The WorldOrganization for al-Ahzar Graduates (WAAG) received, with deep sorrow, the newsof the martyrdom of one of the Egyptian army officers and the injury of othersof the Egyptian troops. The casualties took place during the qualitativeoperations of the Egyptian Army in North Sinai, which resulted in the death of118 of Takfiri elements, where a number of rifles of different calibers inaddition to explosive devices ready for detonation were found in theirpossession. The Organization praised in its statement, today, the role playedby the Egyptian Army, Police and all security services in confrontingterrorism, and thanked them for their vigilance and ongoing sacrifices exerted forthe security of our homeland. Furthermore, the Organization stressed that Egyptwill not be broken or defeated in its battle against terrorism, assuring thatthe security of Egypt is a promise from Allah Almighty uttered by His Prophet(PBUH). The Organization pointed out in its statement that the security personnelare bearing the responsibility of a great mission, honored by Allah Almightyand His Prophet (PBUH), as mentioned in Hadith: " Two eyes will never be touched by the fire of Hell; aneye which weeps out of Fear of Allah and an eye which spends the night inguarding in the Cause of Allah".Hence, anyone, who may assault the army and policemen, shall be considered as a"corruptor", who seeks toppling the society. TheOrganization's statement highlighted that the Islamic Shari'ah ordered topreserve the human rights and protect them against any assault, and threatenedthose who terrorize the innocents to have a severe punishment in this world andafterlife, considering such terrorists as enemies to Allah Almighty and HisProphet (PBUH), who deserve the worldly and afterlife punishments, as AllahAlmighty says: " The punishmentof those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with mightand main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or thecutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: thatis their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in theHereafter" {Q:5: 33}. ProphetMuhammad (PBUH) said in his Hadith: "He who pointed a weapon towardshis brother the angels invoke curse upon him even if he is his real brother".Imam al-Nawawi interpreted that Hadith as follows: "the Hadith confirmsthe inviolability of any Muslim as well as the strict prohibition ofterrorizing and harming him/her. The phrase "even if he is his realbrother" is an exaggeration in order to stress the general order of prohibition,whoever the convicted is, and whatever the action is, whether it is for real orfor fun, since terrorizing a Muslim is, by all means, forbidden".

The Organizationconcluded its statement by presenting its condolences to the family of thenational duty martyr, asking Allah Almighty to rest his soul, to grant theinjured a speedy recovery and to protect Egypt and its people against explicitand implicit sedations and conspiracies.