Aufruf in London: Islamgelehrter geißelt den Terror der Islamisten
WELT ONLINE: Der in Pakistan lehrende Scheich Dr. Muhamad Tahir ul-Qadri spricht eine Fatwa gegen islamistische Selbstmordattentäter und Terroristen aus. Angeregt zu diesem "Rechtsgutachten" wurde ul-Qadri durch die Serie blutiger Anschläge, von denen Pakistan in letzter Zeit heimgesucht worden ist.

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri ist gebürtiger Pakistani. Die schwierige Lage in seinem Heimatland haben ihn nun zu seinen Äußerungen veranlasst. Foto: Welt Online
Eine der international bekanntesten Autoritäten der Islam-Forschung, der in Pakistan lehrende Scheich Dr. Muhamad Tahir ul-Qadri, hat in London eine Fatwa ausgesprochen gegen Selbstmordattentäter und Terroristen, die ihre Taten mit Hinweis auf den Islam zu rechtfertigen suchen. Basis der Fatwa ist seine 600-Seiten lange, in Urdu verfasste Quellen-Studie, die ul-Qadri, 58, gestern persönlich vorstellte, zusammen mit einer englischsprachigen Zusammenfassung.

„Ich spreche nicht anders als der Prophet“, deklarierte der Gelehrte, „diese Leute werden die Hunde der Hölle sein. Es gibt keinen islamischen Terrorismus – wer Terrorismus propagiert, ist kein Moslem, er stellt sich vielmehr außerhalb der islamischen weltweiten Umma und wird damit ein Ungläubiger.“ >>> Von Thomas Kielinger | Mittwoch, 03. März 2010

Muslim Group Minhaj-ul-Quran Issues Fatwa Against Terrorists
The 600-page document, drawn up by Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, declares that attacks on innocent citizens are "absolutely against the teachings of Islam". Photograph: Times Online
TIMES ONLINE: A leading Muslim organisation in Britain has issued a fatwa against suicide bombings and terrorism, declaring them un-Islamic.

Minhaj-ul-Quran, a Sufi organisation based in East London which advises the Government on how to combat radicalisation of Muslim youth, will launch the 600-page religious verdict tomorrow. It condemns the perpetrators of terrorist explosions and suicide bombings.

The document, written by Dr Muhammed Tahir-ul-Qadri, a former minister of Pakistan and friend of Benazir Bhutto, declares suicide bombings and terrorism as "totally un-Islamic". It is one of the most detailed and comprehensive documents of its kind to be published in Britain.

The fatwa, which was released in Pakistan last month, uses texts from the Koran and other Islamic writings to argue that attacks against innocent citizens are "absolutely against the teachings of Islam and that Islam does not permit such acts on any excuse, reason or pretext".

Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, who is based in Canada and has written more than 400 books on Islamic law, said: "All these acts are grave violations of human rights and constitute kufr, disbelief, under Islamic law." >>> Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent | Sunday, January 17, 2010

Muslim Group Holds 'Anti-terrorism' Summer Camp
THE GUARDIAN: Hundreds attend three-day al-Hidayah event at University of Warwick campus to learn how to fight arguments of extremists

Young Muslims arrive at al-Hidayah 2010 at the University of Warwick campus. Photograph: The Guardian
After a modest breakfast came the first choice of the day: to take part in sporting activities ranging from five-a-side football to archery, or to join the Sunday morning nature stroll around the campus. Then it was down to the serious business: a series of lectures, workshops and presentations, punctuated by prayers and countless impromptu street-corner debates.

This is al-Hidayah 2010, a three-day event that kicked off on Saturday and attended by 1,300 Muslims – mainly young men and women – that has been billed as the UK's first anti-terror camp.

Devotees of Muslim scholar Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri have gathered at the University of Warwick's campus to be taught practical ways of countering extremist views in their schools, universities and communities. They have been learning how to engage with people expressing extremist views and are being directed to passages in the Qur'an and other Islamic texts to allow them to argue against them.

The camp follows the publication by Qadri, founder of the moderate Minhaj-ul-Quran International (MQI) movement, of a headline-grabbing "fatwa on terrorism", a 600-page volume claiming to "remove decisively" any theological justification for Islamist terror.

"People have long asked where are the moderate Muslim organisations? What are they doing to combat extremism," said MQI spokesman Shahid Mursaleen. "We are trying to train young people here to counter the arguments they hear from the radicals, to give them the knowledge so they can question the extremists and contradict their ideology." >>> Stephen Morris | Sunday, August 08, 2010

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Islamic Scholar Says Suicide Bombers Will 'Go to Hell'
Shaikh ul-Qadri is explicit in his condemnation of suicide bombings, kidnappings and the killing of innocents which he describes as absolutely against the teachings of Islam?
THE INDEPENDENT: A respected Islamic scholar will publish a seminal fatwa tomorrow that unequivocally condemns terrorism and warns suicide bombers that they will “go to hell” for their attacks.

Pakistani-born Shaikh Dr Tahir ul-Qadri is launching his fatwa in London as part of a drive to combat the power of jihadist rhetoric on the web and provide English-speaking Muslims with an authoritative theological explanation detailing why terrorism is not permitted.

Although numerous fatwas condemning terrorism have been released by scholars around the world since 9/11, Shaikh Dr Qadri’s 600-page ruling is both significant and unusual because it is one of the few available in English and online. >>> Jerome Taylor, Religious Affairs Correspondent | Monday, March 01, 2010

Un érudit musulman publie une fatwa contre le terrorisme
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: LONDRES | Cet homme d'origine pakistanaise estime qu'il les martyrs et leurs actes ne peuvent être considérés comme le djihad.

Un éminent érudit musulman d’origine pakistanaise, Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a condamné mardi les terroristes comme des ennemis de l’islam, dans une fatwa rendue publique à Londres. Il a souligné que les actes de terrorisme ne pouvaient avoir aucune justification au nom de l’islam, condamnant notamment les attentats d’Al Qaïda, dans cette fatwa de quelque 600 pages, présentée au cours d’une conférence de presse à Londres en présence notamment de députés et de représentants d’associations caritatives. >>> AFP | Mardi 02 Mars 2010