could anybody give me the website for the history of islam in china ? also the missionaries from china to malaysia. malaysian history never says anything about it. when is china ever going to destroy the graves of the sahabas buried in china ? bye. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Abdul Wahid Osman Belal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ar Ruh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "discussing religion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Defenders_of_islam Islam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "bangla vision" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "My Islam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Islam City" <[email protected]>; "islam4all" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "journeytoislam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "seeking the path" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "English Dharb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 6:46 PM Subject: [IslamCity] China 'crushing Muslim Uighurs'
> ----- Original Message ----- From: Chowdhury > To: Jia Shu ; Dahuk ; History Islam > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 8:43 PM > Subject: China 'crushing Muslim Uighurs' > > China 'crushing Muslim Uighurs' > > The crackdown is done in the name of counter-terrorism, the report says > > China has been accused by two US-based human rights groups of conducting a "crushing campaign of religious repression" against Muslim Uighurs. > It is being done in the name of anti-separatism and counter-terrorism, says a joint report by Human Rights Watch and Human Rights in China. > It is said to be taking place in the western Xinjiang region, where more than half the population is Uighur. > China has denied that it suppresses Islam in Xinjiang. > It says it only wants to stop the forces of separatism, terrorism and religious extremism in the region, which Uighur separatists call East Turkestan. > Detentions and executions > The report accuses China of "opportunistically using the post-September 11 environment to make the outrageous claim that individuals disseminating peaceful religious and cultural messages in Xinjiang are terrorists who have simply changed tactics". > CHINA'S UIGHURS > > Ethnically Turkic Muslims, mainly in Xinjiang > Made bid for independent state in 1940s > Sporadic violence in Xinjiang since 1991 > Uighurs worried about Chinese immigration and erosion of traditional culture > > > The authors of the report say it is based on previously disclosed Communist Party and Chinese government documents, local regulations, press reports and local interviews. > The report says the systematic repression of religion in Xinjiang was continuing as "a matter of considered state policy". > Such repression ranges from vetting imams and closing mosques to executions and the detention of thousands of people every year, it claims. > "Religious regulation in Xinjiang is so pervasive that it creates a legal net that can catch just about anyone the authorities want to target," said Sharon Hom, Executive Director of Human Rights in China. > Uighurs make up about eight million of the 19 million people in Xinjiang. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/hjtSRD/3MnJAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
