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Muslim groups issuing anti terror fatwa implicated in 9/11 attacks and Al Qaeda funding gave support to suicide bombing

Fatwa cleric Muzzamil Siddiqui called for the "wrath of God to descend on America"
July 28, 2005

.MIM: The Council on American Islamic Relations and the Fiqh Council of North America have issued a fatwa which purports to condemn terrorism. The only problem is that both groups are under investigation for ties and terror and have had their members jailed on terrorism charges. The Council on American Islamic Relations is a defendant in a 9/11 terror lawsuit. The Figh Council of North America was among those groups raided in Operation Greenquest, the US government crackdown on terrorism funding which took place in 2003. The head of the Fiqh Council, Muzzamil Siddiqui, (who isalso the Imam of the Islamic Society of Southern California ),was instrumental in the conversion of Al Qaeda operative Adam who was last seen on an Al Qaeda video broadcast threatening that "blood would run in the streets of America". He also spoke at a Washington rally and warned that "the wrath of God would descend on America" for it's support of Israel . http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/finance.asp

The former head of the Fiqh Council of North America, Jaber Al Tahwani, is an unindicted co conspirator in the Sami Al Arian trial. The Figh Council also contributed funding to Sami Al Arian's Palestinian Islamic Jihad which carried out suicide bombings which killed 100 people. http://www.islam-online.net/English/News/2002-03/22/article20.shtml

Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi

Muzzamil Siddiqui announcing the phony anti terror fatwa

According to Kenneth Timmerman :

"...During an anti-Israel rally outside the White House on Oct. 28, 2000, Siddiqi openly threatened the United States with violence if it continued its support of Israel. "America has to learn ... if you remain on the side of injustice, the wrath of God will come. Please, all Americans. Do you remember that? ... If you continue doing injustice, and tolerate injustice, the wrath of God will come." By "injustice," he meant U.S. support for Israel.

Siddiqi also has called for a wider application of sharia law in the United States, and in a 1995 speech praised suicide bombers. "Those who die on the part of justice are alive, and their place is with the Lord, and they receive the highest position, because this is the highest honor," he was quoted as saying by the Kansas City Star on Jan. 28, 1995 http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/finance.asp

MIM: It should also be noted that many Muslims in America feel as Siddiqui does. Here is a 2002 posting from a Muslim who signs himself as "Jihad is our duty" and proves that the phony fatwa issued by Siddiqui and CAIR is an attempt to disquise Muslims true intentionshere in the United States. This comment is about a proposed Milllion Muslim March on Washington and should be a warning that many Muslims in our midst share the same sentiments expressed by terrorists. Most telling of all is that the commentator who uses the name "Jihad our duty" and says that his blood is boiling signs off with Peace be upon you.

http://www.islamonline.net/Discussion/English/bbs.asp?aParID=13634&aTpID=&aGroupID=2394&action=move&aPathID=242&aSubject=A+One+Million+Muslim+March+to+Washington+DC%21

jihad_our_duty Re: A One Million Muslim March to Washington DC!
Name: jihad_our_duty
30/3/2002
(4:28) GMT
Reply
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful
I truly support the proposal for A One Million Muslim March
to Washington DC! We have been suffering like modern slav
under the aggressors, who have no mercy. There is th
expression "my blood is boiling". This expression h
become literal for us because for years our brothers' and
sisters' blood has been boiling around the world under
modern bombs. We did not show enough unity then. That h
been a lesson for us because the aggressors are taking
advantage of us and have now also turned against us by
raiding our homes and offices, kidnapping 1000's of our
brothers and torturing them brutally, shutting down our
charities that our poor children are relying on, beating
our brothers while they are praying to Allah, and
distorting the image of our religion in the media such
on CNN.
Allah tells us to fear him only. Allah tells us to stand u
against injustice and have no fear of transgressors. Tho
who fear Allah stand up against injustice. Let's show that
we have no fear other than Allah. Let's show the aggressor
that we are in a so-called "democratic country" and
citizens, we can stand up against injustice.
Peace upon all of you.

S. Muslims issue ‘fatwa' against terrorism
Scholars condemn attacks on civilians as a violation of Islamic teaching

The Associated Press


American Muslim scholars who interpret religious law for their community issued an edict Thursday condemning terrorism against civilians in response to the wave of deadly attacks in Britain and other countries.

In the statement, called a fatwa, the 18-member Fiqh Council of North America wrote that people who commit terrorism in the name of Islam were "criminals, not ‘martyrs."'

"There is no justification in Islam for extremism or terrorism," the scholars wrote. "Targeting civilians' life and property through suicide bombings or any other method of attack is haram — or forbidden."

Many Muslim leaders overseas have issued similar condemnations in recent weeks, but some have left an opening for violence to be used. British Muslim leaders who denounced the July 7 attacks in London said suicide bombings could still be justified against an occupying power.

The U.S. fatwa did not specifically address suicide bombings in a war, but the scholars barred Muslims from helping anyone "involved in any act of terrorism or violence." The council also declared that Muslims were obligated to help law enforcement officials protect civilians.

"It is the civic and religious duty of Muslims to cooperate with law enforcement authorities," according to the Fiqh Council. The term "fiqh" refers to Islamic legal issues and understanding the faith's religious law.

Islam has no central authority and the council serves an advisory role for American Muslims, who could number as high as 6 million. But some question whether the panel's statements would sway extremist.

Recent bombings spur increased condemnations
Leaders of major American Muslim organizations have taken pains since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to condemn terrorism and deny any religious justification for it. They have intensified their efforts following the July 7 bombings in London and the botched attacks two weeks later. Other terrorist attacks have occurred in Egypt and Israel in recent weeks, along with continued bombings in Iraq.

The Muslim Public Affairs Council, an advocacy group based in Los Angeles, started the "National Anti-Terrorism Campaign" last year, urging Muslims to monitor their own communities, speak out more boldly against violence and work with law enforcement officials.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington-based civil rights organization, is running a TV ad and a petition-drive called "Not in the Name of Islam," which repudiates terrorism. In New York and other cities, mosque leaders have joined advisory committees created by the FBI to build relations between law enforcement and their local communities.

"We pray for the defeat of extremism and terrorism," the scholars wrote. "We pray for the safety and security of our country, the United States, and its people. We pray for the safety and security of all inhabitants of our planet."

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American Islamic Scholars issue fatwa against terrorism

http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-07-28-voa63.cfm

A council of Muslim scholars in the United States has issued a religious ruling, or fatwa, against terrorism and extremism.

The Muslim scholars released the ruling during a press conference in Washington, saying that Islam condemns terrorism, religious radicalism and the use of violence.

The scholars serve on the Fiqh Council of North America, an association of Muslim jurists who interpret Islamic law.

The council's chairman, Muzammil Siddiqi, read the fatwa, which says "targeting civilians' life and property through suicide bombings or any other method of attack is forbidden, and those who commit these barbaric acts are criminals, not martyrs."

"All acts of terrorism targeting the civilians are haram, forbidden in Islam. It is haram, forbidden, for a Muslim to cooperate or associate with any individual or group that is involved in any act of terrorism or violence," he said.

The fatwa also says it is the "civic and religious duty of Muslims to cooperate with law enforcement authorities to protect the lives of civilians."

The Islamic scholars say the fatwa was prompted by a similar ruling from the Muslim Council of Britain, following the July 7 terrorist attacks in London.

U.S. Muslim groups have frequently condemned terrorist acts, but the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Nihad Awad, says issuing a fatwa is the strongest statement that can be made by the Islamic community.

"This is the heaviest weight any opinion can be given. The reason I am saying this is because those who commit acts of terror in the name of Islam try to misinterpret and misuse certain issues in Islamic jurisprudence and they have no authority or qualification except their anger. These legal Muslim scholars come to say we are the authority on this subject and we are the ones who determine how to interpret Islam. Therefore, I don't think any person in the globe can quote the Koran or the traditions of the Prophet [Muhammad] to justify the harming and the killing of innocent people," he said.

The Muslim scholars have called for the fatwa to be read during Friday prayers at mosques across the United States.

Salam al-Marayati, the executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, says he hopes the message will resonate globally, but also close to home.

"We hope that this would influence other parts of the world, but more importantly I think we are doing this for our children and for our future," he said. "Our children need to be very clear on these matters. There should be no confusion and no ambiguities. As we stand together, tall, as leaders of established Muslim-American organizations, this is a message to our future generation and to our children that this notion that suicide bombing or terrorism has any room in Islam is rejected outright."

The Council on American-Islamic relations has launched public service announcements on radio and television saying that Islam forbids terrorism.

The announcements are in English, Arabic and Urdu, and say those who use violence in the name of Islam are betraying their faith.

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