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The attack on an Egyptian imam and muezzin at a mosque in Jbeil, north of the capital Beirut, sparked official and popular anger in Lebanon.
A group of youths from Jbeil broke into Sultan Ibrahim bin Adham’s mosque and attacked his muezzin, due to an individual problem, which caused the latter’s injury.
For its part, the Lebanese army moved and explained in a statement that what happened was a personal problem between several young people and the imam of the mosque, explaining that he had arrested one of the assailants, according to the “Al-Alam” channel.
The mosque is like the church, the house of God, and any attack against them is a stab at converging Lebanon. All condemnation when Imam Ibrahim bin Adham’s mosque was exposed to it in Jbeil, the city of openness and common life that broke down all temptations throughout its history.
– Gebran Bassil (@Gebran_Bassil) November 14, 2020
In protest of this attack, protesters blocked the road in Al-Nour Square in the city of Tripoli and lit tires, demanding that security services immediately arrest the perpetrators and hold them accountable, according to the website “Lebanon 24 “.
The incident left a string of convictions in Lebanon, and Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said in a tweet on Twitter: “The Byblos Mosque is one of the religious and historical monuments of an ancient city whose position is distinctive in terms of moderation, openness and coexistence, and the attack on the mosque is an unacceptable attack on civil peace and the values represented by Byblos. ” .
He added: “Our confidence in the judiciary after it became the main suspect in the custody of the security forces, and our greatest confidence in our people is in Jbeil, the city of one life and national unity.”
The Byblos Mosque is one of the religious and historical landmarks of an ancient city whose position is distinctive in terms of moderation, openness and coexistence. Attacking the mosque is an unacceptable assault on civil peace and the values that Jbeil 1/2 represents
– Saad Hariri (@saadhariri) November 14, 2020
The head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Gebran Bassil, also tweeted and said: “The mosque is like the Church, the house of God, and any attack against them is a stab at the convergence of Lebanon.”
He added: “All condemnation for what the Imam Ibrahim bin Adham mosque was subjected in Jbeil, the city of openness and common life that annulled all sedition throughout its history.”
The pastor of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sidon, Bishop Elie Bishara Al-Haddad, denounced today in a statement “the attack on the Byblos mosque and the muezzin.”
According to the official Lebanese news agency, Al-Haddad asked “that the security authorities take firm measures against the perpetrators, so that such degrading acts of all monotheistic religions are not repeated.”
“We live in a homeland of coexistence, and our heritage is mutual respect. We are in a homeland of message, and we must teach all countries a lesson about accepting diversity in difference,” he added.
And Dar Al-Fatwa announced on Saturday that the Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abd al-Latif Derian, is following up on reports of “an attack on the mosque.”
A statement released by Dar Al-Fatwa’s media office said: “Mufti Derian called on the relevant agencies in the state to investigate what happened to build on what is required.”
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