Press Release on the American Administration’s Decision to Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem

Press Release on the American Administration’s Decision to Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem
2017/12/10

In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful

All praise is to God, the Lord of the worlds; and may God send his blessings on our master Mohammed and his holy progeny.

We condemn the decision of the American administration to move the US Embassy to the occupied city of Jerusalem, as it is an affront to the Palestinian people and disregard for the feelings of Muslims.

We want to point out that this stance is a natural consequence of the distancing of the Muslims from the teachings of their true religion, their neglect of their shared matters and interests, their fighting amongst themselves, and the spread of the epidemic of extremism and terrorism which has targeted them, and destroyed their societies and their towns, and has distorted the name of their religion. God Almighty has said: “And obey God, and obey the Messenger, and do not into disputes, lest you lose heart and your power departs.”

Today, all are invited – especially those fostering and supporting terrorism – to seriously revise their previous stances, and to open a new page, to unify the positions of the Islamic nations and to build firm foundations in establishing good relations with other nations, which reflects the pliability of their religion and its genuine values.

We seek support and help from only Him, and He is the guardian of the believers

Day Questions

Are tawalli and tabarri considered as one of the fundamentals of the religion, or amongst the branch issues?

They are considered as perfections to the beliefs of the true religion.

How do I stay away from sins? I'm a teenager and I get distracted sometimes and get involved in sins. It really kills me to not be a good Muslim. What should I do?

A person has to discipline himself and strengthen himself little by little by contemplating on the harmful effects of sins in the Hereafter. Repeating this contemplation will strengthen a believer's faith, and he moves away little by little from sins. Every believer who commits a sin should repent to Almighty Allah and seek His forgiveness for leaving one's servitude to Him and being disobedient. Even if one repeats the sin, he should repent immediately, as God Almighty has promised His sinful servants to be pardoned and forgiven if they repent. Fasting is a helpful means to keep away from sinning and disciplining oneself, and so is the performing of supererogatory prayers (nawafil), especially the Night Prayer (Salat al-Layl).

Some members of my family listen to music and they won’t stop. Now, I heard a narration from Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) saying that a house where there is music the angels do not enter and therefore my good deeds do not get recorded. What can I do?

You should try to advise them, and their bad actions do not affect you. Almighty Allah said: "And whosoever does an atom's weight of good will see it” (7:99).

Most scholars say that only Muslims will be rewarded heaven, and no non-Muslim will go to heaven, because what virtue they did was awarded accordingly in this world and have, therefore, no reward in Hereafter. What are your views about them?

There is no doubt that Almighty Allah does not accept any religion but Islam. Almighty Allah said: ”And whoso seeks as religion other than Islam it will not be accepted from him, and he will be a loser in the Hereafter". (3:35)

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