President Erdoğan’s Message for U.S. Muslims on Eid al-Fitr
24.05.2020
Following is President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Message for U.S. Muslims on Eid al-Fitr:
Distinguished members of the American Muslim Community,
My esteemed brothers and sisters,
I salute you all with love from the bottom of my heart.
AS-SALAMU ALAIKUM WA RAHMATULLAHI WA BARAKATUH
I wholeheartedly congratulate your blessed Eid al-Fitr.
I pray to my Lord that these holy days may herald an era of peace, safety and serenity to the American Muslims, the entire Islamic world and the humankind.
The pandemic has shown that there are no hierarchy or privileges among any region, nation or country in the world.
It is only through global cooperation that the problems, caused by diseases, various conflicts, wars, migration, racism, Islamophobia, terrorism and poverty that threaten the humankind, can be overcome.
However, it is an obvious fact that the global order has long failed to produce justice, peace, serenity and order.
Last week we have witnessed that a new occupation and annexation project, which disregards Palestine’s sovereignty and the international law, was put into action by Israel.
We will not allow the Palestinian lands to be offered to anyone else.
I would like to reiterate that Al Quds Al Sharif, the holy site of three religions and our first kiblah, is a red line for all Muslims in the world.
Meanwhile, as everyone is focused on the pandemic, the oppressed Syrian people continue to suffer.
In Libya, the putschist Haftar forces continue to attack their own people and destabilize the country and the region.
Blood and tears have, unfortunately, continued to shed in the holy Ramadan month as well across the Islamic world.
Our brothers and sisters, living in Western countries, suffer from new attacks of Islamophobic and racist nature nearly every day.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the utility and reliability of the international organizations against global threats to be further questioned.
We hereby reiterate our call for fairly redesigning the global system, which we describe as “THE WORLD IS BIGGER THAN 5”.
We as Turkey have endeavored to respond to all countries, including the United States, that asked for our support in the fight against the global pandemic.
I wish Allah's mercy upon our brothers and sisters, who lost their lives because of COVID-19, patience to their families and a speedy recovery to those receiving treatment.
Undoubtedly, the prayers we say in this climate are more candid and sincere than ever.
Our hearts are one and united even though we have bitterly spent the month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr.
With these feelings, I once again congratulate my American Muslim brothers and sisters’ Eid al-Fitr on behalf of the citizens of the Republic of Turkey.
Peace be upon you…