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Several prominent Muslim scholars have issued a rare religious decree or "fatwa", calling on all Muslims and Muslim-majority countries to wage "jihad" against Israel after 17 months of devastating war against Palestinians residing in the besieged enclave.

Ali al-Qaradaghi, the secretary general of the International Union Of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), an organisation previously led by Yusuf al-Qaradawi, called on all Muslim countries on Friday “to intervene immediately militarily, economically and politically to stop this genocide and comprehensive destruction, in accordance with their mandate”.

“The failure of the Arab and Islamic governments to support Gaza while it is being destroyed is considered by Islamic law to be a major crime against our oppressed brothers in Gaza,” he said in the decree comprising some 15 points.

Qaradaghi is one of the region’s most respected religious authorities and his decrees carry significant weight among the world’s 1.7bn Sunni Muslims.

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[–] lemel@lemmy.ml -2 points 52 minutes ago (1 children)

Calling on to review their peace treaty - says the scholars of the Religion of Peace.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 minutes ago

Lets hope they can bring peace to the region. The secularists sure won't.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 7 hours ago

Can't say that I blame them.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 hours ago

The military industrial complex is counting on it

[–] sleeplessone@lemmy.ml 37 points 1 day ago

A jihad against the Zionist Entity is a jihad I can get behind.

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