On 6 December 2023, in response to theGaza war, theHurmat-e-Masjid al-Aqsa Conference was held at theJinnah Convention Center inIslamabad. The conference was attended by various Pakistani Islamic scholars and leaders likeTaqi Usmani,Muneeb-ur-Rehman,Fazal-ur-Rehman,Siraj-ul-Haq, Federal Minister of Religious AffairsAneeq Ahmed,Ijaz-ul-Haq, Professor SenatorSajid Mir and other scholars participated.[1][2]
The conference issued a declaration calling forJihad, which was deemed obligatory.[3][4]
The conference also called for a boycott of Israeli products.[5]
In the conferenceMaulana Fazlur Rehman declared the observance of Youm-e-Harmat Masjid Aqsa on December 8 across the country.[6]
Ismail Haniyeh, the leader ofHamas, also spoke to the conference via video link. Haniyeh said that Palestinians have high hopes for Pakistan. He also said that Israel planned to suddenly attack Gaza and wanted to destroy it forever. We attacked Israel in self-defense before Israel attacked. Ismail Haniyeh also said that our HamasMujahideen are attacking Israel at all levels.[7]
