24 November 2016

News Story: Religious Scholars Denounce Attacks On Shia Community

by Sayed Sharif Amiri

Religious scholars said on Tuesday that suicide attacks have no legitimacy in Islam and instead tarnishes the image of this sacred religion.

"Islam has strongly condemned the killing of innocent people, it is a major sin," said religious scholar Mohammad Aslam Shiwa.

This comes after Monday's deadly bombing during a Shia ceremony at a mosque in Char Qala in Kabul, which killed over 30 people.

Critics have claimed that the recent spate of attacks against Shias in Afghanistan is a deliberate attempt to sow the seed of sectarian violence in the country. But Afghans feel such a move by the enemy will not destroy the national unity.

Rassould Dad lost two nephews in Monday's attack – one was six years old and the other was 12 years old.

"Allah blessed us with two sons after twenty years, but these oppressors snatched both from us and we buried both of them," said Rassould Dad.

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