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Indian clerics issue fatwa againt IS, declare it un-Islamic
Sheikh Manzoor (18:25)
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Over 1,050 Indian Islamic
scholars and clerics have issued fatwa against the Islamic State terror
groand described its acts and actions as against the basic tenets of
Islam.
This is the first time that such a large number of
religious leaders and Imams have issued a joint fatwa against Islamic
State - also known as Daesh - which has unleashed a reign of terror in
the Middle East, killing thousands of innocent people.
"Islam shuns violence while Daesh perpetuates it," the edict said.
Abdul
Rehman Anjari, president of the Mumbai's Islamic Defence Cyber Cell,
collected the edicts from Muslims scholars and leaders over the past few
months.
These fatwas are in 15 volumes, and copies were sent to
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and other leaders to convey Indian
Muslims' views on IS activities.
It urged the international
community to take immediate steps to eliminate this terror group that
has caused mayhem in the region and is spreading its tentacles in the
South Asian region.
The signatories to the fatwa include the
Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari, head priests of Dargah
Ajmer Sharief and Nizamuddin Aulia, functionaries of Mumbai's Raza
Academy, Mumbai's Jamait Ulema and the Ulema Council. Hundreds of imams
and various religious leaders have also endorsed it.
Anjari said
muftis and imams of all sections and sects of Islam have condemned the
activities of Daesh and acknowledged it has tarnished Islam's image.
The fatwa was issued at a time when reports say that Daesh mercenaries are trying to lure Indian youth to join them.
(Sheikh Manzoor is a Delhi-based freelance journalist. He can be contact at [email protected])