Ulema against Dialogue with Terrorists
Condemning the suicide attack at a church in Peshawar, Pakistan’s ulema (scholars) from different schools of thought issued on Monday Fatwas which declared killing of innocent minorities as ‘un-Islamic’.
The ulema urged the government that elements involved in the killing of members of Christian community should not be invited to peace dialogue, adding that they deserved exemplary punishment for this heinous and inhumane act.
Mufti Taqi Usmani, Dr Abdul Razzaq, Maulana Samiullah and Maulana Mufti Rafi Usmani of Deobandi sect issued a decree which said that such acts were against the teachings of Islam and Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him).
They said such incidents were part of a campaign against Islam and Pakistan. “We believe that the attack on the church was a conspiracy against Islam and Pakistan,” they said.
The ulema said that the Holy Quran and Sunnah laid emphasis on the protection of life and property of minorities.
They also said that drone attacks which killed innocent citizens of Pakistan were not acceptable.
Another 30 ulema of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) issued a separate decree, declaring that Islam did not allow killing of innocent non-Muslims, SIC spokesman Nawaz Kharal told Dawn.
Source: Dawn.com
Mufti Taqi Usmani, Dr Abdul Razzaq, Maulana Samiullah and Maulana Mufti Rafi Usmani of Deobandi sect issued a decree which said that such acts were against the teachings of Islam and Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him).
They said such incidents were part of a campaign against Islam and Pakistan. “We believe that the attack on the church was a conspiracy against Islam and Pakistan,” they said.
The ulema said that the Holy Quran and Sunnah laid emphasis on the protection of life and property of minorities.
They also said that drone attacks which killed innocent citizens of Pakistan were not acceptable.
Another 30 ulema of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) issued a separate decree, declaring that Islam did not allow killing of innocent non-Muslims, SIC spokesman Nawaz Kharal told Dawn.
Source: Dawn.com
