Source: Allafrica.com via Wasim Sroya
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in The Gambia has strongly condemned the film prepared by an anti-Islam element in the United States of America insulting the pride of mankind- the Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (SAW).
In a press release sent to the Daily Observer, signed by Amir Baba F. Trawally, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in The Gambia, said every Muslim, wherever he or she may be, is fully justified in his anger over such a crude and insulting film and that, such immoral acts must be condemned by all decent people and lovers of peace and brotherhood.
Below is the full text of the release;
Of late, the Muslim world has been thrown into an outrage due a film prepared by an anti-Islam element in the United States of America insulting the Pride of mankind, Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (SAW). Every Muslim, wherever he or she may be, is fully justified in his anger over such a crude and insulting film. It is all done in the name of freedom of speech. However, hurting the sentiments of others by abusing and insulting is immoral and cannot be called freedom of speech. Therefore, such immoral acts must be condemned by all decent people and lovers of peace and brotherhood.
Responding to the film, the Supreme Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V (ATBA) has said in his Friday Sermon on 21st September 2012 at the Baitul Futuh Mosque, London, “… While a law of freedom of speech exists, but neither in any country nor in the UN Charter do we find a law, which states that no person will be allowed the freedom to hurt the religious sentiments of others or insult the holy personages of other religions. This is not written in law anywhere and it is because of this that the peace of the world is being destroyed. This causes the lava of hatred to erupt and the gulf between countries and religions to increasingly widen.”