In Response to the Killing of the two School Boys in Picton, Lavantille Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Letter to Tajikistan

Assalaamu 'Alaiykum;

Peace and Guidance; Greetings; Good Morning;

Following is a letter I have written to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan condemning Tajikistan's draconian bid to eradicate radical Islam by shaving the beard of 13,000 men and removing the Hijabs of 1,700 women. The letter was CC to Foreign Affairs Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. Please find links to the story and the original letter attached. Thank you.

Thursday 21st January 2016

ASLOV SIRODJIDIN MUHRIDINOVICH
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan
33 Sheroz str.,

Dushanbe 734001,

Republic of Tajikistan

Re: Tajikistan's draconian bid to eradicate radical Islam

Assalaamu 'Alaiykum;

Dear Minister Aslov Sirodjidin Muhridinovich;

To destroy a people, one must first take away their culture and their way of life. 

We - the Waajihatul Islaamiyyah - condemn in the strongest terms, the announcement by Tajikistan to forcibly shave the beards of 13,000 men and remove the headscarves of 1,700 women in a bid to eradicate radical Islam.  This comes as no surprise for it was foretold by our Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) 

that a time would come when the whole world would gather around to plan to destroy Muslims.

It is evidently clear that the entire democratic and secular world is bent on destroying Islam and Muslims.  It appears as though when the current President of Turkey in 1989 said, “the Mosques are our barracks, the domes are our helmets, the minarets are our bayonets and the faithful are our soldiers..."  It struck a fear in the heart of those who sit in power, but for a country with 95% Muslims whose population is just over 8 million; something or someone had to have had influenced such a decision. 

Human rights and religious freedom shall not be the subject of a referendum.  Tajikistan has failed to give a clear signal for diversity, freedom of religion and human rights.

The Tajikistan administration as is with others in the west have done nothing more than fan the flames of discord between Islam and the godless democratic/secular world.

Our message to you and your government is: you can shave off our beards, ban the hijaab and even destroy our culture but you would never be able to destroy the pure heart of a believer.  He that fuels us is Allaah through the Quran and the way of our prophet Muhammad (SAW).  This course of action will serve you no good as this would seek to harm none other than your citizen and your country.

You cannot change an ideology except through proper education; an education program that is well structured, targeted, specific and conceptualized. 

We beseech the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to distance itself and never adopt this Western-type Islamophobia and to reject all and any such influence and suggestion in the strongest possible way.

Sincerely

Umar Abdullah

Head of Waajihatul Islaamiyyah (The Islamic Front)

Tel: 1 (868) 787-0765/365-6253

Email: waajihatulislaamiyyah@gmail.com

CC:

Minister of Foreign Affairs Trinidad and Tobago - Senator the Honourable Dennis Moses

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago - Dr. The Honourable Keith Rowley

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3409790/Tajikistan-removes-headscarves-1-700-women-shaves-beards-13-000-men-tackle-jihadism.html

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/defaultinterstitial_as.cms

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/01/tajikistan-shaves-13000-men-beards-radicalism-160120133352747.html