Ahmadiyya supremo condemns cruelties on Palestinians

The supreme leader of the global Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, has strongly condemned the cruelties being perpetrated upon the Palestinian people by Israel during his Eid-ul-Fitr sermon.

Speaking from the international headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, at the Mubarak Mosque in Islamabad, Tilford of the UK, he condemned the use of unjust force inflicted in recent days by the Israeli State against Palestinians and their attempts to evict Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah, said a press release.

“Today, we must sincerely pray for the Palestinian people who are currently being subjected to grave cruelties. In recent days, when they went to pray in the Al Aqsa Mosque they were brutally attacked and beaten by the state authorities. Similarly, they are being forced out of Sheikh Jarrah, a small neighbourhood, which is their own land,” said Mirza Masroor in his sermon.

“The (Israeli) police are using tear gas and bullets and now airstrikes have started. They say they are targeting their enemies and militants but in reality, horrific and unjust cruelties are taking place and innocent civilians are being attacked. There have also been media reports that that the Israeli police have denied wounded people access to medical aid and treatment,” he added.

Mirza Masroor also spoke of how the United States State Department had thus far failed to condemn the killings of nine innocent children on Monday by Israeli airstrikes. Since then, many more innocent Palestinians had been killed.

He also pointed to the discriminatory policies and cruel treatment inflicted upon the Palestinian people quoting reports of rights groups Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.

The Ahmadiyya khalifa said, “An article in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz states: ‘This is the unique version of justice that is practiced around here: What’s mine is mine forever, and what’s yours – is also mine forever.’ This is exactly how the rights of the Palestinians are being usurped. May Allah the Almighty have mercy upon them. This Eid has brought mountains of grief, rather than joy for the Palestinians. May Allah transform their grief into joy and may they be able to live their lives in peace and serenity.”