Posted on 12/25/2015 9:12:14 PM PST by Titus-Maximus
Egypt’s Al-Azhar issued a statement Dec. 11, 2014, refusing to declare the Islamic State (IS) apostates. “No believer can be declared an apostate, regardless of his sins,†it read. Al-Azhar's statement came as a Nigerian mufti seemingly declared IS apostates at a Dec. 4, 2014, Al-Azhar conference. Al-Azhar stated that various media outlets had misrepresented the mufti's speech.
The sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayeb, repeated his rejection of declaring IS apostates on Jan. 1, during a meeting with editors-in-chief of Egyptian newspapers. This sparked criticism from a number of religious, political and media parties, especially since Al-Azhar could have renounced the Nigerian mufti’s statement on IS without addressing the issue of whether or not Al-Azhar considers the group apostates.
In press statements, Al-Azhar representative Abbas Shoman said that the institution had not declared any person or group an apostate throughout its history. Yet, this claim was refuted by the daughter of late Egyptian author Farag Foda, Samar Farag Foda, who called into an Egyptian satellite TV program, saying, “My father’s assassination came as a result of fatwas issued by the majority of Al-Azhar’s sheikhs declaring him an apostate, because he had called for the separation of religion from politics.â€
Al-Azhar’s leaders — the grand mufti and the Council of Senior Scholars — have actually never declared any person or group an apostate throughout Al-Azhar’s history, yet they have not taken any measures against Al-Azhar figures who have issued fatwas to that effect. Prominent fatwas include those by Al-Azhar’s Scholar Front, headed by Sheikh Abdul Ghaffar Aziz, who declared Foda an apostate on June 1, 1992. The Scholar Front comprises sheikhs who are considered radicals and supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi. Aziz was the dean of two of Al-Azhar’s colleges and among those who drafted the curriculum for Al-Azhar University.
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So I guess CAIR is wrong and Robert Spencer is right?
Who gives a rip, islamist are islamist and terrorist all.
It is important because agencies in the US, including John Brennan, the head of the CIA, are saying that ISIS is not Islam, yet the oldest Muslim university in the world is saying it is Islam!
So all the Muslim apologists are now caught in a massive spin-lie job.
How can the Islamic State and its members be apostate when they are carrying out, in full measure, all that the Koran cries out for them to do. And IS is neither “radical Islam” nor Islamic Extremists. They are in the mainstream of Islamic beliefs and do what the death cult’s Koran says they should do.
In other words the radicals are “THE” true muslims following the instructions of their god and profit.
BUMP! Definitely all over the MSM tomorrow.
They could have passed on reviewing the Nigerian Muftis declaration, but no, they took it on and said, “Yeah, that’s who we are.”
Barry Obama will read about this sometime next week.
Now we know why Barack Obama has never been declared an apostate by Islam.
The true radical muslims are those who want sepration of mosque and state. They are loathed by 90% or more of muslims. The same one that silently cheer isis....
Al Sisi should raze the mosque, so as to be instructive..
Of course not. It’s perfectly in line with the unholy quran, and thus requires absolute destruction.
This shows us the way. The more we set them against each other , by tribe, by region, Sunni, Shiite, Sufi, Alawite the weaker they will become, eventually collapsing into violently internecine anarchy.
Yup.
No western individual or institution can credibly claim anything close to the same level of knowledge or authority on Islam.
Yup.
No western individual or institution can credibly claim anything close to the same level of knowledge or authority on Islam.
ISIS savages are the purest Muslims of all. They follow Muhammad’s example down to the slightest detail.
Al-Azhar the supreme Islamic spiritual authority has just confirmed that.
Any devout Muslim is therefore a murderous fanatic. Questions?
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