New Fatwa forbids Shiites and Sunni's from killing each other
The declaration produced by the scholars contains a ruling which clearly forbids Shiites and Sunnis from killing each
other. Essentially a fatwa, the ruling is based on eight key points. The most important is: “The Muslim is he who
professes his faith by proclaiming ‘Lailaha Illallah Muhammad Rasulullah’ (There is no god but Allah and Muhammad
is His Prophet). By this statement, the Muslim embraces and accepts the five pillars of Islam and the central tenets of
its faith, thus rendering his blood and property inviolable.”
“These fundamental principles,” the declaration said, “apply equally to the Sunni and the Shiite without exception.
The differences between the two schools of thought are merely differences of opinion and interpretation and not
essential differences of faith.”
The declaration states that no follower of either school may expel or declare another an unbeliever or in any other
way cast aspersions on the faith of a follower of a different school. The grounds for the ruling are based on a
statement by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): “If ever one of you calls his brother: You infidel, one of them
shall come out the infidel and bear the onus thereof.”
The declaration reiterates that all houses of worship are sacrosanct, including mosques and non-Muslim houses of
worship of all faiths and religions. “Therefore,” the declaration states that, “these places of worship may not be
attacked, appropriated, or in any other way used as a haven to perpetrate acts in contravention of Shariah.”
The declaration rules that certain things and principles should never be forfeited, including, in particular, unity,
cohesion, cooperation and solidarity in piety and righteousness. “It is incumbent upon all Muslims to adopt caution
and vigilance against all attempts to sow division among them, break their ranks, or incite sedition, strife, and hatred
in order to corrupt their divine and spiritual bonds with each other.”
The scholars appealed to all Muslim scholars to support the ruling and urged the Muslims of Iraq to adhere to it. “We
pray to Almighty God, on this sacred soil and blessed grounds, to protect and preserve the faith of all Muslims,
ensure the safety of our homeland, and bring the Arab-Muslim country of Iraq out of its plight, end its trials and
tribulations, and reinstate Iraq as a fortress and pillar of the Muslim Ummah in the face of its enemies.”
Prominent among the 28 signatories of the declaration are Sheikh Ahmad Abdul Ghafour Al-Samarai, Sheikh
Jalaludeen Al-Saghir, Sheikh Dr. Salah Abdul Razaq, Sheikh Abdul Satar Abdul Jabbar Abbas, Sheikh Dr. Mahmoud
Al-Samidai, Syed Muhammad Al-Haideri and Sheikh Dr. Syed Muhammad Bahar Al-Uloom. The signing was
witnessed by Sheikh Muhammad Habib Ben El-Khoja, secretary-general of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy,
Sheikh Muhammad Ali Al-Taskhiri, a member of the academy, and Dr. Muhammad Salim El-Awa, adviser to the OIC
secretary-general.
The declaration has received full approval and endorsement from key Shiite and Sunni leadership, most notably
from Sheikh Muhammad Syed Tantawi, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, Adnan Al-Dulaimi
and Sheikh Salah Al-Deen Kuftaro.
The key person behind the Shiite-Sunni reconciliation initiative was undoubtedly OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin
Ihsanoglu.
Source
The declaration produced by the scholars contains a ruling which clearly forbids Shiites and Sunnis from killing each
other. Essentially a fatwa, the ruling is based on eight key points. The most important is: “The Muslim is he who
professes his faith by proclaiming ‘Lailaha Illallah Muhammad Rasulullah’ (There is no god but Allah and Muhammad
is His Prophet). By this statement, the Muslim embraces and accepts the five pillars of Islam and the central tenets of
its faith, thus rendering his blood and property inviolable.”
“These fundamental principles,” the declaration said, “apply equally to the Sunni and the Shiite without exception.
The differences between the two schools of thought are merely differences of opinion and interpretation and not
essential differences of faith.”
The declaration states that no follower of either school may expel or declare another an unbeliever or in any other
way cast aspersions on the faith of a follower of a different school. The grounds for the ruling are based on a
statement by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): “If ever one of you calls his brother: You infidel, one of them
shall come out the infidel and bear the onus thereof.”
The declaration reiterates that all houses of worship are sacrosanct, including mosques and non-Muslim houses of
worship of all faiths and religions. “Therefore,” the declaration states that, “these places of worship may not be
attacked, appropriated, or in any other way used as a haven to perpetrate acts in contravention of Shariah.”
The declaration rules that certain things and principles should never be forfeited, including, in particular, unity,
cohesion, cooperation and solidarity in piety and righteousness. “It is incumbent upon all Muslims to adopt caution
and vigilance against all attempts to sow division among them, break their ranks, or incite sedition, strife, and hatred
in order to corrupt their divine and spiritual bonds with each other.”
The scholars appealed to all Muslim scholars to support the ruling and urged the Muslims of Iraq to adhere to it. “We
pray to Almighty God, on this sacred soil and blessed grounds, to protect and preserve the faith of all Muslims,
ensure the safety of our homeland, and bring the Arab-Muslim country of Iraq out of its plight, end its trials and
tribulations, and reinstate Iraq as a fortress and pillar of the Muslim Ummah in the face of its enemies.”
Prominent among the 28 signatories of the declaration are Sheikh Ahmad Abdul Ghafour Al-Samarai, Sheikh
Jalaludeen Al-Saghir, Sheikh Dr. Salah Abdul Razaq, Sheikh Abdul Satar Abdul Jabbar Abbas, Sheikh Dr. Mahmoud
Al-Samidai, Syed Muhammad Al-Haideri and Sheikh Dr. Syed Muhammad Bahar Al-Uloom. The signing was
witnessed by Sheikh Muhammad Habib Ben El-Khoja, secretary-general of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy,
Sheikh Muhammad Ali Al-Taskhiri, a member of the academy, and Dr. Muhammad Salim El-Awa, adviser to the OIC
secretary-general.
The declaration has received full approval and endorsement from key Shiite and Sunni leadership, most notably
from Sheikh Muhammad Syed Tantawi, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, Adnan Al-Dulaimi
and Sheikh Salah Al-Deen Kuftaro.
The key person behind the Shiite-Sunni reconciliation initiative was undoubtedly OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin
Ihsanoglu.
Source
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