Terrorism is unacceptable
Terrorism is a business, not religion. No religion accepts, teaches, promotes, motivates or inspires terror. I am not a preacher, but as far as I know, killing in the name of God must only be reserved for the slaughtering of animals on the occasion of Eid and suicide is strictly forbidden in Islam. People need to clarify their doubts.
From Mr Ahmad Cruise
Dubai
They are not a part of us
Indeed, Islam does not promote terrorism. The so-called “Muslim terrorists” are actually fighting for their own motives, not for their religion. We need peace in this world, and so we need to eliminate such culprits. There should be a fatwa on what should be done if someone is involved in any terror attacks or has killed innocent people for no reason. Such people are not Muslims and not a part of our society.
From Mr Jameel Baig
Hyderabad, India
Teaching us to differentiate
Ideally, no you don’t need rules to decipher between right and wrong. But, given the context, it’s the right move. This is in response to those who kill in the name of Islam. And this is a serious response from those scholars who want to separate themselves from the killers and extremists. There is nothing wrong with that. One man’s right is another man’s wrong. Keeping that in mind in order to avoid turmoil, bloodshed, violence and destruction, it becomes necessary to make or enforce rules so that all could live in peace.
From Mr Hani Ansari
UAE
Next target?
The sad part is that such scholars may become targets for the violent ones.
From Mr James Mcd
UAE
A religion of peace and humanity
I don’t think we need fatwas, as every Muslim is aware of these rules. To eliminate terrorism, we need to catch the international players behind this power game. Islam is a religion of peace and humanity. Don’t mix things up. Let’s stop the evil forces rather than blaming Islam as a source for a terrorist supply chain.
From Mr Ch Basharat Toor
Dubai
A strong reminder
I disagree with the reader Ch Basharat Toor. Yes, we do need fatwas as people define their way of living on their own. Some things are defined in Islam, but some things need to be clarified in terms of a fatwa. Unfortunately, many people simply rely on the word of the scholars that they believe in. I do second his thoughts about Islam being a religion of peace, but at the same time we need scholars to come up with these fatwas to actually remind people that there is no room for terrorism. You may assume that everyone knows that you cannot kill another human, but then these so-called Muslim terrorists are still doing it.
From Mr Ahmad Junaid
UAE
Rules clarify things
We obviously need rules! If these things, such as violent attacks, were not happening, then we wouldn’t. We must always cater to the slowest of society, those who cannot figure out right from wrong on their own.
From Ms Margaret Mackin
Sharjah
Religion is separate from governance
Each nation should decide its path for itself. I don’t agree with religion and governance combining. That being said, this is a special circumstance where religion needs to respond to the terrorist activities that claims spiritual fervor in the name of propaganda and recruitment.
From Mr Muwa Da Chernovtsy
Wisconsin, USA
Who are they following?
The problem is that these terrorist groups don’t follow any fatwa or other sane minded people. Otherwise, it’s clearly written in the Quran and our Prophet [PBUH] never did or preached about killings and other ill deeds.
From Ms Ann I. E.
Ajman
What is right and wrong?
You don’t need a scholar’s verdict on this. God has bestowed some sense to the common people. Harming one’s body or self infliction is prohibited in Islam. We consider that our religion is too difficult and therefore rely on these scholars for everything, even if they don’t propagate the truth. Wake up people! There is an inner self which by default tells you what is right and wrong, and religion has nothing to do with it.
From Mr Adnan Akbar
Singapore
Religion is just a tool
Yes, as a society if you are misled, then the government or leaders are supposed to help and be responsible for controlling and setting rules to bring things back to normal and let everyone in society live at peace. In this case, it has gone to an extreme and it is high time someone spoke about it. Killing is wrong! Be it for whatever purpose. No religion propagates it. It is simply politics or a power struggle and religion is a tool used for it.
From Ms Fatima Sultan
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Educate them
Killing one innocent human is equal to killing all of humanity. People need more education.
From Mr Muddassar Abbas
Dubai
Guide those with less knowledge
As a society, we all need to understand what is wrong and what is right. However, we do need people with the proper and authentic knowledge of Islam to explain the rules and laws to the people with lesser knowledge.
From Ms Hina Tabassum
UAE
Let your conscience decide
Ideally, we should not be needing rules to judge between right and wrong. We are humans and we are born with innate characteristics of compassion and humanity. Our conscience is aware of our actions, therefore all good and bad can be identified without any fatwas and rules. We shouldn’t be waiting for fatwas to be issued to understand the basic do’s and dont’s.
From Ms Lubna Maryam
Dubai
Eliminate terrorism
This fatwa is a positive move. Immediate steps are required to eliminate terrorism, before it eliminates nations.
From Mr Noushad Pokkalath
Ras Al Khaimah
Supporting the fight against terror
Pakistan is on the path of development and Muslims are supporting this development. I am therefore grateful to the scholars for supporting the fight against terrorism and standing up for the security of the non-Muslims.
From Mr Ravi Shetty
Karnataka, India
No rules
You don’t need rules. You just need to be alive to understand the value of a human life, with blood running through his or her veins and a beating heart. Nothing is more important than it.
From Mr Faheem Rana
Dubai
A basic fundamental
Killing an innocent person is the worst sin in Islam. It is not a matter of a fatwa. It is the basic fundamental of Islam; there should be no confusion.
From Mr M. Sujan Atik
Doha, Qatar
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