The Name of The Most
Compassionate, The Most Merciful

Solidarity Statement with the International
Campaign

For

Dr. Aafia Siddiqui

On the occasion of the second anniversary
of the wrongful conviction and sentencing of a committed Muslimah
by the name of Aafia Siddiqui - a
political prisoner and prisoner
of war being held under conditions that violate the U.S.
Constitution’s theoretical
guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment, and Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, which theoretically
guarantees “Freedom from torture and degrading treatment” – we salute
the men and women of conscience who gather at the U.S. Embassy in London
(and other venues in the global community) to raise their voices on behalf
of the voiceless.

Sheikh Ibn Taymeeyah (may ALLAH be pleased with him)
correctly noted many generations ago:

“Civilization is based on justice, and the consequences of
oppression are devastating; therefore it is said, ALLAH aids the Just State even if it is
non-Muslim; yet withholds His Help from the Oppressive State, even if it is
Muslim.” With this in mind, it is self-evident that the action you are
taking for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui is an action you are taking for us all. May
ALLAH bless you for it!

Of particular note, I wish to thank The Justice For Aafia Coalition
(JFAC) for the phenomenal work they have been doing, on a
consistent basis, to help lead the global campaign for our sister’s
release and repatriation; and I pray that they receive consistent communal support
commensurate with their noble efforts.

For those in England (and beyond) who are still fence-sitting
on this extremely important issue of international precedent-setting
consequence, I end with the memorable words of white South African Alan
Paton in Cry the Beloved Country:

“I shall no longer ask
myself if this or that is expedient; only if it is right. I do it not
because I am noble or unselfish; but because life slips away, and I need
for the rest of my journey a star that will not play false to me, a
compass that will not lie. I do it because I can no longer aspire to the
highest with one part of myself, yet deny it with the
other.”

Standing UP for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui is the right thing to
do! May ALLAH bless your noble efforts on the occasion of this dark
anniversary, and may it be an elevating inspiration for us
all.

In the never-ending struggle for peace thru
justice,

El-Hajj Mauri’ Saalakhan

The Peace Thru
Justice Foundation

United States of America

Dhul Qidah 1433 A.H. (Sept 23, 2012)

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This would be a fitting occasion to revisit
the September 2, 2012, statement of Imam Abdullah Faaruuq;
another good man, and principled leader, who knew Aafia well from her
years of positive activism in Boston, MA.

In the Name of Allah: The Most Gracious, the Most
Merciful

Dr. Aafia Siddiqui: Who Is She?

By Imam Abdullah Faaruuq & Sister Sufia
Hassan

If we are going to give support to this woman Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, we need to ask
ourselves, ‘Who is she and what did she do?’ We know the answer is going
to vary depending upon whom we ask. If we ask those who know her -- her
friends, associates, family, those who lived, studied or worked with her
- they would attest to her
good character, concern for others, and truthfulness. However, if we ask
those who never knew her, but only heard through the media via government
officials, they would say she is an evil woman, an attempted murderer bent
on destroying America—a terrorist. We are told in Islam to ask those who
know—I am one who knew her personally.

By virtue of her behavior and speech, nothing could be
further from the truth than those lies used to turn public opinion against
her. I can tell you how she spent her time. I witnessed her raising money
for clothing and food for the displaced Bosnians fleeing from Serbian
oppression. I worked with her as she raised money to purchase and
distribute Islamic literature. Those efforts reached the forgotten inmates
seeking knowledge of the truth about Islam, while incarcerated in
so-called correctional institutions. Her resources also made their way to
university students in MSAs providing them literature to promote their
spiritual growth, while they continued to pursue their secular endeavors.
But her efforts did not stop there, she sent much needed Qurans and other
literature to various Mosques to help promote Islam as a complete way of
life.

I listened to her deliver inspiring speeches that motivated
both men and women to get involved with issues that concerned humanity as
a whole and Muslims in particular. Such speeches were given during the
Bosnian War. After hearing this young dynamic woman speak, no one could
continue to be a by-stander in good conscience. Reading about our Muslim
Brothers being killed and Muslim Sisters being raped, while the world
looked on was not an option. She encouraged doctors to go and donate their
services, and sisters to give money to support that effort. Money for food
and clothing was collected to help the Bosnian refugees. She also gave
speeches that encouraged Muslim women to not be afraid to cover as Allah
commanded, or practice their religion openly in this land of the free and
home of the brave. Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s speeches always motivated people
towards noble and righteous causes that any sound minded American would
support.

I witnessed her as a mother truly concerned for her children.
They were well groomed and cared for. I ate delicious food cooked with her
own hands and enjoyed her company and wit. She was a Muslim woman who was
not afraid to champion the cause of oppressed people, her people who
happened to be Muslims. This is the Aafia Siddiqui that I know.

If we listen to those who never knew her and have political
agendas, we would be lead to believe that Dr. Aafia Siddiqui must have
committed some heinous crime for authorities to abduct her in her own
homeland, transport her across the border, have her missing for five
years, release and re-arrest her, shoot and wound her, then charge her
with unsubstantiated accusations of assaulting an FBI agent with his own
weapon in an attempt to kill him. We would also be lead to believe that
while she and her children were missing for five years, that she ran away
and actively participated in some Al Qaeda operations which never
manifested and for which she was never charged. If the US government is
unable to charge her with any crimes of terrorism, than why did they chase
her around the world and subject her to all forms of torture.

We would be lead to believe that this graduate of MIT and
Brandeis University would be willing to sacrifice her life and the lives
of her children for an impractical cause. We would have to ignore the fact
that there was no forensic evidence that Dr. Aafia Siddiqui ever touched
an assault weapon (none of her finger prints were on any of the weapons).
We would have to ignore the evidence presented in court that not one
bullet from the automatic weapon authorities claimed that she fired was
found among the barrage of bullets in the space in which she was
contained. We would also have to ignore the fact that she was the only one
shot and nearly killed.

For me Dr. Aafia
Siddiqui is a political prisoner being held unjustly in a maximum security
prison for showing concern for Muslims here and abroad. The question still remains, who is
Dr Aafia Siddiqui to you?

Imam
Abdullah Faaruuq
Mosque for The Praising of Allah
(T) 617-442-2805
(F)
617-445-2345
ImamFaaruuq@aol.com
www.MosquePraiseAllah.com
724
Shawmut Ave.
Roxbury MA 02119

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Insha'Allah, El-Hajj Mauri' Saalakhan will be the guest khatib for
jumuah (in which the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui will figure prominently in
the khutbah) at The Grand
Mosque in Parma, Ohio, on Friday, October 19, 2012. A community
forum will also follow (the details of which are still being
worked out).

A
Special Community Forum is also being planned for Saturday, December 1st,
at the Islamic Society of Central
Jersey (ISCJ) in Monmouth, NJ.