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From Left: The newly appointed Regional Commissioner for North Eastern Ambassador
Muhamoud Saleh, the Editors Guild chairman Linus Kaikai and the North Eastern Professionals Association (NEPA) chairman Abdirazak Arale share a word during a media
engagement forum on Tuesday at Stanley hotel.
The newly appointed Regional Commissioner for North Eastern has promised to bring a positive change in the
insecurity prone region. Ambassador
Mahmoud Saleh said his focus will be
to enhance on security of the region
and eventually bring to an end the
rampant acts of terrorism which have
been detrimental to the social and
economic fabric of the three counties
of Mandera, Wajir and Garissa.
Ambassador Mahmoud was appointed recently to take charge of security
matters in the region following recommendations from North Eastern leaders to President Uhuru Kenyatta to localize the security apparatus as it had
proved an effective mechanism in the
past to address insecurity.
The former envoy to Saudi Arabia is
coming back to familiar territory where
as the Provincial Commissioner; his
zero tolerance policy towards abuse
by security forces is credited for bringing an end to the Shifta menace which
for several decades had plagued the
region.
My strategy will focus on community
involvement and I will work closely
with local and religious leaders, the
youth and other stakeholders to enhance on security in the region, he
said during a consultative forum on
Tuesday between the North Eastern
Professionals Association (NEPA) and
the Editors Guild.
He called for support and participation
in the efforts to curb insecurity while
emphasizing that local communities have an important role to play in
the efforts to bring about a climate of
peace in the region.
The commissioner said the challenges
of terrorism should not be seen as a
Somali or Muslim problem but part
of the global challenges which is being experienced in many parts of the
world. It is important for all Kenyans
to remain united in the fight against
terrorism. This is not a Somali or
Muslim problem but a global phenomenon, he said.
In his remarks, the NEPA chairman
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DA'WA
Maria Zain
Very rarely we hear positive stories of interreligious affairs in the news nowadays. It
is becoming a cultural trend that conflict
and controversy drive the propaganda for
the media, fuelled by politicized religions,
and even more so between the religions of
the people of the Book and Islam.
Very rare is the positive coverage between
the Judeo-Christian faiths and the Islamic
faith, but unbeknown to many, the relationships between them date way back, even
before the coming of Islam.
Upon the first revelation of the Quran in
Mount Hira, Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him) rushed back home to his wife,
Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. She assured him
that whatever it is he was hearing was indeed a true revelation from Allah. Although
she had yet to understand what the revelation meant, she wrapped her husband in a
blanket and consoled him from his fears.
Once they had both calmed down, Khadijah urged the Prophet to consult her cousin,
Waraqah ibn Naufal, a wise elderly Christian believer. Waraqah then relayed that
this was the beginning of the birth of Islam
and that Prophet Muhammad (peace be
upon him) had a turbulent journey ahead.
Unfortunately, Waraqah passed away a little later but his words held throughout the
embodiment of Islam. It was through this
act alone, that Muslims were to rely on
Christian for protection while the revelations reeled in.
In the first emigration of fleeing the pagan
Quraysh oppression, Prophet Muhammad
(peace be upon him) received directive
for the Muslims to migrate to Abyssinia, a
country under the peaceful rule of a devout
Christian King. The Christian King, Negus, welcomed the Muslim envoy peacefully, even when two of the Quraysh came
to sabotage their good relations. It was
through the narrations of chapter Maryam
that the Muslims were saved by the King
Negus and good relations between Muslims and Christians were sealed, by Jafar
ibn Abi Talib, the Prophets cousin and one
of the leaders of the emigration.
Even with the discrepancy in belief of the
status of Jesus (peace be upon him), Negus turned the Quraysh back towards Makkah with their gifts that they were to exchange for the Muslims who had fled their
land. The King decided immediately that he
wouldnt swap a single Muslim for any of
the Qurayshs presents, and that they the
believing Muslims were allowed to live
and practice their faith in Abyssinia as long
as they wished.
The Prophet's kindness to Jews and
Christians
Besides the Christians, the Jews are also
considered Ahlul-Kitab, which literally
means the People of the Book. Those
who follow the scriptures of the Torah (the
Jews) and the Gospel (Christians) fall into
this family, and had always enjoyed good
relations with Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him) and the first generations of
Muslims.
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The word limit is interpreted by the majority of scholars as limiting enemys loss
only to their own. Any more loss beyond
that is considered transgression. Thus, the
verse teaches Muslims not to start hostility
and to use hostility-stopping techniques if
war ever started.
Causing more damage to the enemy is an
invitation to more violence. Furthermore,
the Quran commands Muslims that if the
opponents inclined towards truce, they are
to seek an end to hostilities. Allah said:
{But if the enemy inclined to peace, then
incline to it.} (Al-Anfal 8: 61)
Reflecting on this Islamic fundamental
teaching, Karen Armstrong in her book,
Muhammad, A Biography of the Prophet
stated:
The Quran teaches that war is always
abominable. Muslims must never open
hostilities, but, once they have taken
a war, Muslims must fight with absolute
commitment in order to bring the fighting
to an end as soon as possible. (209)
Studying the Quranic verses in the light of
its historical context is an ever important
matter in understanding Islam, its people
and their culture.
The second verse to be examined is verse
five from chapter At-Tawbah, or Declaration of Disassociation. In order to do a fair
study of the verse, again, its subject matter context must be considered along with
other verses that were revealed with it.
Additional consideration must be given to
the events and time period in which these
verses were revealed.
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mation about Islam and build closer relationships between Muslims and non-Muslims.
We are planning to hold mosque open day
events where we will have sessions with nonMuslim inside mosques and answer their
queries on Islam, he added.
NATIONAL
They grabbed him and put him into the waiting land Cruiser in full glare of his students,
said his eldest son Abdi Khalif Abdullahi who
spoke to journalists at their home in Bula Salaam in Garissa.
He said they were unable to reach the
Sheikh by phone as calls to his number went
unanswered on Monday and Tuesday before
it was apparently switched off. Relatives and
neighbours appealed to the government to
have him released or produced in court.
We appeal to President Uhuru Kenyatta to
intervene and help trace his whereabouts
because the family is suffering and they
want to know where he is. We are also concerned about his safety, said Jamila Jelle, a
sister of the missing Sheikh.
Human right activist and coordinator Northern Forum for Democracy Khalif Abdi
claimed more than 30 people in Garissa are
missing after they were allegedly arrested by
security officers under unexplained circumstances.
Intensify marriage
education, Kadhis urged
Kadhis have been called to intensify marriage education programmes to enlighten
couples on strengthening their marriages.
The call was made by Amida Indimuli, a
women leader at the Kakamega Jamia
Mosque who said marriage is a pillar which
holds society and there was need for marriage education programmes to sensitize
and educate Muslims on aspects which will
enhance their marital life.
Addressing a Muslim women convention at
the mosque over the weekend, Amida emphasized that families needs to be sensitized on conflict management strategies and
against involvement in practices that could
be detrimental to their marital relations.
She cited ignorance and disregarding dialogue as the main contributing factors leading to high divorce rates in the community in
the region and called on Kadhis and Islamic
scholars to play a leading role in promoting
harmony among families.
The women leader further advised Kadhis
and Islamic scholars to step up, guidance
and counselling services to safeguard the
sanctity of marriages in the Muslim community.
In her counsel to the couples, Kakamega
Jamia Mosque committee member Hawa
Omar Malenya encouraged couples to seek
Qur'anic guidance and also show respect
and affection to each other to strengthen
their marriages.
Advice on compatibility, practical realities
of marriage and nurturing marital relations
formed among key issues of discussions
during the forum.
The one day convention attracted over 200
Muslim women drawn from various women
groups within the region.
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