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Afghanistan/South Asia
Fatwa forbidding suicide attacks tomorrow
2005-05-16
The government has got a fatwa (decree) signed by religious scholars of all Islamic sects declaring suicide attacks on places of worship forbidden in Islam. "The fatwa has been signed by hundreds of religious scholars of all sects and will be announced on Tuesday," Dr Aamer Liaquat Hussain, minister of state for religious affairs, told Daily Times.
Yep. That oughta take care of that little problem...
President Pervez Musharraf had assigned Dr Hussain to get a 'comprehensive decree' from clerics of all Islamic sects in an attempt to develop harmony among people of various sects and religions."It took Dr Hussain around five months to get this fatwa signed," an official based in Islamabad said.
Obviously it has widespread support among the scholars...
He obviously knows Senator Frist ...
"Those who plan and carry out such attacks are involved in anti-Islam and anti-humanity acts," it says. The minister finally got this document signed by the clerics on Friday and has decided to announce it on Tuesday. Prominent among those who have signed the fatwa are Mufti Munibur Rehman (Barelvi), Hafiz Mohammad Salafi (Ahl-e-Hadith) and Allama Riaz Hussain Najafi (Shia) while Deobandi scholars who have signed the document included Maulana Asad Thanvi, Mufti Usman Yar Khan, Maulana Gul Naseer Hashmi and Hanif Jallandhry. "I have signed the fatwa and totally agree with its contents," Mufti Munibur Rehman told Daily Times.
Those aren't, we might point out, the biggest names in Pakistani Islam...
Interestingly, prominent Deobandi scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani did not sign the fatwa despite repeated efforts by the government.
"Nope. Nope. Ain't gonna do it. Booms are Islamic. Everybody knows that!"
Officials said he had by and large seen the fatwa in the global perspective instead of seeing it in the context of Pakistan. "We have drafted the fatwa in the manner that it condemns suicide bombings in Pakistan and not anywhere else," said Dr Hussain. Most Deobandi scholars support suicide bombings in Palestine and Iraq, and say those involved in such acts are fighting usurpers and occupation forces.
Posted by:Fred

#6  Ah, mental midgets muftis articulate the breathtaking beauty of Paki religious intellectual culture. There are so many unanswered questions left in the wake of this fatwa. Aspiring Jihadis and sociopathic murderers need to know the rules governing their conduct. Is the fatwa retroactive so as to deny the 72 trolls to pre fatwa boomers? No boom boom now but non-suicide attacks still fall in that happy grey area? How is "suicide" defined? Is it by the reasonable jihadi or average Paki Mahmood standard? Do you have to intend to die in the attack? If you engage in an attack from which you cannot reasonably expect to withdraw or escape safely is it "suicide"? What is the "place of worship"? Is it up to ten feet from the front doors? Does it include a place where apostates (we kkeeeeel you) are or only if and where they worship and only at such times that they worship? If a religious leader is present and engaged in worship away from a mosque or temple can that make any place one of worship? What are the bounds of such a place of worship? Does ignorance of the fatwa relieve a boomer of responsibility for violating the fatwa? etc etc etc
Posted by: Tkat   2005-05-16 11:11  

#5  They didn't say attacks on places of worship were forbidden, just suicide attacks. So detonating a car bomb outside the mosque, then machine gunning the people when they run out is still ok.
Posted by: Steve   2005-05-16 10:58:56 AM  

#4  "...declaring suicide attacks on places of worship forbidden in Islam..."

Yeah, cuz you know, there have been so many suicide bombings at mosques.

Any synapses firing today, Imams?
Posted by: jules 187   2005-05-16 10:39  

#3  So it took 5 months and probably thousands of staff hours to come up with a fatwa that only bans suicide attacks against places of worship in one country.

Wow.
Posted by: mhw   2005-05-16 07:55  

#2  condemns suicide bombings in Pakistan and not anywhere else
Wow. A solution with the wisdom of Saudis Solomon. The Saudi funded madrassa educations are really paying off.
Posted by: ed   2005-05-16 07:19  

#1  â€œWe have drafted the fatwa in the manner that it condemns suicide bombings in Pakistan and not anywhere else,”

So, the ROW is suppose to take hits from them but be denied the snarky laugh at their fratricide?
Posted by: 3dc   2005-05-16 00:26  

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