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Muslims against
Terrorism
 
"By God, he is not a true believer,
from
whose mischief his neighbors do not feel secure."
Prophet Mohammed 
(Bukhari, Muslim)
How the Quran Looks at War
Insights from Imam Tamman Adi of the Islamic Cultural Center of Eugene, Oregon
Al-Azhar condemns suicide attacks
Grand Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi of the Al-Azhar mosque of Cairo - which is
seen as the highest authority in Sunni Islam - said groups which carried out
suicide bombings were the enemies of Islam. Speaking at the conference in
the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, Sheikh Tantawi said extremist Islamic
groups had appropriated Islam and its notion of jihad, or holy struggle, for
their own ends.
BBC News, 11 July, 2003
Memo to
Osama bin Laden:
"I would rather live in America under Ashcroft and Bush at their worst, than in
any “Islamic state” established by ignorant, intolerant and murderous punks like
you and Mullah Omar at their best."
A thought-provoking, controversial, pre-war article by Muqtedar Khan, Ph.D.,
February 12, 2003
Qaradawi
Rejects Al-Qaeda’s Killing of Innocents
Prominent Muslim scholar Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi has condemned Al-Qaeda for
their fuel tanker suicide bombing of a centuries-old Jewish synagogue on the
Tunisian island of Djerba in April 2002.
CAIR: Video shows Bin
Laden's complicity in 9-11 attacks
(Washington, DC, 12/13/2001)
"Hurt no one so that no
one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will
indeed reckon your deeds."
From the last sermon of Prophet Mohammed
Whoever does good equal to the weight of an atom
shall see it...
...and whoever does evil equal to the
weight of an atom shall see it.
(Quran 99:7-8)
Prohibitions
on Terrorism, and Exhortations to Living with Mercy, Compassion and Patience in
the Qur'an
Murdering
innocent people in the name of religion is unacceptable
"Islam is not the source of terrorism, but its solution", says author
Harun Yahya.
"It is time that we
Muslims acknowledge that the freedoms we enjoy in the US are more desirable to
us than superficial solidarity with the Muslim World. If you disagree, then prove
it by packing your bags and going to whichever Muslim country you identify with."
Dr. M. A. Muqtedar Khan
Ed Bradley: Correct me if I'm
wrong, but isn't it the responsibility... Does not Islam, does not Allah require
that Muslims police their own religion and rid themselves of extremists?
Hamza Yusuf: Yes,
absolutely. It's an obligation for Muslims to root them out. And I think it is a
jihad now for the Muslims in the Muslim country to rid themselves of this
element.
CBS's 60 Minutes, September 30, 2001
"Who has the greatest duty
to stop violence committed by Muslims against innocent non-Muslims
in the name of Islam? The answer, obviously, is Muslims."
Ingrid Mattson, Vice President, Islamic Society of
North America
"Our
nation must be mindful that there are thousands of Arab-Americans who live in
New York City, who love their flag just as much as [we] do. And we must be
mindful that as we seek to win the war, that we treat Arab-Americans and Muslims
with the respect they deserve. I know that is your attitudes as well.
Certainly the attitude of this government, that we should not hold one who is a
Muslim responsible for an act of terror. We will hold those who are
responsible for the terrorist acts accountable and those who harbor them."
President George W. Bush,
September 13, 2001
"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)."
September 27, 2001 - Fatwa, signed by:
Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Grand Islamic Scholar and Chairman of the Sunna and
Sira Countil, Qatar
Judge Tariq al-Bishri, First Deputy President of the Council d'etat, Egypt
Dr. Muhammad s. al-Awa, Professor of Islamic Law and Shari'a, Egypt
Dr. Haytham al-Khayyat, Islamic scholar, Syria
Fahmi Houaydi, Islamic scholar, Syria
Shaykh Taha Jabir al-Alwani, Chairman, North America High Council
"Neither the law of Islam
nor its ethical system justify such a crime."
Zaki Badawi, Principal of the Muslim College in London. Cited in Arab News,
September 28, 2001.
"It is wrong to kill
innocent people. It is also wrong to praise those who kill innocent
people."
Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, Pakistan. Cited in the New York Times,
September 28, 2001.
"What these people stand
for is completely against all the principles that Arab Muslims believe in."
King Abdullah II, of Jordan; cited in the Middle East Times,
September 28, 2001.
The above statements by high
ranking international Muslim scholars and leaders appeared in an advertisement
placed by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, in the New York Times,
October 17th, 2001 (p. A 17)
"I'm a Muslim. I've been a
Muslim for 20 years. I want the world to know the truth about Islam. I
wouldn't be here to represent Islam if it were the way the terrorists make it
look...Islam is for peace."
Former World Heavyweight boxing champion, Muhammad Ali, at the telethon
benefit concert, September 21, 2001.
"Those terrorists must
be reading a completely different Quran than the rest of us. This isn't
about Islam. It's about terrorism."
US Marine Corps Captain Aisha Bakkar-Poe.
"Terrorists claiming to
act in the name of Islam is like a knife through my heart - that people would
practice Islam, but do deeds like what they've done. It's not true faith. Some
people twist religion to the way they think."
US Army Captain Arneshuia
Balial, a convert to Islam since 1987.
Islam and
the Theology of Power
"Supremacist puritanism in contemporary Islam is dismissive of all
moral norms or ethical values."
By Khaled Abou El Fadl, UCLA School of Law.
Terrorism
and Islamism - Politics in the name of the Prophet
The West, in ignorance and suspicion, has confused and simplified the many
kinds of political Islam, and presumed a false link between terrorism and the
religion of Islam.
By Éric Rouleau
The
threat of Islam or the threat to Islam
"Violent, extremist Islamists invoke on their own head the true jihad.
Challenging all the peoples of the Earth, and first of all traditional Islam,
professed by the overwhelming majority of the Islamic world, these forces put
themselves in opposition to Islam. And reacting against them is a religious,
moral, social and political duty of each Muslim."
A speech by Sheikh-ul-Islam, Talghat Tajuddin, Supreme Mufti, Representative of
the Central Spiritual Board of Muslims for Russia and the East-European
countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Moscow, June 28, 2001
Religion
of the Jahiliya - Jihadism is Kufr, not Islam
A completely new religion seems to be catching the imagination of many people in
Pakistan. Its followers don't, of course, consider it a new religion. Indeed
this religion insists that it is Islam, in fact it calls itself true Islam or
real Islam. But it can at best be described as Jihadism as its central belief
system is based on a wilful misinterpretation of the Islamic concept of Jihad.
By Sultan Shaheen.
Britain's
terror connection
U.K. crackdown on radical Islamists is driving network further underground.
Olivia Ward, Toronto Star, November 18, 2001.
Britain's
terror connection - a Muslim speaks out
Abubakar N. Kasim decries those who "spoil the image of Islam" and
"mislead the public by their hateful actions".
Fanatics and
terrorists misguided
"America's fight against terrorism is justified by the Quran",
says Imam Tammam Adi, Director of the Islamic Cultural Center of Eugene, Oregon
"Islam
Denounces Terrorism"
by Harun Yahya
December, 2001 (First Edition, AmalPress)
200 Pages/210 Photographs | A4 Full Colour
An
Interview with Osama Bin Laden
extracts from a translation carried by the Dawn newspaper of Pakistan.
Bin Laden's
violence is a heresy against Islam
"Mainstream theologians have come out unanimously against the
terrorists. What we must now ask them is to campaign more strongly against the
aberrant doctrines that underpin them", writes British Muslim convert
scholar, Abdal-Hakim Murad.
A Memo to
American Muslims
"The worst exhibition of Islam happened on our turf."
In the wake of September 11, Dr. M. A. Muqtedar Khan calls for soul searching,
reflection and reassessment among US Muslims.
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 by the leader of one of Florida's
largest mosques.
Reject
call for holy war, Florida Muslim leader says
"How could the Muslim leaders in the U.S. denounce armed forces against
the Taliban when you've got Afghanis against the Taliban? I see some strong
hypocrisy here.''
Imam Shafayet Mohamed, the religious leader of Darul Uloom in Pembroke Pines,
South Florida's largest mosque.
Muslims in
America ignore Osama Bin Laden's call for holy war.
Bay Area Muslims think more peaceful measures should have been taken by the
U.S., but say the suspect has no legitimacy
By Sandy Kleffman and Sonia Krishnan, Contra Costa Times, October 8, 2001
Looking
for Answers In Islam's Holy Book
Despite Contradictions, Koran Favors Peace Over War, Scholars Say
'Osama bin Laden and other Muslim extremists "pick and choose"
passages from the Koran to support a global jihad, or holy war, against the
United States and other countries', said Barbara Stowasser, a Koranic scholar
and director of the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown
University
By Bill Broadway, Washington Post, Saturday, September 29, 2001
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.
By JACQUES STEINBERG, New York Times, October 8, 2001
American
Muslims Have a 'Special Obligation'
An American Muslim leader asks: Who has the greatest duty to stop violence
committed by Muslims in the name of Islam? - Muslims!
By Ingrid Mattson Vice President, Islamic Society of North America
Prominent
American Muslims denounce terror committed in the name of Islam
Transcript of CBS's 60 Minutes interview on Sept 30, 2001 between Ed Bradley and
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf of California
Imam Siraj Wahaj of Brooklyn
Imam Farid Esack, Visiting Professor in Religious Studies at the University of
Hamburg
Imam Faisal Abdur Rauf of Lower Manhattan
Dr. Vali Nasir, Professor of Political Science at the University of San
Diego.
African
Islamic Professor Condemns Terrorism, Praises Muslim Charitable Organizations
Professor Doctor Abdallah Dumbuya, a Gambian scholar with a double Doctorate
degree in Islamic Jurisprudence and Sciences, has strongly condemned
organisations and groups using Islam as a justification for terrorism and
violence.
Rallying
to make a difference
Hundreds of families and community leaders, Muslim and non-Muslim, attend a
Dallas rally against terrorism, sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic
Relations
By Katherine Morales, The Dallas Morning News, October 21, 2001
Muslims
in the American armed forces speak out against acts of terrorism.
AFRTS video report. Requires RealPlayer.
The
American Muslim Council Supports President Bush’s Campaign Against
Terrorism
Text of Press Release (Washington DC, 10/08/2001)
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.
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.
Peter Standring, National Geographic Today, September 25, 2001
More
Muslim Responses to September 11
Peace, The
Greater Jihad
a poem by Yahya.
Islam For
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