Salaams
The pious and humble servant of Allah(swt), Shaykh Asif Hussain Farooqui (db), was arrested earlier this week on terrorism related offences.
The news has shocked all who know the Shaykh and the peaceful message he stands for.
19 000 people have already signed petitions demanding his release.
Please show your support in attending the following demonstration calling for his release.
URGENT - PLEASE ATTEND
VERY BIG DEMONSTRATION FOR THE RELEASE OF HADRHRAT SHAYKH AT 10 AM TODAY!
A demonstration will be held at 10am today (22/11/09) outside Greater Manchester Police Station.
Address: Chester House, 1 Boyer St, Manchester, M16 0RY
Please bring as many people as possible and inform everyone that you know.
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Was he involved in terror related activities?
If not, surely he will be released without charge after the investigation...
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
No he was not involved in terror related activities and he vocally opposed such activities.
This is why the arrest has come as such a shock to people of all faiths who know him.
There is a possibility that tomorrow (Mon 23rd) the police will apply for an extension of up to 28 days to hold him, without charge, needlessly imprisoning a pious, humble and peaceful 62 year old man.
Please not that the Shaykh is frail not just from age but also illnesses he has suffered over the last few years.
It is important that we make our voices heard today so that the police choose the correct course of action.
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I doubt it is in the police's best interest to lock up random people - especially if they are famous, which is suggested by your mention of 19,000 signatures on a petition already, so if he is innocent, I am sure the police will release him.
and not just because of political consequences, but because I hope their aim is to go after guilty people and people who commit crimes...
The Muslim community needs to start trusting the police (more?) to do its job.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
i dont know about this particular case but regardless of faith and other factors the fact is innocent ppl do get arrested and even convicted. in some countries they are even wrongly executed. You you sound so very confident in the justice system, but to me it definitely has faults like most things in life. There are corrupt officers, lawyers and even judges and the uk is not immune to corruption either, as much as we would like to believe it to be. Yes we have a pretty great infrastructure and our legal system is not something i'd swap for some foreign countries ive heard of, however i acknowledge there are miscarriages of justice and as human race is some individuals even police officers do hate ppl because of race, gender. sexuality, religion culture. So it's a possibility he was wrongfully arrested. But i believe if he is released there will never be any apology and he will never know why he was arrested because this is the secret nature of arresting muslims post 9/11, government are allowed to do it, and no one not even human rights lawyers have got very far by questioning them so far, see the website cageprisoners and all the work they are doing for example.
“O my people! Truly, this life of the world is nothing but a (quick passing) enjoyment, and verily, the hereafter that is the home that will remain forever.” [Ghafir : 39]
The UK is not immune - as can be seen how unfairly the anti-terror legislation is sometimes applied (lyrical terrorist comes to mind along with a few others), but at the same time, I would suspect there are few countries that have a less corrupt legal system.
I think the UK system is good enough that I can generally assume legitimacy in general, except for where we have evidence/opinion otherwise.
(that is not to say that I agree with what some people have been charged with and some laws can sometimes have far fetched consequences which are unfair.)
EDIT - just to say, 28 days of questioning IMO is too long and I was against such legislation... if they really need to interview someone, they do not need that much time. But this is a separate issue.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
Sounds right. I am embarassed to read stories of embezzlement, smuttiness and inhuman depravity on the part of a fellow Jew here and there, but (unless I know him to be innocent) I don't do myself any favours campaigning for his innocence.
Alhamdolillah the Shaykh is in the process of being released without charge in these very moments.
May Allah(swt) bless, guide and raise the status of all those who signed the petitions, attended the demonstration and supplicated for the well being of the Shaykh!
Why is there 'Hadhrath' before his name? :?
#Before you look at the thorns of the rose , look at it's beauty. Before you complain about the heat of the sun , enjoy it's light. Before you complain about the blackness of the night, think of it's peace and quiet... #
the original poster respect the guy... and hadhrat is an asian/arabic term to symbolise respect I think.
@tdr - see, nothing to worry about.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
Oh okay. I thought that was just what you called Prophets.
So you can call anyone you respect that?
#Before you look at the thorns of the rose , look at it's beauty. Before you complain about the heat of the sun , enjoy it's light. Before you complain about the blackness of the night, think of it's peace and quiet... #
yes.
Kind of like "sir" but unisex.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
hm... I like the design of the website in the first post. Simple, to the point.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.