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CLERGYMEN : WHOEVER LEGITIMIZES KILLING & TERRORISM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HEAVENLY MESSAGES, MORALS OR HUMAN VALUES
Syrian Radio & TV Online
Jan 13 2015
Minister of Religious Endowments "Awqaf" Mohammad Abdul-Sattar
al-Sayyed stressed that whoever legitimizes the killing, terrorism
and massacres has nothing to do with the heavenly messages, morals
or human values.
Visiting the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate and the Arminian Orthodox
Archdiocese on the centennial anniversary of the Ottoman genocide
of "Seyfo" against the Syriacs and the Armenians and other nations,
al-Sayyed indicated that the genocide proves to the whole world that
what is taking place in Syria nowadays of killing and destruction at
the hands of the neo-Ottomans stresses that they have nothing to do
with Islam.
Al-Sayyed stressed that what is taking place in Syria is a clear
evidence that terrorism and criminality are very far from all religions
and that Islam is innocent of what the US and its Western allies and
Israel are trying to charge it with.
For his part, Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch
and All the East, Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church
stressed that the strong relation binding the Syrian Christian and
Muslim has always protected Syria.
"I congratulate my brothers, my compatriots, on the occasion of the
Prophet Birth and the Christmas ....I wish that peace and security
will return to Syria which has witnessed the birth of the humanitarian
civilization and I wish that its people will continue to live as one
Syrian family as they have always been," Patriarch Aphrem II said.
He added "About half a million of the Syrian Syriacs were killed
in those massacres and when we say Syriacs we means all the Syrian
Syriacs whether they are in Antioch, Nsaibin, al-Raha, Diyar Bakir,
and al-Hasaka as they are Syrians not settlers and they were martyred
at the hands of the Ottoman slaughterers."
Patriarch Aphrem II stressed that what is taking place in Syria now
is not different from what happened one hundred years ago.
"We hope that the others will follow the Syrian clergymen, particularly
because the massacres were not based on religions but they were
because of political reasons which aim to eliminate nations and not
religions." Patriarch Aphrem II said.
He highly appreciated the efforts of the Syrian people, government
and army under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad, saying
"We will defend Syria together."
The Patriarch concluded by affirming that Syria is witnessing the end
of the crisis and that its people are delivering a message of amity
and peace together, calling upon the international organizations and
bodies to exert more efforts to release the two kidnapped bishops
Yohanna Ibrahim and Paul Yazigi.
Grand Mufti of the Republic Ahmed Badr-Eddin Hassoun said "When we
remember the massacres or history, we don't incite grudges, but we
want to end the grudges through spreading love."
Hassoun added "We want the people to pay attention that history will
talk about those who spent their life serving the people and those
who killed the people and persecuted them and when we remember the
massacres against the Syrian people, we know that they were because
Syria has conveyed the heavenly messages to the world, and that the
Ottomans came to this country and instead of learning from it, they
forced its people to leave the Arabic language, the language of Quran,
and they slaughtered many of them such as when they killed the martyrs
of May 6th ."
He affirmed that the international organizations and governments must
exert pressure on the Turkish government to release the kidnapped
bishops, indicating that those who were able to release 40 Turkish
people from the terrorist groups in Mosul can order the terrorist
who it supports and finances to release the bishops.
"We all must make this year a year of national reconciliation,"
Hassoun said, affirming that Syria will ever remain a model in
fraternity and national unity.
For his part, Primate of the Armenian Church of Damascus Bishop Armash
Nalbandian said "Our message to the whole world and the Armenians in
this year stresses that the birth of the Armenian nation was in the
holy Syria which is the country of life and land of resurrection."
"The world kept silence regarding the massacres which took place
in 1915 and remains silent towards what is taking place in Syria
nowadays...We call upon the international community to condemn and to
halt the massacres which are committed by the neo-Ottomans in Syria
today and to account them," Nalbandian said.
For his part, Chairman of the Levant Scholars Union, Mohammad Tawfiq
al-Bouti indicated that Prophet Mohammad has taught us the meaning
of the Islamic-Christian fraternity when he received a delegation of
the Christians at his mosque.
He stressed that the Syrian people have always embraced the nations
who were subjected to genocide and Syria has always been a peaceful
sanctuary to them.
http://www.syriaonline.sy/?f=Details&catid=12&pageid=13849
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Syrian Radio & TV Online
Jan 13 2015
Minister of Religious Endowments "Awqaf" Mohammad Abdul-Sattar
al-Sayyed stressed that whoever legitimizes the killing, terrorism
and massacres has nothing to do with the heavenly messages, morals
or human values.
Visiting the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate and the Arminian Orthodox
Archdiocese on the centennial anniversary of the Ottoman genocide
of "Seyfo" against the Syriacs and the Armenians and other nations,
al-Sayyed indicated that the genocide proves to the whole world that
what is taking place in Syria nowadays of killing and destruction at
the hands of the neo-Ottomans stresses that they have nothing to do
with Islam.
Al-Sayyed stressed that what is taking place in Syria is a clear
evidence that terrorism and criminality are very far from all religions
and that Islam is innocent of what the US and its Western allies and
Israel are trying to charge it with.
For his part, Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch
and All the East, Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church
stressed that the strong relation binding the Syrian Christian and
Muslim has always protected Syria.
"I congratulate my brothers, my compatriots, on the occasion of the
Prophet Birth and the Christmas ....I wish that peace and security
will return to Syria which has witnessed the birth of the humanitarian
civilization and I wish that its people will continue to live as one
Syrian family as they have always been," Patriarch Aphrem II said.
He added "About half a million of the Syrian Syriacs were killed
in those massacres and when we say Syriacs we means all the Syrian
Syriacs whether they are in Antioch, Nsaibin, al-Raha, Diyar Bakir,
and al-Hasaka as they are Syrians not settlers and they were martyred
at the hands of the Ottoman slaughterers."
Patriarch Aphrem II stressed that what is taking place in Syria now
is not different from what happened one hundred years ago.
"We hope that the others will follow the Syrian clergymen, particularly
because the massacres were not based on religions but they were
because of political reasons which aim to eliminate nations and not
religions." Patriarch Aphrem II said.
He highly appreciated the efforts of the Syrian people, government
and army under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad, saying
"We will defend Syria together."
The Patriarch concluded by affirming that Syria is witnessing the end
of the crisis and that its people are delivering a message of amity
and peace together, calling upon the international organizations and
bodies to exert more efforts to release the two kidnapped bishops
Yohanna Ibrahim and Paul Yazigi.
Grand Mufti of the Republic Ahmed Badr-Eddin Hassoun said "When we
remember the massacres or history, we don't incite grudges, but we
want to end the grudges through spreading love."
Hassoun added "We want the people to pay attention that history will
talk about those who spent their life serving the people and those
who killed the people and persecuted them and when we remember the
massacres against the Syrian people, we know that they were because
Syria has conveyed the heavenly messages to the world, and that the
Ottomans came to this country and instead of learning from it, they
forced its people to leave the Arabic language, the language of Quran,
and they slaughtered many of them such as when they killed the martyrs
of May 6th ."
He affirmed that the international organizations and governments must
exert pressure on the Turkish government to release the kidnapped
bishops, indicating that those who were able to release 40 Turkish
people from the terrorist groups in Mosul can order the terrorist
who it supports and finances to release the bishops.
"We all must make this year a year of national reconciliation,"
Hassoun said, affirming that Syria will ever remain a model in
fraternity and national unity.
For his part, Primate of the Armenian Church of Damascus Bishop Armash
Nalbandian said "Our message to the whole world and the Armenians in
this year stresses that the birth of the Armenian nation was in the
holy Syria which is the country of life and land of resurrection."
"The world kept silence regarding the massacres which took place
in 1915 and remains silent towards what is taking place in Syria
nowadays...We call upon the international community to condemn and to
halt the massacres which are committed by the neo-Ottomans in Syria
today and to account them," Nalbandian said.
For his part, Chairman of the Levant Scholars Union, Mohammad Tawfiq
al-Bouti indicated that Prophet Mohammad has taught us the meaning
of the Islamic-Christian fraternity when he received a delegation of
the Christians at his mosque.
He stressed that the Syrian people have always embraced the nations
who were subjected to genocide and Syria has always been a peaceful
sanctuary to them.
http://www.syriaonline.sy/?f=Details&catid=12&pageid=13849
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress