US Muslim scholars issue Fatwa against Terrorism
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From the Associated Press
Muslim scholars issued a Fatwa or religious decree against terrorism yesterday (July 28). In it, the scholars admitted that Jihadis are distorting Islam and Jihad for their own personal and political goals. While I am not sure as to how effective this Fatwa will be, I applaud the American Muslims for the act. I am not sure, however, if it will be effective in stopping terrorists and terrorism in Muslim nations, because the Fatwa was released in America, by American Muslim clerics, for the American Muslim community. No Muslim terrorists were American, except for that one convert who lived in Oklahoma and was converted to Islam and studied in the UAE under one of Bin Ladens supporters.
But for the most part, the overwhelming majority of American Muslims do not condone terrorism in the first place, so I do not know what good a fatwa will do to stop terrorism. I hope that this will lead to a sort of "domino theory" affect in the Muslim World, wehre the clerics there will issue similar Fatwas condemning terrorism, because, that is what we need to stop terrorsim: Having Saudi, "Palestinian", Iranian, Syrian, etc. clerics issueing Fatwas condmenig terrorism. THEN it might do some good. But personally, while I appreciate and applaud the gesture, I don't really feel like this will do anything. Let's hope I'm wrong.
From the Associated Press
Muslim scholars issued a Fatwa or religious decree against terrorism yesterday (July 28). In it, the scholars admitted that Jihadis are distorting Islam and Jihad for their own personal and political goals. While I am not sure as to how effective this Fatwa will be, I applaud the American Muslims for the act. I am not sure, however, if it will be effective in stopping terrorists and terrorism in Muslim nations, because the Fatwa was released in America, by American Muslim clerics, for the American Muslim community. No Muslim terrorists were American, except for that one convert who lived in Oklahoma and was converted to Islam and studied in the UAE under one of Bin Ladens supporters.
But for the most part, the overwhelming majority of American Muslims do not condone terrorism in the first place, so I do not know what good a fatwa will do to stop terrorism. I hope that this will lead to a sort of "domino theory" affect in the Muslim World, wehre the clerics there will issue similar Fatwas condemning terrorism, because, that is what we need to stop terrorsim: Having Saudi, "Palestinian", Iranian, Syrian, etc. clerics issueing Fatwas condmenig terrorism. THEN it might do some good. But personally, while I appreciate and applaud the gesture, I don't really feel like this will do anything. Let's hope I'm wrong.
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