NSCIA asks Swedish authorities to analyze burning of Qur’an

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) stated the burning of the Holy Qur’an in Stockholm, Sweden was a provocative and blasphemous act that affirms the excessive stage of islamophobia amongst some individuals worldwide.

In an announcement by Salisu Shehu, the deputy secretary-general of the council, stated the act was proof of the impunity of some islamophobes’ hatred for Muslims

Mr Salihu stated the one that desecrated the Holy Qur’an was insensitive to the sentiments of billions of Muslims worldwide.

He expressed shock that such an act can be allowed to be undertaken in a rustic celebrated as probably the most peaceable on this planet.

“Actions and utterances credited to those Islamophobes smack of gross insensitivity, and disrespect for the sentiments and sensibilities of almost two billion Muslims within the World. That is one too many assaults on Mosques in Sweden, particularly recalling that of 2015 and one other in December 2022, following which a broken copy of the Qur’an was left chained up and hanging exterior the doorway of the Mosque.

“It’s ironical {that a} blasphemous act of the present magnitude can be allowed in a rustic usually celebrated as one of the crucial peaceable in your complete Europe.

“The Council is especially shocked that the supposedly clever and civilised Swedish Police would fail to restrain, thereby tacitly granting permission for a person to hold out such an apparent offensive and provocative act of burning a Holy E-book. This seemingly with out regard to the implications or its potential to lead to or snowball into a non secular disaster not solely in Sweden or Europe but in addition internationally. This begs the query of a dedication of the insensitivity or culpability of the Swedish Police on this matter,” Mr Salihu stated.

Mr Salihu accused Sweden and different international locations of permitting and supporting the desecration of Islamic spiritual symbols with out minding the implications of such actions.

He stated such international locations have broken their reputations as civilised nations whereas Muslims would see their proclamation of human rights and democracy as a “facade.”

“By all measures, European international locations that allow or tacitly help sacrilegious acts towards Islamic symbols of religion and veneration have fallen in need of justice, equity, honour and decorum. They’ve brought on irredeemable injury to their picture as civilised and humane nations. Within the eyes of the Muslim World, their proclamation of democracy, human rights, freedom of faith and comparable grandstanding postures are nothing however a façade,” he stated.

Whereas Mr Salihu stated NSCIA believes no Holy E-book needs to be desecrated, the Council known as on the Swedish authorities to urgently examine and produce the culprits to ebook.

“The Council calls on the Swedish Authorities to as a matter of urgency, examine the matter, make the report public, and be certain that justice isn’t solely finished however seen to be finished. In the meantime, the Council enjoins the Ummah internationally to stay calm and proceed to be peaceable and law-abiding within the face of this provocation,” Mr Salihu stated.

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On Wednesday, the 28 of June, which was the primary day of Eid El Adha celebrations, an Iraqi man residing in Sweden, Salwan Momika, burnt the Holy Qur’an.

Mr Momika was stated to have been given permission by Swedish authorities in accordance with free speech within the nation.

A number of international locations, together with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the USA, Iran, and Morocco amongst others, have condemned the act and known as for an investigation.

This is able to not be the primary time Qur’an was burnt within the nation. Final January, an activist, Rasmus Paludan, burnt a replica of the Holy E-book.