Tag: IS

  • MFA Strongly Condemns ISIS For The Beheading Of Another Aid Worker

    MFA Strongly Condemns ISIS For The Beheading Of Another Aid Worker

    Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement today about the most recent beheading of a US aid worker by ISIS.

    Peter Kassig, also known as Abdul-Rahman Kassig, is the 5th westerner to have been beheaded by the militants. Mr Kassig, 26, was an aid worker who had been taken captive in October of 2013.

    In captivity, he converted to Islam and he took on the name Abdul-Rahman.

    ISIS announced Mr Kassig’s death in a longer 15 minute video in which they showed the beheading of another 14 men claimed to be people who were loyal to the Syrian President. Bashar al-Assad.

    In the video, ISIS also threatened to kill more US citizens in the streets of America.

    MFA wrote in their statement about the video: “Singapore strongly condemns the repeated brutality of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), most recently manifested in the murder of American aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig, also known as Peter Kassig. We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mr Kassig, and reiterate our call for all hostages held by ISIS to be released immediately.

    This latest incident reinforces the urgent need for the international community to work together to counter the threat posed by ISIS and other terrorist groups. We need a comprehensive strategy to contain and weaken ISIS, and tackle the roots of extremism. As a member of the multinational coalition against ISIS, Singapore will do our part to combat this terrorist scourge.”

     

    Source: www.therealsingapore.com

  • Pasangan Suami Isteri Antara Tujuh Yang Didakwa Di Malaysia

    Pasangan Suami Isteri Antara Tujuh Yang Didakwa Di Malaysia

    KUALA LUMPUR: Sepasang suami isteri adalah antara tujuh warga Malaysia yang dikaitkan dengan militan Negara Islam (IS) di Syria, yang dihadapkan ke mahkamah atas dakwaan mencari dana dan memberikan sokongan kepada kumpulan itu.

    Mereka didakwa terbabit dalam kegiatan dan usaha mengumpul dana serta berniat menyertai kumpulan militan IS di Syria.

    Pasangan suami isteri itu – Amir Azlan Zainuddin, 48 tahun, dan isteri, Nazhatulshima Sahak, 44 tahun – dituduh di Mahkamah Majistret Shah Alam kelmarin bersama pembantu kedai makanan, Muhammad Fadhil Ibrahim serta Muhammad Na’eem Apandi, kedua-duanya berusia 24 tahun, cuba memberi sokongan kepada kumpulan IS.

    Nazhatulshima, pengusaha taska, didakwa bersama Muhammad Fadhil cuba memberi sokongan kepada pengganas IS dengan cara membeli tiket penerbangan pesawat Emirates bagi perjalanan dari Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) ke Istanbul, Turkey.

    Mereka didakwa mahu memasuki Syria melalui Istanbul.

    Sementara itu, pekerja kedai kek, Mohammad Na’im Abd Rashid, 26 tahun, didakwa di Mahkamah Sesyen Sepang atas tuduhan memberi sokongan dengan berada di Syria.

    Mohammad Na’im didakwa memberi sokongan dengan memasuki Syria melalui Istanbul menggunakan penerbangan antarabangsa Qatar Airways.

    Mohammad Na’im, dari Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, ditahan oleh anggota Bahagian Counter Terrorism, Cawangan Khas Ibu Pejabat Polis Bukit Aman sejurus sebelum meninggalkan Malaysia.

    Tertuduh, yang telah berkahwin, pernah berada di Syria untuk tempoh tertentu dan ditahan ketika cuba berlepas ke negara tersebut kali kedua.

    Seorang perunding kewangan, Rohaimi Abd Rahim, 37 tahun, pula didakwa di Mahkamah Majistret atas pertuduhan mencari dana bagi manfaat kumpulan militan IS melalui blog Revolusi Islam.com sejak Mac lepas.

    Rohaimi didakwa melakukan perbuatan itu di No. 5B, Jalan Raja Ali, Kampung Baru di sini antara 29 Mac hingga 13 Oktober lepas.

    Seorang lagi tertuduh, penjual kereta, Muhamad Fauzi Misrak, 34 tahun, didakwa bersubahat bersama Rohaimi atas tuduhan sama dengan membenarkan akaun Maybank miliknya digunakan dalam blog Revolusi Islam sebagai medium mencari dana bagi manfaat IS pada masa dan tempat sama.

    Tiada pengakuan direkodkan daripada ketujuh-tujuh tertuduh.

    Kesemua mereka juga tidak dibenarkan diikat jamin kerana ditahan mengikut Akta Kesalahan Keselamatan (Langkah-Langkah Khas) 2012 yang melarang jaminan diberikan. – BHM, Utusan Malaysia.

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg

  • PM Lee:  More Talking At “Deradicalisation Symposium” Can Help Tackle ISIS

    PM Lee: More Talking At “Deradicalisation Symposium” Can Help Tackle ISIS

    Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at the East Asia Summit on Thursday that more should be done to prevent religious extremism in the region especially given the threat posed by ISIS.

    PM Lee said that there is no purely military solution to such “non-traditional security threats” but it is still necessary to fight and weaken the group.

    He suggested that the ideological roots of the group should be tackled instead and in rlation to this, he said that de-radicalisation Symposium may be helpful.

    He said that such a symposium could benefit the region as experts could share best practices.

    For example, in Singapore, PM Lee boasted that we have dealt with detainees who have planned terror attacks in Singapore before and Singapore strongly condemns ISIS’ actions.

    PM Lee also praised the US’s firm leadership on the issue and said that Singapore is ready to support where it can.

    Mr Lee also said at the summit that the global economy also has to remain open and keep protectionism at bay.

    He also emphasised that global leaders should quickly work to conclude negotiations on the various trade pacts such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.

    Moving forward in this, PM Lee said that one of the most important aspects was the relationship between USA and China as this will determine stability in the world.

    He also commented that there have been signs of a thaw in relations, after a period of friction over historical issues and territorial disputes among China Japan and South Korea and this is good.

    PM Lee will soon be heading to Australia for the G20 summit in Brisbane which starts on Saturday.

     

    Source: http://therealsingapore.com

  • Singapore In The Anti-IS Coalition: A Missed Opportunity

    Singapore In The Anti-IS Coalition: A Missed Opportunity

    Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

    I’ve debated whether to post this.

    Decided I should.

    In the last few weeks, there was an issue that was extremely important for the Muslim community here to address. Yet as a whole, we did not. For whatever reasons.

    I refer to PM Lee’s announcement that the SG govt was considering joining the ‘coalition of the bombing’.

    Instead of addressing the issue – the elephant in the room in my view – they chose to address the dog issue.

    The situation is akin to what happened in Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf War and the setting up of a US airbase in Dahran. Instead of addressing the issue, the ‘establishment ulema’ there chose to focus their attention to a Muslimah who – heaven forbid – decided to drive. Aparently that’s far more impt than the issue of an entire airbase being situated very near to Islam’s holiest shrines. But I digress.

    Let’s recap. After Minister Shanmugam posting something on IS on his FB, suddenly so many establishment asatizahs start falling all over themselves to condemn IS. Not in their name, they chorused dutifully. The asatiahs were from RSIS and MUIS. The big guns, so to speak. Then The head of PERGAS gave an interview on national TV, condemning in no uncertain terms IS and again chorusing ‘not in our name’.

    Don’t get me wrong. I do not support IS. Im saying these acts do not happen in a vacuum. US atrocities, the bombing of entire Muslim villages by drones, the killing of many Muslims attending a wedding feast, CIA and Mosad complicity in the genesis of IS…. all these are conveniently left out of the narrative.

    Then there’s the woeful episode of the black flags. Asatizahs began writing articles, questioning the authenticity of the hadith on Khurasan and the black flags. Firstly, it was done in a rather lop-sided manner. Eg, in a particular chain that was quoted by both Imam Tirmidhi and Imam Ahmad, it was said that Imam Tirmidhi considered the chain weak. But what did Imam Ahmad say about it? Next, two places were mentioned: Khoorasan and Jerusalam. There are other ahadith about a Muslim army liberating Jerusalem, and the hadith is muttafaqqun alaih – of the highest possible authenticity. This was not mentioned. Also, there appears to be numerous chains of the hadith. And these chains could strengthen one another, making it collectively sahih. Not to mention these ahadith appear in the canonical six collections of ahadith – collectively the most authentic we have.

    Then the ED of PERGAS saw fit to talk to BH about it not being right to purchase the flag, as it would make non Muslims uncomfortable. Truly, that’s a preposterous statement. Should we then censor the Quran? After all, the end of Bakarah is a doa for Allah azzawajal to Grant us victory agst the non Believers? That’s juz one eg out of many.

    We are told we should have husnu zhon. But shouldn’t these asatizahs have husno zhon on the Muslims who had purchased the flags, without realising its bigger implications? Should the asatizahs not contact these people personally and advise them to remove it from FB? To my knowledge this wasn’t done. And our brothers were hauled up by the authorities and have to answer for their deeds, with all the attendant worry the family had to go thru.

    Now, after the govt announced that they would join the ‘coalition of the bombing’ and the issue has become fait accompli, some among the asatizahs are voicing out their displeasure. A little too late no? Or is it an attempt to recover lost legitimacy, since there has been voices ‘encouraging’ out estab asatizahs to join the jihad?

    Final word. Late for Jumuah. We hope our pol leaders and estab asatizahs enjoy their paychecks and coming EOY bonus. If u r MUIS staff, bear in mind it comes from the Fitrah fund.

    A reminder these things come with strings attached.

    We hope and pray there will not be hell to pay.

    Gotta go for now. I’m not done yet. will dress our own complicity in this.

    Wallahualam. Barakallahufeek.

     

    Authored by Syed Danial on 7 Nov 2011.

  • Saudi Arabia Keluar Fatwa Untuk Jelaskan Mengapa Islam Harus Tolak IS

    Saudi Arabia Keluar Fatwa Untuk Jelaskan Mengapa Islam Harus Tolak IS

    RIYADH: Kepimpinan kanan ulama Arab Saudi telah mengeluarkan fatwa baru yang mengisytiharkan pengganasan sebagai “jenayah kejam” di bawah undang-undang syariah – yang merupakan satu lagi komitmen kerajaan Saudi untuk menolak IS dan kekejaman militan itu kononnya sebagai perjuangan atas nama Islam.

    “Pengganasan adalah bertentangan dengan tujuan agama Islam, iaitu membawa rahmat di seluruh dunia.

    “Pengganasan tidak ada kaitannya dengan Islam dan merupakan ideologi yang menyimpang.

    “Pengganasan tidak lebih daripada hanya kerosakan dan jenayah yang ditolak oleh undang-undang syariah dan akal budi,” kata para ulama dalam kenyataan yang dilaporkan Saudi Press Agency, seperti yang ditukil akhbar The Guardian.

    Sebarang Muslim yang berfikir bahawa jihad bermakna menyertai kumpulan pengganas “merupakan golongan yang bodoh dan tersesat,” tambah kumpulan ulama itu.

    Kewaspadaan Arab Saudi tentang militan IS kini semakin kuat sejak beberapa bulan kebelakangan ini.

    Raja Abdullah telah menggesa majlis ulama – badan agama negara itu – supaya bergerak lebih cepat mengutuk pengganasan dan mengurangkan tarikan kepada IS selepas Arab Saudi dan sembilan negara Arab lain menyertai perikatan antarabangsa yang dipimpin Amerika Syarikat untuk memerangi IS di Iraq dan Syria.

    Putera Mohammed bin Nayef, Menteri Dalam Negeri Arab Saudi, digambarkan di Riyadh sebagai penggerak utama di sebalik strategi dengan keselamatan dalam negeri dan dasar serantau diselaraskan dengan lebih berkesan bagi menangani IS.

    Februari lalu, Arab Saudi telah memerintahkan hukuman penjara bagi orang yang menyokong pertubuhan pengganas atau membuat perjalanan ke Syria atau Iraq bagi menyertai IS.

    Awal September lalu, 88 orang telah diberkas kerana menyokong Al-Qaeda dan pemimpin IS, Abu Bakar al-Bagdadi.

    Rakyat Arab Saudi kini membentuk kontinjen kedua terbesar pejuang Arab yang berjuang bersama IS.

    Arab Saudi sebelum ini dikejutkan dengan kritikan bahawa negara itu menyokong IS walaupun para pengamat berkata sokongan kewangan yang diberikan Arab Saudi adalah bagi kumpulan Islam yang menentang Presiden Syria, Encik Bashar al-Assad.

    Namun beberapa pihak berkata bantuan itu akhirnya mengalir kepada kumpulan yang dikaitkan dengan Al-Qaeda dan IS.

    Selepas menewaskan Al-Qaeda dalam kempen anti keganasan pada 2004, kerajaan Arab Saudi bimbang dengan kesan rakyat Arab Saudi yang pulang selepas berjuang di Syria dan Iraq.

    Sementara itu, Mufti Besar Arab Saudi, Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Asheikh, memberi amaran bahawa musuh Islam kini menggunakan laman web sosial seperti Twitter untuk menyebarkan perkara palsu tentang Islam selain menyerang penganutnya.

    Portal berita Arab News melaporkan Sheikh Abdul Aziz meminta penduduk Arab Saudi yang menggunakan Twitter supaya berfikir terlebih dahulu sebelum menyiarkan apa-apa di akaun mereka.

    Beliau menggesa penduduk Arab Saudi agar memastikan apa yang disiarkan di akaun mereka akan menjaga kepentingan negara dan tidak memburukkan pemerintah negara ini.

    “Mereka yang memburukkan Islam tanpa malu tidak mempunyai sebarang pegangan dan tidak takut kepada Tuhan,” katanya dalam satu rancangan televisyen.

    Beliau berkata, Twitter menjadi laman web yang mempromosikan pelbagai jenis “kejahatan dan kerosakan”.

    “Penggunaan yang baik adalah apabila orang ramai yang menggunakan laman web itu mendapat faedah, namun sebaliknya mereka menggunakannya bagi perkara bukan-bukan,” jelasnya. – Agensi berita.


    “Pengganasan adalah bertentangan dengan tujuan agama Islam, iaitu membawa rahmat di seluruh dunia. Pengganasan tidak ada kaitannya dengan Islam dan merupakan ideologi yang menyimpang.”

    – Fatwa kepimpinan kanan ulama Arab Saudi.

     

    Source: www.beritaharian.sg

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