UK Imams Issue Fatwa against Those Fighting for ISIL
They have issued a fatwa, or religious decree, describing them as “heretics”.
The fatwa ”religiously prohibits” would-be British jihadists from joining “oppressive and tyrannical” ISIL, also known as Islamic State. The imams order all Muslims to oppose ISIL’s “poisonous ideology”, especially when it is promoted within Britain.
The fatwa, the first of its kind issued by British Muslim scholars, follows the elevation of Britain’s terror threat from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is “highly likely”.
The fatwa has been issued after criticism that British Muslims have not done enough to condemn aspiring youths who have travelled to fight for ISIL, or those supporting its ideology in the UK, the report said.
Source: The Sunday Times
