I-Islamic Relief USA, okuyinhlangano enkulu kunazo zonke ezisekelwe enkolweni yama-Muslim esiza abantu kanye nokumela, ikhiphe isitatimende esilandelayo esivela kuMphathi Omkhulu u-Sharif Aly, mayelana nesigameko sokudutshulwa kwabantu abaningi emasontweni ase-Christchurch, eNew Zealand. Sekubulawe abantu abangamashumi amane nesishiyagalolunye, ngokwemibiko yezindaba ebuyekeziwe kusukela ngoLwesihlanu ekuseni.
“Namuhla, sidabukile ngokushona kwabantu abangenacala ababephila ngokholo lwabo eChristchurch, eNew Zealand. Ngeke sikwazi ukubhekana nalesi sigemegeme esihlasimulisa umzimba samaSulumane ngaphandle kokubhekana nezimbangela zokucwasa ngokwebala, ubandlululo, ukucwasa kwabokufika, ukucwaswa kwamaJuda, inzondo yamaSulumane, nezinye izinhlobo zenzondo nobudlova. Asikwazi ukuvumela ukwesaba kanye nokujwayelekile kwezinkulumo ezinenzondo kanye ne-vitriol ukuthi kunqobe ubuntu bethu. Ngalezi zikhathi zokungezwani kanye nobutha obubhebhethekiswa izinhloso ezehlukene zezombangazwe nezokuhlalisana kwabantu, kumele siqhubeke nokuma siqinile ekuzibophezeleni kwethu ekubambisaneni ngokuthula nokuzwana. Ngiyanicela namuhla futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi nisebenze ngokwesiko lenkolo yethu yobuSulumane, esiphoqa ukuthi sifundisane, singadeleli.”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- I ask you today and always to work in the tradition of our Islamic faith, which compels us to learn from one another, not to despise one another.
- During these times of heightened divisiveness and hostility being perpetuated by various political and social agendas, we must continue to stand firm in our commitment to peaceful co-existence and mutual understanding.
- We cannot address this horrific tragedy against Muslims without addressing the root causes of racism, bigotry, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and other forms of hatred and violence.
