Sheikh Qabalan Calls for Lessening Lebanon's Woes
The deputy head of the Higher Shiite Islamic Council, Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan, called on Tuesday for the support of the Palestinian people and for limiting Lebanon's woes.
In his Eid al-Fitr sermon, Qabalan said: “We should steer clear of strife.”
“We are living an unstable life. Israel is killing the Palestinian people whom we should support,” he said.
“We should also limit Lebanon's woes and Syria's troubles,” he added.
Sunnis celebrated on Monday the start of Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
But Shiites marked the Eid on Tuesday.
Despite being a time to celebrate the completion of Ramadan, the mood was dark for millions of people affected by the Syrian civil war, the Gaza war and the militant advance in Iraq.
Thousands of people in Gaza have been killed and injured and tens of thousands displaced in the last three weeks of fighting between Israel and Hamas.
The mood was equally subdued for the more than 1 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, who have escaped the fighting between government-led troops and rebels in their country.
Grand Jaafarite Shiite Mufti Sheikh Ahmed Qabalan appealed in his Eid sermon during prayers at Imam al-Hussein mosque in Burj al-Barajneh for “awareness on the size of humanitarian, moral and social disaster striking the country.”
Politicians should avert dangers, including poverty which is threatening the rule of law and security across the country, he said.
Qabalan called for a comprehensive reconciliation to allow parliament to function properly and to back the military.
On Monday, Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani, who heads Lebanon's top Sunni authority, called for “Jihad for the purpose of liberating occupied land.”
Jihad “is the duty of each and everyone of you no matter how much sacrifices are made,” he said in his Eid sermon.
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