Swiss minaret ban

[Haarith]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
ASALATU WASALAMU ALAYKA YA RASULLALLAH Salla Allahu 'alayhi wa Sallam

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

As you probably know, a referendum was held in Switzerland to ban the construction of new (masjid) minarets. The referendum was initiated by the nationalist Swiss People's Party (SVP) and in the end 57,5 procent of the Swiss voted in favour of the ban. Beneath are a view extracs from the following article: Swiss voters back right-wing minaret ban

• "In no case does this impinge on religious freedom," Oskar Freysinger, a prominent SVP politician, said."This has nothing to do with the practice of religion."
  
  
• After the vote the government pledged to respect the outcome. "Muslims in Switzerland are able to practise their religion alone or in community with others and live according to their beliefs just as before," a statement said.
  
  
• Hans-Rudolf Merz, the Swiss President, had sought to reassure the nation before the vote. "Muslims should be able to practise their religion, and have access to minarets in Switzerland too, but the call of the muezzin will not sound here," he said.
  
  
• The SVP used the issue as an assault on what it depicts as the inroads of political Islam in Switzerland, including Sharia practices and oppression of women. "We just want to stop further Islamisation in Switzerland," Walter Wobmann, head of a committee backing the initiative, said after the vote.
  
  
• The SVP rejects the Government's view that a ban would breach the law on freedom of religion. "This is not against Islam. The minaret is a symbol of political power," Mr Schluer said.

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What do you think SWISS Muslims should do?
Please vote and discuss.

Wassalamu 'alaykum

[Bint e Attar]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

I chose "Claim referendum to ban other religious buildings"

[Sister Nomee]

Dec 20, 2009 16:18:55 GMT Bint e Attar said:

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

I chose "Claim referendum to ban other religious buildings"

Same here.

The Swiss Muslims are not able to practice their religion freely this is unjust and discriminating on the swiss government's behalf

May Muslims throughout the globe practice their deen with ease and do not face such dilemmas ameen.

Wasalaam

[fatma]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

answered same as above.

although i do think that if they are not breaking the old minarets just banning the construction of new ones (rememeber they are not banning the construction of new mosques) then i don't think one should make too much of a fuss.

there are many mosques in the UK which do not have minarets and nowhere in the UK can you hear the adhan in the streets from a minaret so if a ban was persued in the Uk it would not make much of a difference.

the real thing is they are taking away the freedom of expression which the west believe so much in, it's like saying to the christians that they will no longer be able to have a church spire or the statue of jesus in their buildings. or to the hindus no statues at all and the sikhs that they can't have their flag outside and the jews can't have the star of david on the fascia of their building.

if they are not targetting the other religions then it is unfair to just pick one out of the blue simply because of a select few terrorists why brand the whole nation as one?

hitler was the killer not the whole of germany!!!

[Haarith]

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

So what would you 3 sisters do if the referendum for other relgious buidlings was held and the outcome was: they can stay?

Wassalamu 'alaykum

[Haarith]

Dec 20, 2009 15:04:33 GMT Haarith said:

• The SVP rejects the Government's view that a ban would breach the law on freedom of religion. "This is not against Islam. The minaret is a symbol of political power," Mr Schluer said.

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Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Yeah right, symbol of political power. What about women walking half naked in the country, what kind of symbol is that.

I dread other countries will step into the footsteps of Switzerland.

What if tomorrow they hold a referendum about hijab and beard.

Wassalamu 'alaykum

[sarfaraz]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

I voted other as I'm not really too sure on this.

On the one hand they're not banning Mosques so that option for banning other religious buildings doesn't match the ban on minarets. What it "could" lead to is debatable and not really part of the question.

Also if it was done by public vote and the muslims didn't vote or were outvoted then the result is of "the people". So if "the people" don't want them then what can you do? It's their country.

But on the other hand this is targetting only mosques. They haven't targetted the outwardly appearance of other religious buildings.

[Sister Nomee]

Dec 21, 2009 10:20:07 GMT Haarith said:

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

So what would you 3 sisters do if the referendum for other relgious buidlings was held and the outcome was: they can stay?

Wassalamu 'alaykum

Maybe hold demostrations and rallies and take it further to court.

Come one brothers what would you all do??

Wasalaam

[Haarith]

Dec 21, 2009 11:44:13 GMT sarfaraz said:

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

I voted other as I'm not really too sure on this.

On the one hand they're not banning Mosques so that option for banning other religious buildings doesn't match the ban on minarets. What it "could" lead to is debatable and not really part of the question.

Also if it was done by public vote and the muslims didn't vote or were outvoted then the result is of "the people". So if "the people" don't want them then what can you do? It's their country.

But on the other hand this is targetting only mosques. They haven't targetted the outwardly appearance of other religious buildings.

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

But brother, is (the second half) of your first sentence not a clear response to your last?

Wassalamu 'alaykum

[Haarith]

Dec 21, 2009 14:47:27 GMT Sister Nomee said:

Dec 21, 2009 10:20:07 GMT Haarith said:

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

So what would you 3 sisters do if the referendum for other relgious buidlings was held and the outcome was: they can stay?

Wassalamu 'alaykum

Maybe hold demostrations and rallies and take it further to court.

Come one brothers what would you all do??

Wasalaam

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

I must say I find your method ambiguous, because clearly you're against the ban of minarets -in your words: the Swiss Muslims are not able to practice their religion freely this is unjust and discriminating on the swiss government's behalf- but first you want to have a referendum for other religious buildings and only after that -thus depending on the outcome- you'll take further actions.

That's like saying to someone who robs you: "I won't hand you over to the police if you have robbed my neighbour also."

(No offence of course...)

Wassalamu 'alaykum

[sarfaraz]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Dec 22, 2009 0:43:37 GMT Haarith said:

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

But brother, is (the second half) of your first sentence not a clear response to your last?

Wassalamu 'alaykum

It was more of a clarifiaction of why I chose the other option instead of any of the other options.

[Haarith]

Dec 22, 2009 9:28:59 GMT sarfaraz said:

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Dec 22, 2009 0:43:37 GMT Haarith said:

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

But brother, is (the second half) of your first sentence not a clear response to your last?

Wassalamu 'alaykum

It was more of a clarifiaction of why I chose the other option instead of any of the other options.

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Oke brother.

Wassalamu 'alaykum

[Sanam1]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

I voted other as i dont know how many swiss muslims there are ? and what they say about this

[Haarith]

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

What can the Swiss Muslims do? They can hold demonstrations, boycut products, etc but I'm afraid that won't do much to the Swiss government. They might have a very slight chance if they consult the European Tribunal.

In the end I think they should respect the outcome -because it is was the population who voted-, and not accept the view of the government on minarets. The Muslims should keep doing dawah and inform people that minarets aren't a symbol of what has been portrayed by the government.

So: respect the outcome, complain about the wrong/false portrayal/perception of minarets... and drag Switzerland to the European court for that...

Wassalamu 'alaykum

[Muqadas_Ch.]

Boycot food products, etc from Switzerland

That would be the best way,to hurt them. The muslim countries should boycott their business relation ships with Switzerland,which will never happen, because our leaders of muslim countries are only money makers. Why they would think about it, as we do?

[sagaiMadani]

I mentioned this to someone I know who recently visited Swizerland. He told me that they have a law which subscribes that no building [whether religious or non-religious] can be taller than x limit. If that is true then we cant really argue with that.

sister Fatima wrote.,

the real thing is they are taking away the freedom of expression which the west believe so much in

that's not quite true anymore. Ask the muslim women in places like France.

[Bint e Attar]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

ASALATU WASALAMU ALAYKA YA RASULLALLAH Salla Allahu 'alayhi wa Sallam


www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/International/30-Jan-2010/Swiss-antagonist-of-minarets-embraces-Islam/

[Haarith]

Feb 6, 2010 10:06:51 GMT Bint e Attar said:

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

ASALATU WASALAMU ALAYKA YA RASULLALLAH Salla Allahu 'alayhi wa Sallam


www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/International/30-Jan-2010/Swiss-antagonist-of-minarets-embraces-Islam/

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

SubhanAllah! Reminds me of the story of Hadrat Umar Radi Allahu anhu.

Wassalamu 'alaykum

[strawberrypoptart48]

wow well that's unfair ugh i always thought the swiss weren't that bad O.o

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