Fatwa from Sistani

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Juan Cole's translation:

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Statement from His Eminence Sayyid Sistani (long may he live) on the events in Lebanon

In The Name of Allah The Compassionate, The Merciful

For several days Lebanon has been exposed to a continuous Israeli aggression, targeting its defiant people and its infrastructure on a wide scale. This has led to hundreds of people being martyred and wounded and tens of thousands of people being displaced as well as vast destruction to houses, roads and other civilian establishments.

All this blatant repression is occurring under the persistent disregard of the whole world - except for a few ineffective words of condemnation and disapproval here and there. The world community needs to move on to stop the continuation of this flagrant aggression. The Muslim nation also needs to stand by in solidarity with the oppressed Lebanese people and aim to ensure the humanitarian requirements of the wounded and the displaced and others are met. The representatives of the religious Marja’iyyah in Lebanon and Momineen in general must implement the aforesaid with all the means they receive.

The oppressions suffered by the nations of the region, among them the Lebanese, will increase the nations’ anger and rage towards the international policies supporting and/or condoning such actions - which will naturally intensify the tension and hinder peace and security throughout the region.

May Allah protect Lebanon and its dear people and have mercy on its martyrs and grant the wounded a speedy recovery and good health.

The Office of H. E. Sayyid Sistani (long may he live) Najaf, 20 Jumada al-Akhar 1427 17 July 2006

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Another interesting fatwa:

Saudi sheik issues fatwa against Hezbollah

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, July 21 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabian Wahhabi Sheik Abdullah bin Jabreen has declared it illegal for Muslims to join, support, or pray for militant group Hezbollah.

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Any thoughts on what the Sistani statement means to the US occupation of Iraq and the government of Iraq?

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To be honest, I see it as a mixed bag. On one hand, I think it is promising that leading figures in Iraq are willing to speak out in ways that arent in lockstep with the USA. On the other hand, I fear to some degree the signs of a strong alliance between the Iraqi Shiites and the Iranians/Hezbollah. I think my first point outweighs the second however. The more steps the leading figures in Iraq take to establish themselves as indpendent the sooner we start getting our guys out of there.

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Sistani comments on Qana.

Still wondering how this is going to continue to play in Iraq with our (what are they, enemies, friends, allies, suppliers, customers?????).


Sistani on Qana

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Sistani comments on Qana.

Still wondering how this is going to continue to play in Iraq with our (what are they, enemies, friends, allies, suppliers, customers?????).


Sistani on Qana

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The title of that article reads: "Iraqi Cleric Demands Cease-Fire in Lebanon."

Anyone else find this rather hilarious?

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Sistani comments on Qana.

Still wondering how this is going to continue to play in Iraq with our (what are they, enemies, friends, allies, suppliers, customers?????).


Sistani on Qana

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The title of that article reads: "Iraqi Cleric Demands Cease-Fire in Lebanon."

Anyone else find this rather hilarious?

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One of the Isreal apologists claimed that once the trolls like Cyrus, Chris, etc are gone from the site we can have an intelligent substantive discussion of the issues.

I am trying to generate such a discussion about statements from territories that are under our occupation.

Thanks for the input.

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Sistani comments on Qana.

Still wondering how this is going to continue to play in Iraq with our (what are they, enemies, friends, allies, suppliers, customers?????).


Sistani on Qana

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The title of that article reads: "Iraqi Cleric Demands Cease-Fire in Lebanon."

Anyone else find this rather hilarious?

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One of the Isreal apologists claimed that once the trolls like Cyrus, Chris, etc are gone from the site we can have an intelligent substantive discussion of the issues.

I am trying to generate such a discussion about statements from territories that are under our occupation.

Thanks for the input.

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and i find it hilarious that a cleric from a country that can't stop its own people from killing each other has the time to worry about the lebanon/israel situation.

Its the equivalent to a man who has two children in jail telling you how to raise your children.