Iraqis in uproar after Grand Mufti issues anti-Christmas fatwa

[Pakhtoon yum]

Iraqis in uproar after Grand Mufti issues anti-Christmas fatwa

Religious leaders call for removal and prosecution of Sunni cleric

Mina Aldroubi

December 30, 2018

An Iraqi youth dressed as Father Christmas hands over gifts to children at the Church of Mar Jacob Al Muqataa in the predominantly Iraqi Christian town of Qaraqosh, in Niniveh province.

Iraqi Christians condemned on Sunday a fatwa by prominent Sunni cleric Sheikh Abdul Mahdi Al Sumaidaie banning Muslims from engaging in Christmas and New Year celebrations.

The ruling by the Grand Mufti comes days after the cabinet's approval to make Christmas day an official holiday across the country.

"December 25 will now be a holiday for residents of the predominantly Muslim country, not just the Christians as it had been for decades," the government announced on Christmas eve.

"It is not acceptable to take part in the New Year celebrations or to congratulate Christians during Christmas," he said during Friday prayer.

His statement caused uproar among many Iraqis, who called for him to be removed and prosecuted.

"If you join Christians in their celebrations, it would mean that you believe in their doctrine," the Mufti told Muslim worshipers in Baghdad. And doing so, he added, can threaten social cohesion and fuel hatred.

In response, the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Cardinal Luis Rafael Sako, said that "a man of religion should call for tolerance, love and equality and not to create a divide and incite hatred in society".

Cadrinal Sako demanded his prosecution.

The head of Iraq’s Sunni Endowment authority Abdul Latif Al Heymem described the statement as “offensive, irrational and unacceptable.”

“It does not represent the Iraqi Sunni Endowment authority, which works towards establishing a national unity,” he said, adding that Christians have deep historical roots in Iraq.

Iraqi youths dressed in Father Christmas suits walk through the streets of the old city of Mosul as they distribute gifts.

“Such reckless and irrational statements will result in hatred, incitement and the rejection of other religions. It does not represent the joint co-existence among Iraqis of all nationalities and sects, whether Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen," said Shiekh Al Heymem.

The development follows a visit to Iraq by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin to celebrate Christmas mass in solidarity with the region's Christian minority, many of whom over the years have lost family members and homes to armed groups.

Cardinal Parolin celebrated mass in the Altahera Syro-Catholic Cathedral in Qaraqosh, which was overtaken by ISIS in 2014.

The Vatican official said that Christmas is a celebration for all and its message is “addressed to every person of good will”. He also stressed the importance of collaboration between Christians and Muslims for peace in Iraq.

Iraq's Christian numbers have been dwindling since the 2003 US invasion, after which attacks by terror groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS increased.

https://www.thenational.ae/world/me...nd-mufti-issues-anti-christmas-fatwa-1.807749

Doesn't Iraq have bigger issues? Why are they acting like a country that has solved all of its issues and is living in peaceful times?

 

[Saddam Hussein]

Doesn't Iraq have bigger issues? Why are they acting like a country that has solved all of its issues and is living in peaceful times?

Somewhere in Iraq there's a person worried about a donkey

when you have 40 million people you don't need all 40 million to worry for the one same thing

 

[Bengal71]

LOL so proud that you lie to yourself and everyone here by pretending to be Australian, classic Turkish inferiority complex, back to the kebab shop


of course you're Bangladeshi, what a surprise

What has that got to do with anything?

 

[un4given.1991]

who here is follower of the Sunnah of our beloved prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam and who here is the majoosi Shi'a filth and who is follower of the kaffir who is doing the work of Shaytan! My brother, falcon, you are a noble man , please keep on fighting because the descendents of Safavids are cursing this great lady Aisha while praising dogs and kissing the graves of the filthy corrupt ones! The noble Quran is very clear about this that those who create corruption deserve the most severe punishment and shall be wiped out! they only make division among ummah. My brother don't be allowing the workers of shaytan to influence you, please lower your gaze and give praise to the most high and give respect for the the message of Allah subhanahu wa taala!

oh look here, we got an ISIS jihadi here from belgium, or are you in turkey now? lol

You still alive?.......not for long though.

HAHAHAHAHHAH
Baw fazet chiye daram in yaru felestiniye ro oskol mikonam

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

Somewhere in Iraq there's a person worried about a donkey

when you have 40 million people you don't need all 40 million to worry for the one same thing

What are these self established imams doing? Our nations are severely hurt and in pain, yet they go around talking about stuff that further destabilizes the country. Why dont they go around talking about the evils of terrisom and the importance of unity?

 

[Nein]

What has that got to do with anything?

His a retarded poorsian just ignore him

 

[Tokhme khar]

ba dahanet to kos kesh.

who here is follower of the Sunnah of our beloved prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam and who here is the majoosi Shi'a filth and who is follower of the kaffir who is doing the work of Shaytan! My brother, falcon, you are a noble man , please keep on fighting because the descendents of Safavids are cursing this great lady Aisha while praising dogs and kissing the graves of the filthy corrupt ones! The noble Quran is very clear about this that those who create corruption deserve the most severe punishment and shall be wiped out! they only make division among ummah. My brother don't be allowing the workers of shaytan to influence you, please lower your gaze and give praise to the most high and give respect for the the message of Allah subhanahu wa taala!

HAHAHAHAHHAH
Baw fazet chiye daram in yaru felestiniye to oskol mikonam

 

[Persian Gulf 1906]

ba dahanet to kos kesh.

what's up with that guy, iranian wahhabi? Lol, some more zolfaqar and qiam missiles headed for his residence in syria soon.

 

[Falcon29]

who here is follower of the Sunnah of our beloved prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam and who here is the majoosi Shi'a filth and who is follower of the kaffir who is doing the work of Shaytan! My brother, falcon, you are a noble man , please keep on fighting because the descendents of Safavids are cursing this great lady Aisha while praising dogs and kissing the graves of the filthy corrupt ones! The noble Quran is very clear about this that those who create corruption deserve the most severe punishment and shall be wiped out! they only make division among ummah. My brother don't be allowing the workers of shaytan to influence you, please lower your gaze and give praise to the most high and give respect for the the message of Allah subhanahu wa taala!

Lmao, look at this crybaby Shia emo.

 

[Mamluk]

Shias are to Muslims what Christians are to Jews... they took our original methodology and came up with their own insane innovations. May Allah guide them to the right path ....

There are innovations among both Sunnis and Shias (excluding ghulat sects), but that shouldn't matter much. Only core ideology matters and that's same in both.

The main difference is in matters of succession to the Prophet (pbuh). I am a Sunni, but to be honest, based on my studies so far, the Shias are probably closer to the truth in matters of succession.

 

[Falcon29]

There are innovations among both Sunnis and Shias (excluding ghulat sects), but that shouldn't matter much. Only core ideology matters and that's same in both.

The main difference is in matters of succession to the Prophet (pbuh). I am a Sunni, but to be honest, based on my studies so far, the Shias are probably closer to the truth in matters of succession.

'I am Sunni but the Shia's are right about everything' .... Like could you have not been more creative? At least make it remotely believe or something.

 

[gangsta_rap]

Christianity is dead in any case so the point does not hold as much weight as it would seem.

 

[padamchen]

Santa Claus is actually modelled after the Swedish ”Tomten” but adapted to fit the Coca Cola commercial where it appeared for the first time. They guy creating the figure had Swedish ancestry, so it is really Swedish folklore spreading across the world

This is how the ”real thing” looks like.

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Nordic Countries does not celebrate Christmas, they celebrate Yule which
is a pagan festivity based around Dec 22, the darkest day of the Year.
Christian monks started to hijack the festivities by adding Christian properties.
Amongst other things, they wrote to the Pope requesting that he’d state the Jesus was born at that holiday, so that they could appropriate the festivity.
Christmas was not celebrated in Christianity until the Nordic countries were christened and since they could not get rid of the festivities, they had to make it a Christian habit.

Yule was always about food, and lots of beer.
Presents were not a big thing, except for the bowl of porridge you had to provide to Tomten on the night between the 24th and the 25th.
Tomten was a grumpy old guy which took care of your farm, but if you did not offer him this small token of gratitude, you would be in a lot of trouble. Cows would stop to provide milk, crops would fail, your house might burn down, just because all the small things he normally did to protect you, would no longer happen.
The word Tomten has a dual meaning, where the other meaning is the land area of your farm.

Thanks for that informative post buddy.

Cheers, Doc

 

[Mamluk]

'I am Sunni but the Shia's are right about everything' .... Like could you have not been more creative? At least make it removable believe or something.

No one is right about everything. We know of the last days of the Prophet (pbuh) and the succession struggle after his passing away only from religious texts, but no unbiased historical source exists.

So you can't really say one sect is any more right than anyone else. There is no standard unbiased narrative to judge them against.

 

[un4given.1991]

what's up with that guy, iranian wahhabi? Lol, some more zolfaqar and qiam missiles headed for his residence in syria soon.

@Cthulhu
Ina ro bash hanuz nagereftan ke man daram In yaru falcon ro kir mikonam,khode felestiniye fahmid Ina hanuz nagereftan