Over 1050 Indian Islamic clerics and scholars have issued a fatwa against the Islamic State (ISIS) declaring it against the basic religious principles of Islam.This is the first time that a large number of religious leaders or Imams have issued a joint fatwa against the Islamic State ,which unleashed a new reign of terror in the Middle East causing grave concerns in the UN and the entire Globe at large.
The edict issued by the religious leaders stated that Islam shuns violence ,while the Islamic State, also known as Daesh, perpetuates it declaring it “Un-Islamic”.
The fatwas, which was issued in 15 volumes , contained edicts from Muslim leaders and scholars were collected by Abdul Rehman Anjari, President of the Mumbai’s Islamic defence cyber cell and were sent to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and other world leaders.
The Islamic Scholars also expressed their disappointment against the terror group and urged the International community to take strict and immediate action against the inhumane reign of terror through which it propagates in the Middle East giving rise to millions of refugees and displacement of a large number of citizens whose normal lives have been reduced to a nightmare.
The fatwa comes at a time when Islamic State mercenaries are brainwashing the Indian youth to join them and also slowly trying to spread its grip in the South Asian region.
Anjari said muftis and imams of all sections and sects of Islam have condemned the activities of Daesh and acknowledged that it has tarnished Islam’s image.
