Fatwas on demand

Again and Again the discussion of the relation between the official sheikhs and the State is opened and again the State is being accused that it uses religion in order to control the people , the unfortunate true accusation sorry charge.

From couple of two weeks ago the Grand Mufti of the Egyptian State, the highest legislation based on Islam in Egypt , Ali Gomaa said another two strange controversial fatwas that made a lot of discussion and rejection in the Egyptian society ,the thing that forced to make a press conference in order to justify them and save himself from public criticism

The first Fatwa:

If a person stands deliberately in front of car ,there will be no sin or guilt in hitting the man with your car !!!

from three weeks ago, the Egyptian police did another crime by hit a woman in one of the poor neighborhoods, they were arresting one of her family members and she tried to stand against them and so the poor lady stupidly stood in front of their car and more stupidly they hit her !!

And so to clear them from the guilt they used this Fatwa

Already it is very dangerous and believe it or not when I read it I suddenly realized that it was a green card and a justification to any Anti-riot forces attack on the protesters, if you remember the famous scene during the second intifida protests in the Cairo University protesters stood in front of the anti-riots vehicles , during the invasion of Iraq ,the more famous protests where McDonald's was smashed ,Protesters burned and destroyed anti-riots vehicles

What this Fatwa does is more than announcing the innocence of Police officers ,the police officers do not need this Fatwa to clear this conscious . You see as you know the primary source of legalization in Egypt according to the second amendment in the Constitution of 1971 is the Islamic Sharia and so if you present to any Fatwa that was issued by the grand Mufti in any court in your favour ,it will consider as a law , by the way this is from the advantages of the Egyptian laws , not disadvantages , as already my family used this way to return back its right , of course the regime is using it to its case for another intentions ,well this is their own issue and problem.

Already the Fatwa is wrong Islamic point of view from the point of view with my all respect Islam prohibits us from hurting any living creature ,and what this Fatwa is calling to is hurting other people , in other words killing them and because if this man deliberately stands in front of my car I will know very well that I can hurt him with it . This is my point of view . The Fatwa is too board , on the same level a drug dealer could kill a police officer in his attempt to escape by car and says the same thing ,it is a double aged fatwa.

The Mufti came last week in a press conference and said that the press is one that making all the buzz and that Fatwa is already an old one issued from couple of years ago ,well no one published it they were the ones in the house of legalization they announced suddenly right after the woman's accident in an association with the interior ministry to defend themselves against the media and the people

The second Fatwa:

Those guys who drowned near the Italian shores are not martyrs because they were greedy

The second Fatwa which was more like a statement came as a surprise because all the people expected the Mufti to say that those young people who drowned before reaching to the European mirage that they saw as dream were martyrs according to the fact that they were seeking for their living . And so opposite to their expectation the Mufti came and said these words and I guess you can imagine the level of anger the public felt after this statement as it came when the shocking news were still coming from Rome , even before the few bodies that were found were shipped back home. It was considered as an insult to them ,to their families especially their mothers

Articles and essays opened its fire on Gomaa and surprisingly most sheikhs and clerics stood against him ,for several reasons not because of hate but because of the following and I agree ,in fact this is my own opinion about that silly statement

1- He does not own the martyrdom certificate to distribute it as he likes , this is a martyr ,this is not a martyr ,it goes back to "Allah" SWT ,it is beyond his job description

2- In that Fatwa or statement there was a generalization that all the people who seek their living outside the country are greedy, and according to a man in his religious position this would be considered a prohibition for immigration and work abroad

Stupidly the Mufti in this way is opposing a versus in the holy Quran I do not recall it now unfortunately which means that Muslims do not have to accept to be humiliated if they suffer in their country , as the land of Allah is vast , the whole world is in front of them, it is not about leaving the country when it needs but sometimes the person has to leave his own country to be safe, to earn his living

I believe the Mufti said what he said to save the dignity of the regime as the people began to speak about the reasons of why those young men leave their country and accept all the hazards till they are dead to get to the other shore and as usually we all reached to the dead end of the corrupted regime that forced Egyptians to sell their kids and kidneys

The Mufti again in the same press conference justified his Fatwa/ statement and said that it was only his personal opinion !! Personal Opinion !!?? A man in his intelligence and in his position must be careful when he says his personal opinion , especially his position because people may not differentiate between the fatwas and his personal opinion , after all he is a holy man !!!

Ironically in the same press conference he gathered a panel of clerics who considered the victims of Italian shores to be martyrs !!

The Egyptian regime is doing what all the dictatorships are doing from controlling the religious institutions in order to control the people as they want especially if those people put religion in a high position , just like the German Nazis and the German Church, the Italian Fascists and the Vatican and the Saudi Royals and the Wahbi.
It is not a new thing in Egypt in fact I believe it is old as this land ,the Pharaoh of Moses is the best example

I do not know why he comes with Fatwas and does not come with Fatwas regarding Cheating in elections "Cheating is totally unacceptable in Islam" or monopoly "Ahmed Ezz's monopoly for Iron" or the rich and VIP thefts

I just remember a very nice Prophetic QUOTE for PROPHET MOHAMMAD "PBUH" WHICH SAYS:

"Allah curses the people who punish the poor when he steals and leave the rich when he steal , I swear if Fatima daughter of Mohammad "PBUH" steals ,her hand will be cut"

Prophet Mohammad "PBUH" said this when one of the rich ladies of the Arabian tribes stole something

Great words from even greater personality , Of course It is obvious what I want to say

And they wonder why people began to listen to the satellite and tapes sheikhs of unknown origins !! by origins here I mean education.

Unfortunately this Mufti Ali Gomaa is from the best clerics I have seen , this man speaks several languages ,open minded and likes rock and roll ,but what can I say about the temptations of the authority and chair !!!

I believe the grand Mufti opposition due to its importance and sensitivity should be independent just like the Judges in fact he is like the Judges as he rules in People's matter , but on a higher status due to his religious role

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