Muslim scholars issue 'fatwa' calling for 'jihad' against Israel as strikes pummel Gaza
Muslim scholars issue 'fatwa' calling for 'jihad' against Israel as strikes pummel Gaza
Ruling is backed by more than a dozen prominent Muslim scholars and calls on all Muslim countries to 'review their peace treaties' with Israel
Several prominent Muslim scholars have issued a rare religious decree or "fatwa", calling on all Muslims and Muslim-majority countries to wage "jihad" against Israel after 17 months of devastating war against Palestinians residing in the besieged enclave.
Ali al-Qaradaghi, the secretary general of the International Union Of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), an organisation previously led by Yusuf al-Qaradawi, called on all Muslim countries on Friday “to intervene immediately militarily, economically and politically to stop this genocide and comprehensive destruction, in accordance with their mandate”.
“The failure of the Arab and Islamic governments to support Gaza while it is being destroyed is considered by Islamic law to be a major crime against our oppressed brothers in Gaza,” he said in the decree comprising some 15 points.
Qaradaghi is one of the region’s most respected religious authorities and his decrees carry significant weight among the world’s 1.7bn Sunni Muslims.
A jihad against the Zionist Entity is a jihad I can get behind.
Can't say that I blame them.
Last time they issued a fatwa was in 2017 in response to Larry David's hit play "Fatwa!"
Finally
Gee, I never would have guessed that would be a result of Israel's actions in Gaza.
hell yeah 🔥🔥🔥
Fuck all religious leaders. Free Palestine. Religious leaders can suck my ass.
Muftis (and scholars) occupy a prominent position in Islam but their departments often sit within the state. They owe their existence to the state governments they're in. Even if this decree carries weight among muslim communities where fatwas are often studied to their minute detail, respective muslim governments ultimately have the final say on whether they're willing to adopt their decree. With leaders like MBS and others, I doubt there's real appetite for change even if the fatwa in question is in line with traditional islamic laws.
The military industrial complex is counting on it
nothing will happen
This could be pretty bad...