"Oh really? Please supply the fatwa from a major Islamic scholar, given in the Middle East in Arabic, that condemns suicide bombing even of Israelis."
I know you prefer to get your information some isolated monocultural extremist goofball like yourself, so no doubt you wouldn't have seen the following, and probably can't comprehend them in any event.
"What Does Islam Say About Terrorism?"
Fatwa signed by more than 500 British Muslim scholars, clerics, and imams:
"Islam strictly, strongly and severely condemns the use of violence and the destruction of innocent lives. There is neither place nor justification in Islam for extremism, fanaticism or terrorism. Suicide bombings, which killed and injured innocent people in London, are HARAAM - vehemently prohibited in Islam, and those who committed these barbaric acts in London [on July 7, 2005] are criminals not martyrs. Such acts, as perpetrated in London, are crimes against all of humanity and contrary to the teachings of Islam. ... The Holy Quran declares: 'Whoever kills a human being… then it is as though he has killed all mankind; and whoever saves a human life, it is as though he had saved all mankind.' (Quran, Surah al-Maidah (5), verse 32) Islam’s position is clear and unequivocal: Murder of one soul is the murder of the whole of humanity; he who shows no respect for human life is an enemy of humanity."
British Muslim Forum, press release of July 18, 2005
See other collections of statements:
Omid Safi, Colgate University, "Scholars of Islam & the Tragedy of Sept. 11th," groups.colgate.edu
Tim Lubin, Washington and Lee University, "Islamic Responses to the Sept. 11 Attack," home.wlu.edu
The Becket Fund, "Osama Bin Laden Hijacked Four Airplanes and a Religion," October 17, 2001, becketfund.org
Islam for Today, "Muslims Against Terrorism,” islamfortoday.com
ReligiousTolerance.org, "Aftermath of the 9-11 Terrorist Attack: Voices of Moderate Muslims," religioustolerance.org
Al-Muhajabah's Islamic Pages, "Muslims Condemn Terrorist Attacks," muhajabah.com
Islamic Stand on Terrorism: An International Conference, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 20-22 April 2004, islamstand.org
Juan Cole, "Friedman Wrong About Muslims Again," July 9, 2005,
juancole.com
Fatwa-Online, "Worship \ Jihaad \ WTC - New York, USA - 9/11," fatwa-online.com
Fatwa-Online, "Worship \ Jihaad \ Suicide Bombings," fatwa-online.com |
