Fatwa against Suicide-bombing & terrorism
Administrator on March 5th, 2010
A leading Islamic scholar has issued a fatwa in Britain condemning “terrorists” as the enemies of Islam, in a bid to deter young Muslims from extremism.
Shaykh Dr Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri, head of the Minhaj ul-Quran, has released his 600-page long fatwa ,condeming Al-Qaeda and the terrorists that perform their vicious acts based on the Qur’an and Islam.
The anti-terrorism fatwa by renowned Muslim scholar Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri pulled no punches and said that suicide bombers would be rewarded not by 72 virgins in heaven, as many terrorist recruiters promise, but with a suite in hell.
He continued: “Until now, scholars who were condemning terrorism were conditional and qualified what they said,” Qadri said in a phone interview, noting that his 600-page ruling left no room for interpretation. “I didn’t leave a single, minor aspect that, in the mind of radicals or extremists, can take them to the direction of martyrdom.”
In Washington, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley welcomed the fatwa, saying it is important that “Muslims themselves make their own judgment about the vision that al Qaeda and [Osama] bin Laden have propagated.”
Generally, in the media experts have stated that his fatwa is a “significant blow” to terrorists.
Imam of Makkah Mosque, Qari Asim, said that Shaykh Dr Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri works are always thought-provoking, well researched and evidenced. A comprehensive fatwa and edict was long due and therefore this fatwa is welcomed by the mainstream.
