[Reader-list] Anti Terrorism Fatwa

[A.K. Malik]

 Dear Mr Ambardar,
Sorry I misspelt your name im my mail just sent.
Regards,

(A.K.MALIK)


--- On Fri, 3/5/10, Lalit Ambardar <lalitambardar at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Lalit Ambardar <lalitambardar at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Anti Terrorism Fatwa
> To: aliens at dataone.in, javedmasoo at gmail.com
> Cc: "reader-list at sarai.net" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> Date: Friday, March 5, 2010, 4:21 PM
> 
> 
> 
> There can be no better deterrent
> against jihadi terror than invoking the wroth of very God
> that is purportedly the
> inspiration for terrorism. Such strong voices should have
> emanated earlier.
> 
> Due cognisance of  the suicide car bombing in Srinagar
> on the eve
> of the year 2000 X-mas by the Birmingham born Bilal Ahmed
> could possibly have
> averted 9/11 & scores of other attacks worldwide. 
> 
> Regards all 
> 
> LA
> 
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> 
> 
> > Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 11:01:08 +0530
> > From: aliens at dataone.in
> > To: javedmasoo at gmail.com
> > CC: reader-list at sarai.net
> > Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Anti Terrorism Fatwa
> > 
> > 
> > It is welcome move to issue such fatwa that suicide
> bombing was banned by Islam without any excuses, any
> pretexts, or exceptions. Suicide is always condemnable by
> almost all the religions and nothing new in it. So, it can
> be counted as a teaching statement rather than issuing
> fatwa. Similarly, Islamic group has even earlier issued
> fatwa against any kind of violence/terrorism in general.
> But, what today need is fatwa against terrorists or
> terrorists group specifically to pressurize them to stop
> terrorism. When you can give fatwa against Taslima Nasreen
> and Salman Rashdie specifically then why not issue fatwa
> against any terrorist specifically. This is what required in
> today's time. Can any of Islamic group dare to do this? It
> will be welcome.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Bipin
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: reader-list-bounces at sarai.net
> [mailto:reader-list-bounces at sarai.net]
> On Behalf Of Javed
> > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 3:23 AM
> > To: sarai list
> > Subject: [Reader-list] Anti Terrorism Fatwa
> > 
> > Anti Terrorism Fatwa
> > 
> > Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
> > 
> > Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a former Pakistani lawmaker
> issued an anti
> > terrorism fatwa in London this Tuesday. It stated that
> suicide bombing
> > was banned by Islam “without any excuses, any
> pretexts, or
> > exceptions.” This is a great stand and one that many
> other
> > organizations have taken before. Even recently after
> the incident at
> > Fort Hood, The National Coalition of South Asian
> Organizations
> > released ‘their fatwa.’ The NCSO consists of over
> twenty organizations
> > who had issued this strong statement after the tragedy
> in Fort Hood.
> > It is not any different from most of the voices I
> heard in the Mumbai
> > taxis. Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Parsis and Jews
> traveling through
> > bustling Bombay commented on this unfortunate
> misconception between
> > Islam and Terror and voiced the same concern as
> Muhammad
> > Tahir-ul-Qadri and The Quilliam Foundation.
> > 
> > When will mainstream media truly pay attention to all
> the voices of
> > dissent? Like I said , a great stand but one which has
> been stated by
> > the common man for decades. May this fatwa enter the
> domain of pop
> > culture and be talked about on twitter, blogs,
> backyards in Alabama,
> > streets of Kabul, Mc Donalds kitchens and headlines of
> every big
> > publication Worldwide as much as it was talked about
> in the Mumbai
> > taxis. Inshallah!
> > 
> > http://thetaxitakes.com/anti-terrorism-fatwa/
> > -------
> > 
> > Some experts see fatwa as significant blow to
> terrorist recruiting
> > By Kiran Khalid, CNN
> > March 3, 2010
> > Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A fatwa, or religious
> ruling, issued this
> > week is roiling theological waters after it took aim
> at those
> > notorious for targeting others: terrorists.
> > 
> > The anti-terrorism fatwa by renowned Muslim scholar
> Muhammad Tahir
> > ul-Qadri pulled no punches, declaring that terrorism
> was "haraam," or
> > forbidden by the Quran, and that suicide bombers would
> be rewarded not
> > by 72 virgins in heaven, as many terrorist recruiters
> promise, but
> > with a suite in hell.
> > 
> > Qadri, the founder of the Minhaj-ul-Quran
> International, an Islamic
> > movement with centers in 90 countries, told a news
> conference in
> > London, England, on Tuesday that his decree
> categorically condemns
> > terrorism and suicide bombings in the name of Islam.
> > 
> > "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."
> > 
> > The 59-year-old Pakistani scholar called his fatwa an
> "absolute"
> > condemnation, going as far as to label the terrorists
> themselves
> > "kafirs," a term in the Quran meaning "unbeliever."
> > 
> > "This fatwa has the potential to be a highly
> significant step towards
> > eradicating Islamist terrorism," Quilliam, a
> counter-extremism think
> > tank based in London, said in a statement.
> > 
> > Manan Ahmed, assistant professor of Islam in South and
> Southeast Asia
> > at the Institute for Islamic Studies in Berlin,
> agreed, calling the
> > fatwa "unprecedented."
> > 
> > "This is a landmark theological study -- a careful and
> systematic
> > treatment of a thousand years of legal tradition
> dealing with armed
> > resistance against the state, rules of engagement,
> aspects. The fatwa
> > itself ... is categorically and comprehensively
> against terrorism in
> > any form and for any cause," Ahmed said.
> > 
> > Many skeptics questioned whether an intellectual
> dismantling of al
> > Qaeda's religious philosophy could have any impact on
> recruiting
> > terrorists in places like Pakistan, where many
> potential foot soldiers
> > don't have access to education, much less academic
> discourse.
> > 
> > Ahmed says it can.
> > 
> > "This is not an academic or an intellectual argument
> alone. This is a
> > theological argument, based in the Qur'an and Sunnah
> [practice of the
> > Prophet]," Ahmed said. "What it provides are easily
> available
> > argumentation and proof for the millions of preachers
> across Pakistan,
> > who can, in turn, incorporate this into their weekly
> sermons."
> > 
> > Ahmed says where it will undoubtedly leave an
> indelible mark is
> > online. Just this week, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John
> Custer, head of
> > intelligence at the U.S. military's Central Command,
> told the CBS
> > program "60 Minutes" that "without a doubt, the
> Internet is the single
> > most important venue for the radicalization of Islamic
> youth."
> > 
> > In the recent case involving five young Americans from
> the Virginia
> > area, known as the "D.C. Five," who are in a Pakistani
> jail
> > potentially facing terrorism charges, the so-called
> ringleader Ramy
> > Zamzam allegedly had contact with radical Islamist Web
> sites. Last
> > week, 24 year-old Afghan-born American Najibullah Zazi
> pleaded guilty
> > to conspiring to blow up high-density targets in New
> York City.
> > Prosecutors allege he, too, communicated online with
> terrorists.
> > 
> > Salman Ahmad, the lead singer of the Pakistani rock
> band "Junoon" and
> > author of "Rock & Roll Jihad: A Muslim Rock Star's
> Revolution," says
> > it's young men in the West who can be influenced the
> most by Qadri's
> > arguments.
> > 
> > "The fatwa by the Pakistani Islamic scholar is an
> important positive
> > religious ruling and it has been made in the West,
> where a lot of
> > young impressionable Muslim kids are being brainwashed
> by the
> > terrorists to commit murder and suicide in the name of
> Islam," Ahmad
> > said.
> > 
> > "It's about time Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda realize
> that Muslims
> > will not allow their faith and identity to be hijacked
> by a bunch of
> > thugs masquerading as holy men."
> > 
> > http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/terror.fatwa.analysis/
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