M’sia’s role in promoting peace in Muslim world praised

KUALA LUMPUR: The Al-Quds International Institution (QII), one of the foremost Islamic welfare groups speaking for the Palestinian people, has given the thumbs up to Malaysia for standing up for peace, justice and human rights in the Muslim world.

QII chairman Sheikh Yusuf AlQaradawi, in letters to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, expressed his gratitude towards Malaysia’s dedication and commitment in supporting the people in Jerusalem.

“Unsurprisingly, we always found you among the first and in the forefront in supporting just and human causes; the issues of Palestine and Jerusalem, being among (them),” he wrote to Najib.

A-Qaradawi added: “We are greatly touchedby your kind gesture in this context, especially with regard to the urgent need for similar initiatives.

“More importantly, Malaysia has been distinguished among Muslim countries with its impressive development strategy and openness, evolving as a referential centre and model for the Muslim world.”

Al-Qaradawi said his organisation was proud that Malaysia had recently opened a QII branch; an achievement, he said, that would not have been possible without the Prime Minister’s support and patronage.

He was referring to the Al-Quds Foundation Malaysia, a welfare foundation for the people of Palestine, which, among others, educates society on issues in the troubled state besides assisting the Palestinians.

Recently, Malaysia also brokered a peace agreement between the Philippines government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front on the establishment of the Bangsamoro autonomous region in southern Philippines.

The QII and many others, including from Malaysia and abroad, had praised the Government on its strategic role in ending some 40 years of conflict and suffering in the region and bringing about lasting peace and development in Mindanao. — Bernama