Aslam

Praise be to Allah.The fourth international conference on women has been announced in

the media, to be held from 9-20/4/1416 (4/10/1995) in Peking, the capital

of China. I have read a agenda prepared for this conference  which

includes 362 items in 177 pages, and the statements published by a number

of scholars in the Muslim world stating the danger posed by this conference

and the evil consequences it will bring to humanity in general and the

Muslims in particular. It became clear to us, from the agenda mentioned

above, that this conference is a follow-up to the conference on population

and development which was held in Cairo in Rabee’ al-Thaani 1415 AH,

concerning which statements were issued by the Council of Senior Scholars

and the Founding Committee of the Muslim World League, both of which

were headed by myself. The two statements both condemned the conference

mentioned, because it went against the religion of Islam and opposed

Allaah and His Messenger (peace

and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and because it promoted promiscuity

and the violation of sanctities, and aimed to turn human societies into

herds of animals, so the conference should be boycotted… etc.

Now comes this conference which is along the same lines as the Cairo

conference, focusing on the equality of men and women in all areas.

The proposals of the document referred to above have been adopted by

the General Secretariat of the United Nations on the basis of principles

of kufr and misguided means of achieving that, including the following:

Calling for the abolition of any law that distinguishes between men

and women on the grounds of religion; calling for promiscuity in the

name of “practising safe sex”; encouraging single-parent families; educating

the youth, boys and girls, about sexual matters; fighting discrimination

between men and women; calling upon young men and women to destroy the

differences between the two sexes that are based on religion; telling

them that religion is an obstacle to equality… and other obvious examples

of kufr and misguidance that are mentioned in the document. This plot

is against Islam and the Muslims, and indeed against humanity as a whole,

to rid it of chastity, modesty and honour.

Hence it is obligatory for the Muslim authorities and all those to

whom Allaah has given power over the Muslims’ affairs, to boycott this

conference and to take the necessary measures of preventing its evils

from reaching the Muslims. They must present a united front against

this immoral assault. The Muslims must take precautions against the

plots of the plotters and the hatred of those who hate.

We ask Allaah to foil the plots of our enemies and turn them against

them. We ask them to bring these efforts of theirs to naught, and to

give the Muslims and their leaders the strength to do what is in their

best interests. May He reform them, men and woman alike, and grant them

happiness and salvation in this world and in the Hereafter, for He is

the One Who is Able to do that. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad

and his family and companions, and grant them peace.