Fatwa on Terrorism
Fatwa on Terrorism is a historic 600-page religious decree against terrorism and suicide bombings released in March 2010. This fatwa is a direct refutation of the ideology of Al-Qaeda and Taliban. It is one of the most extensive ruling, an "absolute" condemnation of terrorism without "any excuses or pretexts" which goes further than ever and declares terrorism as kufr under Islamic law.[1] It was produced in Canada [2] by a Muslim scholar Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri and was launched in London on March 2, 2010. The launch was organised by Minhaj-ul-Quran UK. Dr Qadri said during the launch "Terrorism is terrorism, violence is violence and it has no place in Islamic teaching and no justification can be provided for it, or any kind of excuses or ifs or buts."
Dr Qadri said his fatwa, which declares terrorists and suicide bombers to be unbelievers (kufr), goes further than any previous denunciation." [3]
The fatwa received large media attention and Reuters published a report on its media strategy as to why it was largely covered by international press.[4]
According to CNN experts see the fatwa as a significant blow to terrorist recruiting. [5] CNN's Amanpour added the fatwa summary on the website and declared it to be fatwa for peace. [6] while the US State Department declares the Fatwa to be significant which takes back Islam from terrorists.[7]
Douglas Murray has also supported the Fatwa on Terrorism in an article published by the Evening Standard. [8]
ITV news channel questioned the credibility of the Fatwa and asks if it was not by the British government due to the fact that senior counter-terrorism officials from Scotland Yard and MI5 were present at the launch. [9]
References
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- Islamic scholar Tahir ul-Qadri issues terrorism fatwa
- Muslim leader's edict decries terrorism: U.S. hails 'taking back Islam'
- Tahir ul-Qadri and the difficulty of reporting on fatwas
- Global Media Coverage of Fatwa on Terrorism
