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Shia leadership takes the frontline in promoting unity in Iraq
Amid the almost daily attacks on Shias and their plaes of worship in Iraq, one would expect that the frustration would be unbearable and there would be a call for retribution. The killing that went on during Saddams rule hasn't stopped, it's just taken a new face. Imagine, they are only just hoding funerals for 90 people killed in an attack on a Shia mosque in Baghdad and another attack on Shia pilgrims is perpetrated.
It is however a testament to the Shia leadership that they are struggling to mantain unity and prevent retribution in Iraq.
Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, who heads the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, has repeatedly called for unity between Shias and Sunnis and prevented retributive attacks.
BBC News news.bbc.co.uk
The Guardian www.guardian.co.uk
Muqtada al-Sadr has also repeatedly called for a united front, and ordered his men to protect Sunni mosques.
Al-Jazeera english.aljazeera.net
Ayatullah Sistani calls for protection of Sunni rights, and asks Shias to demonstrate peacefully and not retalliate to attacks.
CSMonitor www.csmonitor.com
The ulemah, whether or not they hold official government positions, command the respect of the majority of the Shia community. A persistant feature of the Shia school of thought, and Shia history, is the the leadership of the religious scholars. Our school of thought demands that we do not accept mediocre leadership, and that we turn to those with proven religious knowledge and embody Islamic teachings in their actions. This was evident even in Iran under the Shah, where the ulemah held more influence of the people than the state apparatus, and eventually lead to the most significant revolution in modern history. Even then the people would listen to the religious authorities knowing that the shah would make them pay with their lives. While some would say that any leader who is a muslim should not be opposed, it is clear that leadership should be vested in only those who are most suitable. In the case of Iraq the enemies, whoever they be, have also realised the potential of the Shia leadership and have sought to supress it. Take for example the assaasination of one of the most influential figures, Ayatullah al-Hakim, who died leading Juma salaat.
It is however a testament to the Shia leadership that they are struggling to mantain unity and prevent retribution in Iraq.
Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, who heads the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, has repeatedly called for unity between Shias and Sunnis and prevented retributive attacks.
BBC News news.bbc.co.uk
The Guardian www.guardian.co.uk
Muqtada al-Sadr has also repeatedly called for a united front, and ordered his men to protect Sunni mosques.
Al-Jazeera english.aljazeera.net
Ayatullah Sistani calls for protection of Sunni rights, and asks Shias to demonstrate peacefully and not retalliate to attacks.
CSMonitor www.csmonitor.com
The ulemah, whether or not they hold official government positions, command the respect of the majority of the Shia community. A persistant feature of the Shia school of thought, and Shia history, is the the leadership of the religious scholars. Our school of thought demands that we do not accept mediocre leadership, and that we turn to those with proven religious knowledge and embody Islamic teachings in their actions. This was evident even in Iran under the Shah, where the ulemah held more influence of the people than the state apparatus, and eventually lead to the most significant revolution in modern history. Even then the people would listen to the religious authorities knowing that the shah would make them pay with their lives. While some would say that any leader who is a muslim should not be opposed, it is clear that leadership should be vested in only those who are most suitable. In the case of Iraq the enemies, whoever they be, have also realised the potential of the Shia leadership and have sought to supress it. Take for example the assaasination of one of the most influential figures, Ayatullah al-Hakim, who died leading Juma salaat.