Top Muslim clerics issue Fatwa denouncing terror attacks on Canada and U.S

[kpete]

Source: Vancouverite

Top Muslim clerics issue Fatwa denouncing terror attacks on Canada and U.S

CALGARY – Top Imams affiliated with the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada have issued a fatwa calling those terrorists who attack the United States and Canada “evil.”

The Fatwa is the most important condemnation of terrorists who try to hurt people living in Canada. Extremists have been told that any attack on the U.S. or on Canada will be construed as an attack on 10 million Muslims who live in these two countries.

“This is the first Fatwa by the Muslim clergy declaring attacks on Canada and the United States as attack on Muslims. Following is the text of the Fatwa. A Fatwa is a religious edict.

“We, the undersigned Imams, are issuing the following Fatwa in order to guide the Muslims of North America regarding the attacks on Canada and the United States by the terrorists and the extremists,” said the declaration.

Read more: http://www.vancouverite.com/2010/01/08/top-muslim-clerics-issue-fatwa-denouncing-terror-attacks-on-canada-and-u-s/

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update: please read the whole thing, it is quite beautiful, kp

[Jamastiene]

1. That put a smile on my face.

:thumbsup:

[Howler]

2. Oh Wow!!!! n/t

n/t

[EFerrari]

3. Good. This may stop some bloodshed. Thank you, good people.

[virgogal]

4. What tremendous news on a cold winter night.

[Vidar]

5. Glad to hear it.

[ZombieHorde]

6. Excellent, I hope this plants a seed of non-violence. nt

[annabanana]

7. Good to hear.. Here's hoping that Imams around the world

follow their example.

[WileEcoyote]

29. Are u from San Francisco Anna?

Probably plenty of annabananas in the world but just checking...

wiley.

[OHdem10]

8. Also, it was inspiring to see the Muslim Americans carrying American

Flags and condemning Terrorism explaining this is not Islam
while standing in Frigid Temps. outside the Court in Michigan
today while the Underwear Bomber was inside.

[bloomington-lib]

9. not to be a downer but

they kill Muslims in their own country on purpose. I don't think they'll really be too concerned about accidentally killing some in the US.

I'm still happy it was said though.

[Posteritatis]

17. The target audience is North American Muslims more than foreign ones, I'd say. (nt)

[WinkyDink]

10. This is one of the most heartening things ever. It needs widespread distribution.

[earcandle]

11. Nice idea!

[benld74]

12. RW TAlking heads were ALWAYS saying,

Why don't we hear from the so called TRUE muslims?
Here it is
GREAT to hear and a great bug STFU to the talking heads over it as well

[14thColony]

60. Because they studiously ignore it when it happens

Because it doesn't fit their propaganda. Kinda like the birthers who demand to see Pres Obama's birth certificate months after it's posted online.

[Sultana]

13. Finally! +1

My God bless them for their brave statement

[Captain Hilts]

22. +10. nt

[YouTakeTheSkyway]

14. Good news. +1

[Suji to Seoul]

15. How long before RW talking head spin this into "see, we have influence!"

Maybe this will slow down the violence, but I do not seeing it ending.

[TheEuclideanOne]

32. They will probably be very quiet about it.

It hurts their cause. Plus, it happened on Obama's watch. How horrible for the rethugs!

[booley]

48. How long is never?

It's not as if Muslim leaders have never condemned terrorism and extremism before.

And yet "Muslims never condemn terrorism or extremism"

Just like how "obama has never used the word Terrorism" and we were "never attacked during Shrub's reign".

[Tanelorn]

16. Well done Imams.

It was quite heartening also to see the Imams list all the
freedoms that they enjoy. Particularly interesting was the
comment-"Muslims have more freedom to practice Islam here
in Canada and the United States than many Muslim countries.” 

[iris27]

18. Now see, THIS is an excellent example of religious moderates standing

up to the extremists who claim to share their faith. Well done. :applause:

[StarfarerBill]

19. Thank you, Imams; anything to possibly lessen the bloodshed.

[truthisfreedom]

20. One piece of bright news. Thanks, Imams!

Nice move!

[Mopar151]

21. Thank you, brothers and sisters

I'm going to save the whole fatwa to respond to my wingnut relatives the next time they start on the "Christian Nation" BS. It very nicely lays out why religious freedom is so important to Western (hemisphere) civilisation.

[roguevalley]

23. it has bothered me deeply how much hurt the extremists were causing

to Islam and Muslim people. This is wonderful and long overdue. :)

[Hatalles]

28. There have been constant denunciations and condemnations

in the past. I even remember reading about another fatwa just like this one a couple/few years back... but this kind of fatwa gets absolutely no mainstream attention compared to a fatwa out of the mouth of an extremist mullah.

[No Elephants]

40. I disagree about constant denunciations and condemnations. And only

one fatwa in all these years before these two is frickin' pathetic. I think that one was from a cleric in the U.K.

[Hatalles]

57. Wow, looks like there's been even more than 2.

See here:
http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/muslim_voices_against_extremism_and_terrorism_2/

Scroll down to the section about "Muslim Denounce Terror". There's an entire section on Fatwas, the following two list condemnations. People just haven't been listening.

[boppers]

71. The right wing talking point is that it hasn't happened, in the face of mountains of evidence.

A deeper link (found from another poster):
http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/muslim_voices_against_extremism_and_terrorism_part_i_fatwas/0012209

There's been *HUNDREDS*.

[varelse]

24. Good news :)

[onpatrol98]

25. Great News!!!

This is great news!!! And, these are very brave individuals. I'm sure they're taking a big risk in being so vocal against these people. It may become contagious. We may see more speaking out. Things are changing. Wars don't bring peace. People like these. They help bring peace.

[applegrove]

26. Great that they did that.

[Barbara2423]

27. It's about time

Bad things happen when good people do nothing.

[Hatalles]

58. See #57.

[jillan]

30. Wow!!!! Ha- how are the ringnuts going to spin this?

[Igel]

45. Here's how.

1. It makes no distinction between the famous and possibly more numerous cases from a narrow segment of the population and those that are in other portions of the population. Muslims, non-Muslims, the fatwa says to prevent both. It's an fatwa for Muslims but notfor North American to be specifically on the lookout for bad guys in their own population.

2. The majority of the fatwa outlines the reasons for the fatwa. Fatawa are crucially legal opinions--without the reasoning you can't judge them or evaluate whether they're sound. They're not just moral pronouncements. This one leaves the underpinnings of jihad, in fact, completely unchallenged: If Muslims weren't granted the same freedoms, if there weren't mosques everywhere and freely built, if the non-Muslims weren't, in other words, guaranteeing to Muslims the freedoms that Muslims believe they should be guaranteed, if the US and Canada didn't recognize Muslim holy days and, in fact, count as at least neutral governments, the fatwa would have no foundation. In other words, the reason terrorism is wrong isn't because terrorism and killing civilians is wrong, but because it's wrong *in this instance.* The condemnation of terrorism is conditional, and it's likely that if you examine the logic carefully you'd find that in the absence of such freedoms jihad would revert to being mandatory. Nasty tolerance, that.

3. It's unclear to what extent it applies not just to Muslims originating outside the US, but even to any actions taken outside the US and Canada by North American Muslims. After all, the reasons for no violence at home are specific to Muslims within the US and Canada. So if a Yemeni wants to target US-bound planes because of perceived injustice perpetrated on Muslims elsewhere, the fatwa's logic falters. If a Canadian wants to go to Afghanistan to kill other Americans because of Gaza, is this condemned? It can be read either way. Near the beginning it condemns attacks on the US and Canada by "the terrorists" and "the extremists," as though this were a specific group that was known to all. But it's directed specifically at North American Muslims for conditions that obtain entirely in North America, and this could readily be read as a constraint on how to construe their more general condemnation. (In other word, there's ambiguity--and how you resolve the ambiguity depends not on them, but on you, the reader.)

I was going to say that it's an improvement because at least they write, "In our view, these attacks are evil and Islam requires from Muslims to stand up against this evil." It's not. It's a step backward because that is what'll be quoted, while many Muslims who want to understand it, the ones who will need to actually be affected most strongly by it, will run from the babble to the reasoning. Why are they evil? And they'll find the reason explicitly stated: "Therefore, any attack on Canada and the United States is an attack on the freedom of Canadian and American Muslims. Any attack on Canada and the United States is an attack on thousands of mosques across North America. It is a duty of every Canadian and American Muslim to safeguard Canada and the USA. They must expose any person, Muslim OR non-Muslim, who would cause harm to fellow Canadians OR Americans. We, Canadian and American Muslims, must condemn and stand up against these attacks on Canada and the United States."

It's the same ol' self-serving, egotistical reasoning hidden under a niqab dyed in the colors of "tolerance" and "enlightment."

[The Green Manalishi]

46. Sort of like the only difference is that

it isn't "terrorism" when *WE* do it.


"....the reason terrorism is wrong isn't because terrorism and killing civilians is wrong, but because it's wrong *in this instance."

The wingnuts assured us that President Obama behaving in a civilized manner would only cause *MORE* problems!

[pundaint]

64. Sorry, that just doesn't qualify as a "nut" response. Too much clarity!

[Douglas Carpenter]

31. kick and recommend

[tblue]

33. Brilliant!!! Wow! Courageous and righteous.

Please let this be the beginning of the end of this cycle of violence.

[Douglas Carpenter]

34. FINALLY!!! the media is covering what top Muslim leaders have been saying all along

[Hatalles]

59. Are they?

Apart form this "Vancouverite" article, I don't know that it's gotten any attention. People just don't care; it's far too easy to blame Muslims as a whole and claim they've been "silent."

It will probably be forgotten like all the other anti-extremism fatwas.

http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/muslim_voices_against_extremism_and_terrorism_2/

[Douglas Carpenter]

75. that's a very good link of Muslims and Muslim leaders speaking out against terror and extremist

http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/muslim_voices_against_extremism_and_terrorism_2

and here is another one:

http://www.cair.com/AmericanMuslims/AntiTerrorism.aspx


thanks again for the link

[totodeinhere]

68. I would like to see some substantiation to that claim because I haven't seen it. n/t

[Douglas Carpenter]

73. here are just three fairly recent ones - but frankly, a simple google search will reveal

countless cases going back years were Muslim leaders have condemned acts of terror

U.S. Muslims Condemn Attack at Fort Hood

Posted 11/5/2009 6:15:00 PM
http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?ArticleID=26126

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/5/09) - A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy group tonight condemned an attack on Fort Hood military base in Texas that left at least 12 people dead.

In a statement, the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said:

“We condemn this cowardly attack in the strongest terms possible and ask that the perpetrators be punished to the full extent of the law. No religious or political ideology could ever justify or excuse such wanton and indiscriminate violence. The attack was particularly heinous in that it targeted the all-volunteer army that protects our nation. American Muslims stand with our fellow citizens in offering both prayers for the victims and sincere condolences to the families of those killed or injured.”

Along with innumerable condemnations of terror, CAIR has in the past launched an online anti-terror petition drive called “Not in the Name of Islam,” initiated a television public service announcement (PSA) campaign against religious extremism and coordinated a “fatwa,” or Islamic religious ruling, against terrorism and extremism.

SEE: CAIR’s Anti-Terrorism Campaigns

link: http://www.cair.com/AmericanMuslims/AntiTerrorism.aspx

Islamic states condemn attack on Danish cartoonist

January 4, 2010 7:56 a.m. EST

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/01/04/denmark.cartoonist/

(CNN) -- The attack on a Danish political cartoonist "runs totally against the teachings and values of Islam," the umbrella organization representing Muslim countries has said.

Muslims on the Mall

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/georgetown/2009/09/the_national_mall_is_for_all.html?hpid=talkbox1

The Star-Ledger reported last week that a mosque in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Dar-ul-Islam, will spearhead a national prayer gathering for September 25 in Washington, D.C., "that organizers are billing as the first event of its kind--organized prayer for tens of thousands of Muslims outside the U.S. Capitol building."

The paper quoted Hassen Abdellah, president of Dar-ul-Islam and an event organizer: "Most of the time, when Muslims go to Washington, D.C., they go there to protest some type of event...This is not a protest. Never has the Islamic community prayed on Capitol Hill for the soul of America. We're Americans. We need to change the face of Islam so people don't feel every Muslim believes America is 'the great Satan,' because we love America."

The Star-Ledger reports that "A permit from the Capitol Hill police, granted July 28, allows access to the area by the West Front of the Capitol building from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 25, but the main gathering will occur at 1 p.m., for the Friday prayer service. Abdellah said he expects 50,000 people to attend, from mosques around the country, though non-Muslims are welcome, too."

Abdellah stated the idea germinated after President Obama's inaugural speech, and was reinforced by this summer's Cairo address: "For the first time in my lifetime," Abdellah said, "I heard someone of his stature speaking about Islam and Muslims not in an adversarial sense, but in the sense of being welcome and acknowledging we are integral citizens in the society -- that we're gainfully employed, we're educated."

below are a list of statements assembled by CAIR - the largest and most influential Muslim organization in North America

for links to complete statements: http://www.cair.com/AmericanMuslims/AntiTerrorism.aspx

Fatwa Against Terrorism

CAIR backs Fatwa against Terrorism. English, Arabic, Urdu radio anti-terror PSAs released (Washington, D.C., 7/28/05) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today offered its support for a fatwa, or Islamic religious ruling, against terrorism and extremism issued by the Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA) and endorsed by more than 120 U.S. Muslim groups, leaders and institutions.


Not in the Name of Islam Petition

The “Not in the Name of Islam” petition states: “We, the undersigned Muslims, wish to state clearly that those who commit acts of terror, murder and cruelty in the name of Islam are not only destroying innocent lives, but are also betraying the values of the faith they claim to represent. No injustice done to Muslims can ever justify the massacre of innocent people, and no act of terror will ever serve the cause of Islam. We repudiate and dissociate ourselves from any Muslim group or individual who commits such brutal and un-Islamic acts. We refuse to allow our faith to be held hostage by the criminal actions of a tiny minority acting outside the teachings of both the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.



Persistent and Consistent Condemnation of Terrorism

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has a clear record of consistently and persistently condemning terrorism. Yet American Muslim groups like CAIR get repeatedly asked the question why have Muslims not spoken out against terrorism? The fact is they have, but who is listening? This prompted one media commentator to ask, “Are Muslims condemning terror to the deaf?”



CAIR Statements on the Events of September 11

"We condemn in the strongest terms possible what are apparently vicious and cowardly acts of terrorism against innocent civilians. We join with all Americans in calling for the swift apprehension and punishment of the perpetrators. No cause could ever be assisted by such immoral acts."



CAIR: Video Shows Bin Laden's Complicity in 9-11 Attacks

(Washington, DC, 12/13/2001) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Washington-based Islamic advocacy group, today offered its reaction to the videotape of Osama bin Laden released by the Pentagon.

CAIR stated: For anyone who was not convinced of Osama bin Laden's complicity in the events of September 11, the content of this videotape should remove all doubt. Bin Laden clearly spoke as someone who had foreknowledge of the attacks.



CAIR Condemnation of Suicide Bombing

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/28/2002) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Washington-based Islamic advocacy group, today condemned a bomb attack on a Passover celebration in the Middle East that left 20 people dead and more than 100 wounded.

In a statement, CAIR said: "We condemn this attack and all other attacks on innocent civilians. Illegitimate and counterproductive tactics must not be used in the legitimate struggle to end Israel's brutal occupation.



CAIR Full Page Advertisement in Washington Post on September 16, 2001

"We at the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), along with the entire American Muslim community are deeply saddened by the massive loss of life resulting from the tragic events of September 11. American Muslims utterly condemn the vicious and cowardly acts of terrorism against innocent civilians. We join with all American in calling for the swift apprehension and punishment of the perpetrators. No political cause could ever be assisted by such immoral acts."



Canadian Muslim Scholars Reject "Misguided" Calls For Jihad

(OTTAWA, CANADA) - The Canadian office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR CAN) and the Canadian Muslim Civil Liberties Association (CMCLA) today denounced a series of recent statements made by Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda network that state that Muslims should wage a "jihad" against Americans.



Toledo Muslims Condemn Attack on US, Ask Media to Excercise Restraint

TOLEDO, OH-- The United Muslim Association of Toledo, expresses its deepest regret at the death of our fellow citizens around the United States. The United Muslim Association condemns these acts of senseless violence. As American Muslims we are saddened by this loss of life. We offer our condolences to the families of the victims and pray for the recovery of those injured in the explosion. We call for a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances that led to this tragedy and full disclosure of the findings.



Rallying to Make a Difference Hundreds of Families and Community Leaders

"I'm here because I think I can try to make a difference – to inform the public about what's going on," he said.

Imad joined hundreds of other families and community leaders, Muslim and non-Muslim, on Saturday for a rally against terrorism sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations-DFW.

He stood with his siblings and cousins holding banners and American flags.



American Muslim Response to the September Attacks

We, the undersigned Muslim organizations, support the President and Congress of the U.S. in the struggle against terrorism. Holding to the ideals of both our religion and our country, we condemn all forms of terrorism, and confirm the need for perpetrators of any such acts of violence to be brought to justice, including those who carried out the attacks of Tuesday, September 11, 2001.



ISNA Joins AMPCC in Condemning Terrorist Attacks

(Plainfield, IN – 9/11/2001) – The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), along with other Muslim organizations throughout North America, today condemned the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington and offered condolences to the families of those who were killed or injured.

The AMPCC statement read in part: "American Muslims utterly condemn what are vicious and cowardly acts of terrorism against innocent civilians. We join with all Americans in calling for the swift apprehension and punishment of the perpetrators. No political cause could ever be assisted by such immoral acts."



ICNA Declares Friday, September 14, 2001, a Day of Mourning and Prayers

The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) is extremely horrified and saddened by the tragedy in New York and Washington D.C.

Our hearts and prayers are with the families of the victims of this horrible and despicable crime. We condemn this heinous act and call upon our political leaders and the media to act responsibly, and not generalize when speculating about the perpetrators.



Scholars of Islam Speak Out Against Terrorism; Clarify Position of Islam

Dozens of scholars of Islam issued a statement today, condemning the violent attacks of September 11th.

"We are grief-stricken at these horrifying events," they wrote; "the murder of innocents can never be justified and must not be tolerated."

In a lengthy statement, professors from major colleges and universities throughout the country expressed their compassion for grieving family members while also decrying the increase in violence against American Muslims this past week. "Anger and frustration are completely understandable and shared by us all," they wrote "yet that anger must not be directed at individuals utterly innocent of these terrible crimes.



U.S. Muslim Scholars Condemn Attacks

CHICAGO, Sept 12 (IslamOnline) - Muslim scholars in North America unanimously condemned the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and expressed their deep sorrow and sympathy for those Americans who were killed and injured.

The Detroit-based Shari'a Scholars Association of North America (SSANA) strongly condemned the attack and said that there is no cause that justifies "this type of an immoral and inhumane act that has affected so many innocent American lives."



Call for Holy War Condemned by Florida Muslim Cleric

Osama bin Laden and his call for a jihad, or holy war, against the United States were denounced in a scathing address on Friday by the leader of one of Florida's largest mosques.

"There are some who tarnish Islam, who do terror in the name of Islam," said Maulana Shafayat Mohamed, head of Darul Uloom Institute in Pembroke Pines. "They confuse jihad with their own problems. We must educate them about Islam, so they will not corrupt it."



Experts Say bin Laden Is Distorting Islamic Law

Leading American scholars and practitioners of Islam said yesterday that Osama bin Laden had twisted and debased Muslim theology in a videotaped statement in which he called on "every Muslim" to "rush to make his religion victorious" by emulating those who attacked the United States on Sept. 11.

Ingrid Mattson, a professor of Islamic studies and Muslim-Christian relations at Hartford Seminary in Hartford, said there was no basis in Islamic law or sacred text for Mr. bin Laden's remarks.



American Muslim Scholar Declares: Terrorists are Mass Murderers, not Martyrs

Tuesday's terrorist attacks have saddened and maddened millions -- and raised questions for many about Islam. Speculation abounds that the hijackers were inspired by terrorists like Osama bin Laden, who teach that violent acts can pave the way to paradise.

But what does Islam really say about such matters? About jihad and martyrdom?

We asked Hamza Yusuf, an Islamic scholar in the East Bay, who said the attackers were ``enemies of Islam.'' Not martyrs, but ``mass murderers, pure and simple.''



Muslim Religious Figures Condemn Terrorism

* "Hijacking Planes, terrorizing innocent people and shedding blood constitute a form of injustice that can not be tolerated by Islam, which views them as gross crimes and sinful acts."

Shaykh Abdul Aziz al-Ashaikh (Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of the Senior Ulama, on September 15th, 2001)

*The terrorists acts, from the perspective of Islamic law, constitute the crime of hirabah (waging war against society)."



Islamic Statements Against Terrorism in the Wake of the September 11 Mass Murders

Mustafa Mashhur, General Guide, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt; Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Pakistan; Muti Rahman Nizami, Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Bangladesh; Shaykh Ahmad Yassin, Founder, Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Palestine; Rashid Ghannoushi, President, Nahda Renaissance Movement, Tunisia; Fazil Nour, President, PAS - Parti Islam SeMalaysia, Malaysia; and 40 other Muslim scholars and politicians:



Messages From Shaikh Muhammad Yusuf Islahi

The sudden barbaric attack on innocent citizens living in peace is extremely distressing and deplorable. Every gentle human heart goes out to the victims of this attack and as humans we are ashamed at the barbarism perpetrated by a few people.



Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi Condemns Attacks Against Civilians: Forbidden in Islam

DOHA, Qatar, Sept 13 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - Renowned Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi denounced the attacks against civilians in the U.S. Tuesday and encouraged Muslims to donate blood to the victims of the attack.

In response to the bloody attack against civilians in the U.S., Sheikh Yusuf issued a statement Wednesday saying that:



Muslim World Condemns Attacks on U.S.

DUBAI, Sept 12 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - The Muslim world expressed condemnation Wednesday towards the attacks that occurred Tuesday in the United States, news agencies reported.

The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) grouping 57 Muslim states condemned Wednesday the previous day's attacks on the United States, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.



Expressions of grief and sympathy in the Arab and Muslim world

For many of us, one of the most disturbing images of these past painful weeks has been that of the celebration of a few Palestinian youths after the tragedy.

This image has been played over and over again on CNN, thus reinforcing the myth that somehow the whole of the Arab and Muslim world rejoices at our pain.



Bin Laden's violence is a heresy against Islam

IN what sense were the World Trade Centre bombers members of Islam? This question has been sidelined by many Western analysts impatient with the niceties of theology; but it may be the key to understanding the recent attacks, and assessing the long-term prospects for peace in the Muslim world.



Koran a Book of Peace, Not War, Scholars Say

Osama bin Laden, who is widely assumed to be the force behind the September 11 hijackings in the United States, cites the Koran, Islam's most holy book, as the inspiration for terrorist attacks. But Muslim scholars around the world who are reviled by such actions explain that the Koran preaches peace.

[Hatalles]

76. Even More.

http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/muslim_voices_against_extremism_and_terrorism_2

[Douglas Carpenter]

77. thank you -- here are several Fatwas against terror and extremism

http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/muslim_voices_against_extremism_and_terrorism_part_i_fatwas/0012209


of course there are several other denunciations other than formal Islamic Fatwas

Statements by Organizations -

several links:
http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/muslim_voices_against_extremism_terrorism_part_ii_statements_by_organizatio/0012210

Statements and Articles by Individuals several links

http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/muslim_voices_against_extremism_and_terrorism_part_iii_statements_articles/0012211
(see also power point presentations) - http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/powerpoint_presentations/

A Few Quotes A-K

(actually several)
http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/muslim_voices_against_extremism_and_terrorism_a_few_quotes/0012273

A few Quotes L-Z (actually, a LOT more than a few

)
http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/muslim_voices_against_extremism_and_terrorism_a_few_quotes_l_z/0014337

The Muslim Majority Who Don’t Get Publicity

http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/muslim_voices_against_extremism_and_terrorim_part_v_the_muslim_majority_who/0012322
and a power point presentation:

http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/powerpoint_presentations/

Muslims and Arabs in the U.S. Military speak out:

http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/muslims_in_the_military/0013612

Selective Hearing of Muslim Voices Against Extremism and Terrorism - many, many links:

http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/selective_hearing_of_muslim_voices_against_extremism_and_terrorism/0012212

Sunni Shia Unity Resource -

collection of articles
http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/shia_sunni/003107

Muslim Voices Promoting Islamic Non Violent Solutions - several sources

http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/promoting_islamic_non_violent_solutions/0015593

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[totodeinhere]

78. Thanks for that information for those of us who are too lazy to click on Google. n/t

[La Lioness Priyanka]

79. have you been looking?

[uberllama42]

35. Big, huge thumbs up on that. n/t

[pundaint]

36. Encourage but verify - deception for political advantage is also allowed.

[proteus_lives]

37. Good for them!

Standing up to the fundies.

It's nice to see some religious sanity.

:thumbsup:

[DeadEyeDyck]

38. maybe the worm has turned n/t

[democrank]

39. ~PEACE~

[No Elephants]

41. About damned time. And what about the thousands of other clerics, especially

in the Middle East?

I understand why so many Midde Easterners hate us, but the absence of fatwas from the clergy has been deafening.

[marmar]

42. Hate who? Who is us in this case?

If it's American foreign policy decision-makers, I'd like to be excluded from that "us".

[demosincebirth]

61. You'll never hear from them.

[Hatalles]

80. You never will if you're not listening.

See links above.

[penndragon69]

43. This only proves

that most Muslims around the world are good and decent people just trying to live their lives.

It is only the narrow minded religious extremists (of every religion) who create chaos and hatred.

May Ala bless the peaceful Muslims of the world!

[blueworld]

44. IMO, this is true spirituality & courage. Bravo. n/t

[1776Forever]

47. 2008 from India clerics: Fatwas Against Terrorism & Muslim Detroit Rally Againt Terrorist

http://www.mfsd.org/Fatwas%20for%20peace%20ed.pdf

Fatwas Against Terrorism 2008:

Fatwa Darul Uloom, Deoband, India (May 31, 2008)

‘Islam means peace’

“Islam was born to wipe out all kinds of terrorism and to spread the message of global peace”

Islam is a religion of Peace and Harmony. In Islam, creating social discord or disorder, breach of peace, rioting, bloodshed, pillage or plunder and killing of innocent persons anywhere in the world are ALL considered most inhuman crimes.

The Quran clearly states that the killing of (even) one innocent person is equivalent to the massacre of all humankind while saving one life is equivalent to the rescue of all humankind. The extent of Islam’s emphasis on peace can be seen from the fact that evenwhile granting the right of self-defense to the oppressed, it insists that no excess be committed in retribution and strictly forbids the targeting of any innocent person. The Prophet (PUBH) insisted that even in a war human rights must be fully respected.

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MSNBC also reported this:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34765656/ns/us_news-airliner_security/

Not guilty plea for Nigerian bomb suspect
He faces 6 charges, including bid to use ‘weapon of mass destruction’

.........Muslims rally outside.....

About 50 men and women identifying themselves as Detroit-area Muslims chanted "We are Americans" as they marched behind metal barricades outside the courthouse to denounce terrorism. About a dozen of them carried U.S. flags or signs with messages such as "Not in the name of Islam."

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This is a very good thing!

[Cleita]

49. Now we need some western religious figures like the Pope for instance to

issue a decree or encyclical denouncing the American invasions of other countries who haven't done aggressive acts of war against us. Then maybe the table might be set for peace.

[LiberalLovinLug]

50. I like to see big American evangelical superpasters do similar

Will we ever see any of those bloated loud mouths ever stand up and issue a 'decree' that any person who calls themselves a "Christian" will be denounced and thrown out of the faith for supporting illegal invasions of other countries, Muslim and others. Which kill far more innocent life than one or two bombs in someones underwear or shoes?

[LeftishBrit]

51. Well, the late Pope, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the World Council of Churches *did* denounce

the invasion of Iraq, and super-religious leaders Bush and Blair still ignored them.

[LeftishBrit]

52. Well, the late Pope, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the World Council of Churches *did* denounce

the invasion of Iraq, and super-religious leaders Bush and Blair still ignored them.

[Cleita]

56. Denouncing isn't enough.

In the case of the Pope he needs to threaten excommunication. Although neither Bush nor Obama are Catholics many members of Congress are and if they vote to keep allocating money and troops to feed these wars, they should be living under this threat.

[pundaint]

63. Staying out of the political arena except to exhort one's flock to stay out is the

only acceptable pronouncement of any religious leader. Their realm is entirely one of individual conscience, and their value proposition offers me nothing that I don't already have.

[totodeinhere]

69. If he tried that people would be screaming about separation of state issues and...

they'd be calling for the Pope to stay out of politics.

[Cleita]

70. Prelates have always had the right to guide their members in right and wrong. When the

separation of Church and State becomes an issue is when they try to get laws passed that are because of religious reasons or try to buy politicians who will make such laws. Telling their members that pre-emptive wars are immoral is perfectly within their rights.

[totodeinhere]

72. I think we are talking about a very fine line here. n/t

[LeftishBrit]

53. k&r; good news

[mzmolly]

54. There goes one Republican talking point.

:toast:

[DesertFlower]

55. great news. nt

[blaze]

62. K&R

I just wish this were headline news so people would talk about it.

[nolabear]

65. What a great thing. It should get major msm attention.

[Canuckistanian]

66. It's about time

And maybe not.

Moderate Muslims the world over have been saying the same thing for the last 10 years.
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It's just good to see it in print in a major news source.

[wordpix]

67. very happy to hear this, peace is here if you want it

[PacerLJ35]

74. This isn't the first time clerics have issued fatwas like this...

The problem is the extremists simply ignore the fatwas or explain away that the fatwas and the clerics that issue them are "part of the problem". Most terror groups don't care about killing fellow Muslims because to them, their death is a trifling issue compared to their "divine" goals...ie, killing a few fellow Muslims is nothing in the grand scheme, and Allah will commend them in the end because their actions are supposedly in defense of their religion. So a few die in the overall struggle...

I am glad that clerics can and will denounce the extremists. Unfortunately it simply doesn't do any good to alter the thought process of those already involved in the extremist movement.