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AMMAN MESSAGE ALL INFOPXATION CONTAINED HERNIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE O2282O12 DY 65179IDm/3AJ/sTP/b1 ACLURM051111 FB1050623 Amman Message Most Compassionate In the name of God Most Merciful Salutations His chosen Prophet Prayers and upon household his courageous companions upon the Prophets and and all theapostles prophets male Mankind We from apair of GodAlmigh treatedjaw nations and tnbes that know andfesale ad adeyou into ye ma in the God is the most each other The Os honoared ofyoti 4gbt of 13 zigbteote.r ofyon AlHnjxraI of Hashcmite of Jordan seizes the opportunity Amman the capital of the Kingdom revealed to issue of Ramadan in which the Holy Quran was this Holy Month and in this whole world brethren in Muslim lands statement to the public to our at nd the Islamic Nation is facing today We are aware of the dangers challenges incite disunity tarnish Evils threaten its identity this difficult jmctore of its course the of Islam Some and assail its tenets they attack fiercely very message its religion their who But it is not enemy Others who attack Islam imagine it is their encmy The done and criminal acts in its name claim to belong to Islam have gruesome revealed the Almighty to under attack is the of tolerance by message that is message and carried after Gods and salutations be upon him His prophet Muhammad prayers and household membere message of brotherhood him by his orthodox successors of human that embraces the entire sphere and humanity forming righteous religion of others and is and what is wrong accepting life upholding what good forbidding honouring all human beings assaults Hashemite ofJordan has sought to repel Over many years the Kingdom of the it and true understanding on Islam by halting the fallacies against promoting the and historical legacy of the Hashemite faith These efforts are inspired by religious the of God direct descendants of the Prophet Messenger monarchy honoured as Hussein Bin Talal God rest his soul persisted For five dccades his late Majesty King of the worlds Muslims His to reform the and support the unity tirelessly image the steadfastness since has continued this effort with same Majesty King Abdullah II ward off Muslim His is determined to the day he held the flag Today Majesty of human His goal is to isolation in the movement society marginalization and global be full in 1.2 billion Muslims themselves to partners assert what the worlds expect in our and in the of humanity age the development of human civilization progress ACLURM051112 I- bIUDUbL4 of The Muslim faith is based on belief in one God and the message His Prophet which the Ramadan fast in which we the daily prayers by we connect to our Creator resist and the desires of the the Zakat charitable tax which we discipline body by help the of others and the Haj pilgrimage so Gods House Mecca which represents unity those who able These the Nation the Umnsah and is performed by are obligations human behaviour in all its have created nd cohesive regulating dimensions strong civiiizadon reflect that are Nation and great Equally important they deep principles of the human and needed for humanitys own good unity race equal rights of obligations peace security social equality the honouring pledges neighborliness and respect for others and the protection of belongings and property different faiths and Islams principles also provide common ground among The of divine is and Muslims believe in all peoples origin religions one messengers of God denying the message of any of them is deviation from Islam This furnishes with wide platform upon which peoples of different faiths can meet together respect for others ideas and faiths and act in common in the service of human society The believe//i in that which bath bten resealed unto him messenger from his Lord and so do the believers Each one believe/b in God and his and i.e and his make no angels sedpfures messengers We distinction between His and We and anj of noe.esengers thy saJ bears un ob Groni ii Thy forgivene.cs onr Lord Unto thee is the joseroying AlBaqara 285 Islam honours every human being without distinction of colour race or religion We have honoured the them land sons ofAdam provided /ranipoor on and sea sustaised them with good things and conferred on theta ipeda/ above creation favours agreatpart of our Allsraa 70 Islam also affirms that Muslims when spreading the call of God are called to act gently on earth Invite to the waj of/he Len with wisdom and beautiful preaching and wi/h them in best and argue way that are met/gracious AlNah/ 125 ACLURM051113 I- bIUDUbLD Muslims to shun violence Because the Islamic mission is based on reason are and and cruelty and speak with kindness respect thai thou dost deal with them wert Ti is par of/be Merry of God gent about thou severe or harsh-hearted thy would bane broken aenqy from them and them and consult with thee So pardon athforgivenessfor them upon the conduct ojaffairt Aallmran 159 is to all Islam clarified that its message to bring mercy peoples We sent thee not save as Merry for all creatures AlAnbjyaa 107 the of Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Unto Him emphasized concepts compassion and tenderness in Islam when he said Mercy from the Most Merciful is bestowed on creations of God on those who have mercy on others and those who have mercy on will have on earth The Almighty iii the Heavens mercy you desires to be treated It tolerance and Islam calls for treating others as one urges that elevate human life forgiveness qualities The an is an thereto in degree but recompense for injury injury equal avd makts his reward is due God apersonfargi vet reconciliation froni Shsera 40 Evil be with what is i\ror can Goodness and equal RupelEvil become as it better Then evill he between whom and thee was haired were thj fr/coed acid intimate Fussilat 34 calls for others their and Islam treating justly safeguarding rights possessions to and And let aol the haired of others /00 tnakeyo swerve wrong that is next depart fromjiestice Bejiosi Iopiei AlMa/des their and God commands you to rctum mo/s to owners fyoujsedge between people you shafijudge withjusticc AlNisa 58 ACLURM051114 I- bIUDUbib their and nvvng not mankind ice So gjvefrltmearure aedfrllwegbt work not in the earth after the fair ordering eodr and confusion thereof A/Arc 85 convesitions and and condemns treachery and Islam dictates respect for pledges treason break nOt God when have entered into it ad Full the Co penant of ye made God oat/is have then indeedyou your your fteryou confirmed smvy A/Nab/s 91 be non-fighters no Islam upholds human life There is to no fighting against on children in their mothers laps on students assault on civilians and their propteties is To assault the life of human being in the schools on older men and women of the sins for the to life of all and this is one gravest equivalent to assaulting right of life is the basis for the continuation humanity unless it be cmirderorfsrspreading If any one aperwn for would be as slew/he wbolepeopl.e Andjf misehif in the/andit jibe be saved the the whole any one saved %t it sveuW as jibe left of peaple AIMaida 32 and Islam respects balance moderation equanimity balanced be Thus have we made ofyou an Ummatjust/y thatye might witnesses over the nations and the Apostle witness overyoser.celves AlBaqisra 143 said The Prophet Muhaniniad Peace Be Upon Him Fati/itate and dont well and dont shun away hesitate augler Hadteth Sharre advances in scholarship and This is the faith that made historic sdence in whose intellectual life achievements that empowered great civilization the vehide to achievements non-Muslims had their share and which became bring well knowledge for the West as ACLURM051115 I- bIUDUbL Islam calls on Muslims to demonstrate tolerance and human delight in life it opposes extremism exaggeration and intransigence These phenomena are veils conceal the of oncs and against right thinking they repercussions actions encourage reckless for and civilized disregard religion reason behavior Indeed Islam rejects extremism deviation from as true faith and form of injustice Furthermore it is not trait that characterized it is aberration particular nation an that has been all experienced by nations races and religions We denounce extremism today just as our forefathers relentlessly did throughout Islamic history Time after time they insisted on the importance of one clear truth the ends do not the means this truth Islam is justify We speak again today a.rcligion of ethics that seeks what is for in the entire world Its good people principles are those of honour The means for spreading Islam are ethical means And Islam can only be defended through ethical means The foundation of relations between Muslims others and is peace In Islam war is and is only justified by necessity challenges No fighting permissible when others pose no aggression Even then the of Muslims ia to treat others with and duty justice benevolence Gadforbid.ryou not with rgardto those who ghtyou smtJorjour Faith nor dtheyou out ofyour homes from dea1iug kindjy andjujty with them For God hsseth 1hse who arejust AlMamtabina But jfthfy cease let there be no to those niho boctil.4y except practice oppression AlBaqara 193 On on moral denounce the religious grounds grounds we contemporary of terrorism which is associated with concept wrongful practices wherever they cQme from assaults including on peaceful civilians killing prisoners and the wounded unethical practices such as the destruction of buildings and ransacking Cities These attacks on human life the law despotic
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