Insulting Religious Sanctities A Threat to Peaceful Coexistence
Abdul Naghi, an official with Al-Taghrib Foundation in Bauchi State of Nigeria, in a video message sent to IQNA strongly denounced the “insane and provocative act of burning the Holy Quran” in Sweden.
“We equally condemn the (Swedish) court for its unjustifiable and insensitive permission to the violation of the rights of millions of Muslims, touching their feelings in the name of freedom of expression,” he added.
He wondered whether it would be possible “under any guise for any reason for this same judge or this same court (in Sweden) to give permission to any insane person to burn the Constitution of Sweden or its national flag… in the name of justice or in the name of freedom of any kind?”
The Nigerian Muslim activist described the burning of Islam’s Holy Book as a truly uncivilized action that could undermine peaceful coexistence among communities in Sweden or in other countries.
“Know that this foolish acts will not in any way devalue this Holy Book,” he stressed.
On June 29, a 37-year-old individual named Salwan Momika burned pages of the Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm on the first day of Eid al-Adha.
The Swedish police had earlier given permission for the act of sacrilege.
The act sparked widespread outrage among Muslims worldwide and drew condemnation from different countries.
Pope Francis, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the European Union, and the Swedish government also strongly condemned the incident.
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