Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 10-05-2018
The Jamiatul Ulama South Africa together with the United Ulama Council of South Africa (UUCSA) says an attack at a mosque in Verulam KwaZulu-Natal in which one person was killed and two others wounded is not an act of sectarianism, but an unjustifiable act of violence.
Jamiat SA and UUCSA have expressed shock following the attack on Thursday afternoon.
It’s understood three men reportedly foreign nationals wearing balaclavas allegedly stormed the Imam Hussain mosque, slitting the throat of at least one person believed to be a religious leader.
KZN police confirmed that the part of the mosque was also set alight, allegedly by the suspects.
Secretary General of Jamiatul Ulama South Africa Moulana Ebrahim Bham says the attack is an unjustifiable act of violence.
“We condemn these acts of violence which foster nothing but tension, mistrust and insecurity within communities.”
Ml Bham says people must not assume that the attack was part of sectarian violence.
“So the moment we make examples and we start using the aspect that this has happened in Pakistan and other places, we might be giving an impression that this is necessarily so.”
Ml Bham says while the motives for the attack is unknown, there is no shred of evidence that the gruesome encounter was an act of sectarian violence and urged the communities must refrain from labeling it as such.
Ml Bham says they hope the authorities will act swiftly in investigating the matter, apprehending and successfully prosecuting the suspects involved in the attacks.
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