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Les_Nubian · **Muslim scholars ban killings in name of Islam -** 09-08-2006

(This is kinda old, from last year, but still a good article! It shows people are really trying to stand up for Islam and make a difference over there!)

Muslim scholars ban killings in name of Islam

Source:Islamonline.net

http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=8831

Leading Muslim scholars meeting in a three-day conference in Amman banned killing in the name of Islam and urged respect for other opinions in the Muslim world.

"We condemn the principle of accusations of apostasy and the legalization of the assassination of Muslims for religious reasons," the 180 scholars said Wednesday at the end of the first International Islamic Conference in Jordan.

The statement was based on religious edicts, or fatwas, issued by Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi of Al-Azhar in Cairo, the highest Muslim Sunni authority, Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the Shiite leader based in Iraq, and Egypt's Mufti, Sheikh Ali Jumma, as well as other senior leaders in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Jordan.

At the beginning of the conference, Jordan's King Abdullah II denounced all kinds of religious extremism.

He also urged Muslim states to harmonize their schools of jurisprudence.

"Divisions within the global Islamic community, acts of violence and terrorism and accusations of apostasy and the killing of Muslims in the name of Islam violate the spirit of Islam," he said in an address Monday.

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Les_Nubian LI Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 140 Reputation: 209 Rep Power: 13 Join Date: Jul 2006 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Muslim scholars ban killings in name of Islam - 09-08-2006 *(This is kinda old, from last year, but still a good article! It shows people are really trying to stand up for Islam and make a difference over there!)* Muslim scholars ban killings in name of Islam Source:Islamonline.net http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=8831 Leading Muslim scholars meeting in a three-day conference in Amman banned killing in the name of Islam and urged respect for other opinions in the Muslim world. "We condemn the principle of accusations of apostasy and the legalization of the assassination of Muslims for religious reasons," the 180 scholars said Wednesday at the end of the first International Islamic Conference in Jordan. The statement was based on religious edicts, or fatwas, issued by Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi of Al-Azhar in Cairo, the highest Muslim Sunni authority, Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the Shiite leader based in Iraq, and Egypt's Mufti, Sheikh Ali Jumma, as well as other senior leaders in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Jordan. At the beginning of the conference, Jordan's King Abdullah II denounced all kinds of religious extremism. He also urged Muslim states to harmonize their schools of jurisprudence. "Divisions within the global Islamic community, acts of violence and terrorism and accusations of apostasy and the killing of Muslims in the name of Islam violate the spirit of Islam," he said in an address Monday. __________________ Don't develop religious tunnel vision. Investigate.