First allow me to declare
interest in Islam. For I am a Muslim and clean one. So in this article, if I
slipped and defending Islam in a way that will build the questions please forgive
me readers, it is not my fault.
Two weeks ago there was a two
events concerned Muslims as if they were planned, one took place in Dar es
Salaam Mbagala areas for 14 years young profaning the Quran. The second
incident occurred in Zanzibar
after the Revival leader Sheikh Farid allegedly lost under controversial
circumstances.
These two events when tested
seriously were not supposed to happen if our government treat them seriously by
using wisdom and experience, something that even the Muslim community had failed
to do.
Limitations of wisdom defect
are the cause of all violence in Zanzibar
and the mainland. Also foreign countries, especially the Arabic financing the
incidents occurs in a large percentage that is another source. And this is
according to my thinking and not anyone I've heard. But it is how the events
happened.
Let's start with Shaikh Issa Ponda,
he is secretary of the Muslim communities and institutions in Tanzania . He
was arrested on charges of fueling violence and breach of the peace in the
country.
The main reason for violence
Mbagala off a deadly three churches burned and badly damaged after the young
man's urinary book Quran as a controversy of a child and another who claimed he
was a Muslim. He told Christian young man that anyone urinary holy book will
turn mouse or other information says he will turn the snake.
Another reason for the arrest
of Sheikh Ponda is the invasion of compound numbers 311/3/4 Chang'ombe located
near the national stadium assets of the Agritanza Company.
The young boy was already in
police custody. Legal the boy were a criminal, because according to our
constitution one should not ignore the other religions because everyone has the
freedom and the boundaries of worship, although the government has no religion.
Group of people to give up a criminal in a police station is a legal offense
even in Mecca and Medina , where Islam started this action would
not be accepted.
Point of correction I don’t
mean the act of abusing Quran, but the act of invading the police station and
demanded the criminal so that you can panish them on your way it is not
tolerated. And every Muslim in Tanzania
knows that.
The second mistake is that in
every demonstrations or violence, Muslims and non-Muslims, thieves and
civilized, sane and mad are getting involved by default or deliberately. So it
is quite possible that the one who destroys the churches not only Muslims but
criminals who have used the back of a demonstration greenhouse fulfill their
mission.
The teachings of Islam does
not accept theft (something that happened in that rally). Do not accept doctrine of environmental
damage in the war (something that happened), here I will explain.
Islam teaches (accept) war
against non-Muslims if they assaulted them out of their homes. But in war God
and His Messenger have said the Muslim should not cut down trees, burning
houses of worship. (And this even Basaleh Sheikh of the mosque's imam, who have
not heard Fugitive those involved violence, served They spoke that Islam
respects houses of worship and should not be damaged, especially if they have
not been destroyed to you). Now this knowledge to burn churches where you get
from?
The second mistake in the
desecration of God's Book of Truth (the Quran), I heard no single leader of the
church to provide a declaration of contempt or hypocritical act against that.
Now burning the churches is the respond to young man who was influenced by the
other young Muslim or Christian as a whole?
Another thing the boy was
influenced by another boy who took the holly Quran from home and ordered his
friend to do what he did and there is information that they bet he will turn
animal, but where is this muslim boy if I may ask?
Here I beg to be understood,
not even a little hypocritical act that, even that thing could be done by an
infant who know nothing about faith and religion, I could stand on the side of
Islam and not otherwise. But the kind of respond and actions taken due to the
act is what put me into dilemma.
On the second occasion to
attack the compound the fault is on BAKWATA, Muslim Council of Tanzania who are
legally recognized by the government. They sold the plot what is legal was
Waqfu (Waqfu, is any property that is an inheritance for Muslims of the area or
country. Were some rich Muslims who do not have relatives died, they decided to
give their property to Muslims, it is waqfu).
If BAKWATA are the one who sold the plot that is
legal agreements, not be a scholar and an understanding of things like Sheikh
Ponda doing things.
Such violence was supposed to
happen at BAKWATA area for the property has already been of the buyer; attack
is the interference with freedom of man. He can call you a thief and a robber and
the court find you guilt no any lawyer could win that case.
Because the buyer already had
all the documents and contracts to possess property laws and regulations that
the plot is already his. Attack is aggression and lack of insight.
The third mistake is when
Sheikh Ponda was arrested and then the Muslims began pressuring the government to
let him free. It is nonsense to interfere with the independence of the
judiciary. And this is the new maneuvers of the Government of Tanzania.
Whenever they find that thay have slipped a place quickly ran to the court, so
basically Muslims were too late to ask the government release him. For even the
government has no power because courts are independent.
The fourth mistake made by
Muslims is when they fail to use the only chance they had to surprise the
government and its agencies including the police force.
Commander Suleiman Kova, head
of the special police in Dar es Salaam region, declared last Wednesday that
anyone who thinks to Sheikh Ponda then should surrender as quickly as possible
to the police. All mosques in Dar es Salaam announced after Friday prayers that
they are going to surrender to Kova.
But out of nothing the very
friday morning things turned upside down and the move were to the State house
to meet the president, while many were absent in the president knew he was on
tour in Oman.
Here is where the
controversial starts, why did they change their minds because they felt if they
were going to surrender the government will just lead their way without tear
gas or nothing. And here is where I believe Muslims in Tanzania are being used
by people who are outside the country for their own interests. Their
expectation is to see people killed by police or hurt them is the way to
portray the community that they are often oppressed.
If I were the Muslim adviser
I would asked them to stand their ground to go for Kova by using non violence
tactic. Tanzania has many Muslims, if we all decide we're going to Commander Kova peacefully and without
violence. Do you think what the impact we could make? Both wear their white
coats while they mention the name of Allah and His Messenger stable without
violence. What about that?
When they (Polise) ask them
what they want, the role we are followers of Sheikh Ponda we've come to
surrender we would be sent to court. Only a small number of Muslims in Tanzania
who will support this idea for instance ten million Muslims, I do not think the
government will serve ten million inmates while they continue to listen to
their case. Sheikh Ponda must have been released even by twisting the law.
Leave that alone, lets shift
to Zanzibar, revival sheikh has his thing. For I do not agree with the fact
that he was abducted for this episode is too miraculously wise people have
begun to identify some strategic mistakes made by the group's members who were
appointed by false revival.
It is impossible for a person
to be interrogated by security officer under the suspect of destroying the
country then return back as fresh as from his mothers’ womb. I do not mean
security guys are cruel but it is just that the kind of person is too radical
to them.
Sheikh said that the day of
the event he pulled up the phone and someone introduced as his disciple, was
not known nor ever met him. For the Sheikh's at this situation to go and meet
someone he don’t even know then without any security, leave me with a lot of
questions and generate suspicious that it is planed.
And even the details of his
abduction is not clear and coherently to understand. For he says he arrived in
the area around the mosque at Mbweni area, saying his sent his driver to buy
electronics, with him went to the mosque for a short call.
That is very unusual allows
your nearest person to leave the area in which you are going to meet someone
who you don’t know, again buying electricity is not an emergency you can even buy
it on your way home.
Then the second scenario is
that just few hours when the information about the disappearance of Sheikh spread violence started immediately burn and
destroy the dwelling of CCM. Why CCM?
CCM is a party like the other
parties in Zanzibar, CCM is not the government, as their anger against the
government were, why they did not set fire to and destroyed the homes of
members of the CUF? For Zanzibar now dominated by two parties where CCM and CUF
called government of national unity.
Why wouldn’t they make the
patient even though after two or three days and then they began to show their
anger? The answer is simple, they had already Revival of abduction fear their
leader any day, so why do their Sheikh precaution was not taken early?
Here is what was requested to
be done, and even violent abduction meant to also warrant by the sheikh's why
he returned home without any dent. Do not play with the government, they would
not agree to hold a person for four days and then let him go just like that
with all secrets of the questions he posed to.
If they want to put it that
way, they don’t have to blame the government of Zanzibar they should read the
history of the cruelty of the first president of that land whoever had been arrested
his relative what they find is his dead body or you have a permanent defect.
Allow me to end up here
today, but my head has so many things that I have learned from talking to these
two weeks of violence.
For example, there are
Muslims who wanted to blame Mr president by marching to the palace because he had
sent condolence to Christians and go to visit churches damaged in Mbagala.
I do not know if the Muslims
knew what they were demanding, the police force is under the president, who is
also a Muslim. Ispector General of Police (IGP) Said Mwema is also a Muslim,
Regional Police Commander (RPC) Suleiman Kova is also Muslim, dint they see all
that and bend the law to fever you?
Already the boy were in
Police hands, why did not give them time to make decisions but decided to demonstrate
to the police station?
What kind of president will
Kikwete be if he stand in public that he is the leader's blessing upon crime
and violated the laws of the land? I do not want to believe if any Muslims were
expected after they disturb the peace and destroy wealth, President Kikwete
would stand up and say 'okay okay you did a very good job these Muslims destroy
Christian churches are very savages'. I do not know maybe my mind does not know
the figure, but if Kikwete was speaking these words .....
HAFIDH KIDO
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
0713 593894/0752 593894
kidojembe@yahoo.com
22/10/2012
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