A prominent Islamic scholar issued a religious ruling against terrorism and suicide bombings at a speech in London Tuesday. Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri, a leading scholar of Sufism, the tradition within Islam that focuses on peace and tolerance, isn't the first Islamic teacher to denounce acts of terrorism. But Qadri's 600-page judgment, or fatwa, is among the harshest denouncements of the theological arguments used by militant groups like al-Qaeda.
"Whatever these terrorists are doing, it's not martyrdom," said Qadri on Tuesday.
But as usual, it is depressing to read many of the comments following the news item:
- "good luck buddy. thats just like trying to tell a bunch of Canadians that hockey is wrong and they shouldnt play it anymore."
- "This is why fatwas like Qadri's are useless. They simply hold no weight next to surah 4:74, 4:76, 8:12 and 59:13 of the literal and perfect quran."
- "I don't believe it at all, just a way to get control of the masses. The musilms want control 100%"
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