The imam of the Ottawa Mosque has condemned so-called honour killing, saying the practice speaks to a perverse sense of honour that is alien to Islam, and has no place in society.
Samy Metwally said Friday that it doesn’t make sense to think or believe that any religion will condone killing people to preserve family honour.
“What’s called honour killing is not part of Islamic teaching or tradition, and in fact there is no honour in this killing at all,” Metwally told the Citizen.
“It has nothing to do with religion and it has no backup either from the texts of the Koran or from the behaviour, sayings or deeds of the Prophet Muhammad, who is the model for Muslims.”
I am glad that some Muslims are speaking out about the treatment of women and honor killings in the Muslim community but regardless of what the Koran does or does not say these type of killings still occur all over the world.
It is sad that some Christians frown on evangelizing and refrain from offering Muslims the refuge of the Christian religion. True, the penalty for converting to Christianity is very severe and no one has the right to tell someone that they should risk that penalty but we in the Christian world cannot decide for those who, knowing the risks, still want to claim the joy of the Christian religion which offers mercy and forgiveness rather than retribution. I hope that they can find refuge with Christian believers.
On the news today: A Saudi woman was beheaded for the crime of “Sourcery” in Saudia Arabia.
http://news.yahoo.com/amnesty-says-saudi-beheading-sorcery-shocking-091838743.html