beheadings and mass slaughters here? Are islamic women being raped (by Christians, Agnostics and Atheists)?