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This page focuses on Muslim condemnations of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and other terrorist incidents since then as well as of terrorism in general.

Muslim Leaders
A Message from the Council on American-Islamic Relations
American Muslim Leaders Condemn Attacks
American Muslims Denouncing Terrorism
American Muslims and Scholars Denounce Terrorism on Anniversary of 9/11
Australian Muslims Condemn Terrorist Attack
Bin Laden Distorts Islam, Islamic Scholars Say
Bin Laden’s Idea of ‘Jihad’ is Out of Bounds, Islamic Scholars Say
British Muslim leaders condemn terrorism
British Muslims Condemn Terrorist Attacks
Canadian Muslims Condemn Terorist Attacks
Islamic Statements Against Terrorism in the Wake of the September 11 Mass Murders
Islamic World Deplores U.S. Losses
Looking for Answers in Islam’s Holy Book: What Islamic Scholars Have to Say
Muslim Reactions to Sept 11
Muslim Voices Against Extremism & Terrorism - Part II - Statements by Organizations
Muslim World Condemns Attacks on U.S.
Muslim rulers condemn WTC attacks
New Zealand Muslims Condemn Terrorism
Organization of the Islamic Conference Foreign Ministers Condemn International Terrorism
Quran a Book of Peace Not War, Islamic Scholars Say
Scholars of Islam Condemn Terrorism

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Some American Muslims Take a Look at Their Communities’ Shortcomings
U.S. Muslim Scholars Condemn Attacks
UK Muslim Leaders Condemn ‘Lunatic Fringe’
When is jihad OK? Muslim Perspectives
Specific Muslim Scholars
A Common Word Between Us and You, by 130 Islamic scholars
Attacks on Civilians: Forbidden by Islam, by Shaykh Yusuf Qaradawi
Ayatollah Muhammad Husain Fadlallah of Lebanon condemns Osama Bin Laden, by Ayatollah Muhammad Husain Fadlallah
Bin Laden’s Violence is a Heresy Against Islam, by AbdulHakim Murad (Tim Winter)
Defending the Civilians (a fatwa against terrorism), by Shaykh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti
Expert Says Islam Prohibits Violence Against Innocents, by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar Condemns Suicide Bombings, by Shaykh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi
High Mufti of Russian Muslims calls for Extradition of Bin Laden, by Russian Muslim leaders
Iran’s Supreme Leader Condemns Attacks on U.S., by Ayatollah Ali Khamanei
Islam and the Question of Violence, by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Iranian scholar
Jihad and the Modern World, by Dr. Sherman Jackson
Jihad: Its True Meaning and Purpose, by Muzammil H. Siddiqui
Most Prominent Sunni Muslim Scholar Condemns Killing of Civilians, by Shaykh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University
Muslim Attitudes about Violence, by Shaykh Muhammad al-Munajjid
Muslim Voices Against Extremism and Terrorism - Part I - Fatwas, by various scholars
Muslim Voices Against Extremism and Terrorism - Part IV A few Quotes, by various scholars
On the Terrorist Attacks, by Imam Zaid Shakir
Prominent Pakistani Cleric Tahir ul Qadri condemns Bin Laden, by Tahir ul Qadri
Reclaiming Islam from the Terrorists, by AbdulHakim Murad, British scholar
Reflections on the National Horror of September 11, 2001, by Muzammil H. Siddiqui

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Refutation of Bin Laden’s Defense of Terrorism, by Moiz Amjad, Pakistani scholar
Response to a Question about Islam and Terrorism, by Moiz Amjad, Pakistani scholar
Saudi Clerics Condemn Terrorism, by Sheikh Abderrahman al-Sudayes
Saudi Grand Mufti Condemns Terrorist Attacks in U.S., by Shaikh Abdulaziz Al-Ashaikh
Scholars’ Statements Regarding The Attacks In The United States, by Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Aali-Shaykh, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and President of the Committee of Senior Scholars, and Shaykh Saleh Al-Lehaydaan, Chief Justice Of The Saudi Arabian Judiciary, and Shaykh Dr. Saaleh Ibn Ghaanem As-Sadlaan, Pres. Higher Studies Dept. Al-Imaam Muhammd Ibn Saud Islamic University
Spanish Muslim Clerical authorities Issue Fatwa against Osamah Bin Laden, by Spanish Muslim leaders
Terrorism Is at Odds With Islamic Tradition, by Khaled Abou El Fadl
Terrorism: Not a doorway to heaven, by Jamil Abdul Razzak Hajoo, of Idriss Mosque, Seattle
The Myth of Islamic Terrorism Exploded, by Shaykh Abdul Azeez bin Abdullah bin Baaz and Shaykh Muhammad Bin Saalih al Uthaymeen
The worst enemies of Islam are from within, by Hamza Yusuf
Top Saudi Cleric Says Attacks on U.S. a Terrible Crime in Islam, by Shaykh Salah al-Lahidan, head of the Islamic Judiciary of Saudi Arabia
Violence Against Innocents Violates Islamic Law, by Imam Siraj Wahhaj
What is jihad? What is terrorism?, by Statement by Muslim Scholars

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Individual Ordinary Muslims
Special links
A Country United- Poem by a Muslim woman about September 11
Islam Denounces Terrorism- Site of Muslim scholar Harun Yahya
Muslims Against Terrorism- An organization founded by Muslims who stand against the hijacking of Islam by extremists and terrorists
Report: Muslim Celebrities Condemn Attacks- Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Muhammad Ali, Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets
Muslim charities who solicited donations to help victims in New York City:
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Muslims who act as if Islam had never come and its teachings had never been revealed
not silent
not silent, not even close
Oh, God. Not again.
on the bombings in Jordan
On the terrorist attack in Indonesia
Once more with feeling
Organization of the Islamic Conference: Muslims must fight extremism
Qaradawi condemns terrorism in Qatar
Qataris demonstrate against terrorism
Saudi clerics condemn terrorism in front of 2 million Muslim pilgrims
Saudi scholars condemn violence
Sick
Sick of people who murder to advance their cause
terrorism is a return to the pre-Islamic ignorance
Terrorism is not Islam
Terrorism, again.
terrorism, fascism, Islamophobia… a strange mix indeed
terrorist attacks in Egypt
terrorists strike at the heart of Shi’a Islam
the truth about jihad
the two sides of Yusuf Qaradawi
to remember and again to condemn those who did it
Top Saudi cleric condemns terrorism
using Islam to fight terrorism
Wahhabi scholar condemns terrorism
Wahhabis condemning terrorism
When I read this in the news, my heart sank to the floor

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And here are articles by other ordinary Muslims:
A Curse Upon the Brigands Who Kill Children, by Aziz Poonawalla
A Dastardly Act, by Ikram Seghal
A Muslim Surgeon’s Prayer for His Fellow Americans, by Aftab Ahmad
Amid simmering religious tension, Muslims denounce killing of Christian family, by (Associated Press report)
Area Muslims slam suicide bombing, by Washington Times report
Bin Laden’s Fatwa is a Call to Plunder Not Jihad, by Aziz H. Poonawalla
Defaming, Defiling, and Falsifying Islam: A Condemnation of al-Qaeda, by Frank M. Afflitto, convert to Islam
Does the Quran Sanction Violence?, by Mohamed Elmasry
Hirabah versus Jihad, by Robert D. Crane, convert to Islam
Horrified by What Happened in the U.S., by Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh
Human Nature at Its Worst, by Amir Meshkin
I Believe in Allah and America, by Arsalan Iftikhar
I’m Not the Enemy, by Reshma Memon Yaqub
Islam Demands a Muslim Response to 9/11 (PDF), by Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad
Islam condemns all acts of terrorism, by Daar-ul-Ehsaan
Islam is Not the Source of Terrorism, by Harun Yahya
Islam is Not to Blame, by Omar Sarwar
Islam is a Religion of Peace, Not Terrorism, by Muhammad Ali
Islam: A Home of Tolerance Not Fanaticism, by Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
Islamic Scholars Should Speak Up for the Truth about Islam and Jihad, by Laila Nasheeba-Or
Jihad Means Waging Peace and Justice, by Mohamed Elmasry
May God Touch All of Us with His Infinite Grace, by Susan Abulhawa
Muslim scholars reach out to Pope, by BBC News

There are more for the people who say the Muslim community has not condemned the violence or tried to help with fund raising, etc. I now have about 5 more pages of links of quotes and condemnations, please let me know if you would like to see them.
 
A Pakistani specifically rebuts the Fatwa allegedly written by Osama Bin Laden:
The author of the writing is obviously trying to give the impression that the referred verse of the Qur’an is directing all individual Muslims to declare a war against all ‘pagans’ of the world. Nevertheless, it is a well known fact that the verse relates to a period, when an organized Muslim state existed in Medinah and it was, in fact, this Muslim state organized under the leadership of the Prophet (pbuh), which was directed to fight the ‘pagans’ in these verses[3]. The Muslims, who are addressed in these verses are, in fact, addressed as citizens of an organized Muslim state, which had declared war against the ‘pagans’. This is clearly the case in each and every one of the verses, which entail directives relating to Jihad.
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understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=question&qid=1007
 
awalt said:
I say “few”, but you won’t say how many you think it is - you just keep posting fear and uncertainty. Why don’t you tell us how many you think it is, since you only attack how many I think it is? I know you won’t, because you know your perceptions and prejudices are not defensible. You can only post articles from islam-watch.org, former Muslims who are professed atheists! Is that the group you associate with?
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Here are the results of the Pew polls for you.

pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=248

pewresearch.org/pubs/26/where-terrorism-finds-support-in-the-muslim-world

Think about this though, even if only 1% of Muslims supported terrorism, that’s 100 million people!
Vickie, this is my last post to you, I am going to ignore any future posts from you as you are not interested in responding and discussing an issue to completion - you just throw new quotes and accusations out. You don’t want to resolve anything, or learn anything, or work together to understand anything, you just want to throw out unproductive posts that re-hash the same old stuff. Ignore is now on, I think we all know where you stand.
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I’ve answered your questions and now have no more desire to reply to any of your posts either. You pride yourself on being such a “christian” and then step out of character by making a disparaging remark about the ex-Muslims being atheists! Well you’ve shown your true colors anyway. I’ve even given you a link to a jihad article compiled right here on Catholic Answers and you’ve apparently ignored that because it does not suit your Islamist agenda! I also know where you stand!:rolleyes:

Vickie
 
Awalt may wear his fingers to the bone with his endless lists, but unless one understands the Islamic concept of takkiya, which is lying for the sake of Islam, what does any of that prove?

Vickie
 
Ex-Muslim Abu Kasem speaks out on why he left Islam in an interview by FrontPage magazine.

**Kasem: **Born in Bangladesh , I attended the secular schools as well as underwent strict religious discipline, and digested religious preaching. Taught by my father, during my childhood, I learned the basic Qur’an without understanding a single word, because like almost all Muslims of Bangladesh, my father did not know the meaning of Arabic words. He only knew how to read the Qur’an in Arabic, and recite it. When I was nine, a typical Mulla taught me the Islamic rituals (like prayer, ablution, fasting), and how to recite the Qur’an correctly. He also taught us that Muslims are the only inheritors of the earth, that we must never mix with the non-Muslims, we must hate them, humiliate them verbally, and if possible, physically.
In high school, I discovered a world beyond Islam. I met a few Hindus and two Christians. I found them extremely polite, peace-loving, sincere, and affable. Unfortunately, communal riots broke out in India and Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan ). One of my Hindu friends was brutally murdered by Islamist fanatics. This was a life-changing experience, as I witnessed the mutilated dead bodies of my friend, his parents, and siblings. When I discussed this with a few Muslim gentlemen (moderate Muslims) they told me that the Hindus deserved to be killed; there should not be any Hindus in our Muslim land. Further, I learned from them that in Islam, there is a great reward for killing the non-Muslims.

islam-watch.org/AbulKasem/Abul-Kasem-Interview-An-Apostate-Speaks.htm

Vickie
 
I left this thread earlier, but am returning just to post these very interesting links.
Why a Vatican expert is skeptical on dialogue with Islam
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Jan. 9, 2008 (CWNews.com) - One of the Vatican’s top experts on Islam has offered a sobering appraisal of the prospects for dialogue between the Holy See and Muslim leaders.
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To the casual observer, the progression of events looks promising indeed. In Regensburg, when Pope Benedict challenged Islamic leaders to a reasoned exchange, the first responses were hostile-- even violent-- but eventually a group of 138 prominent Muslim leaders replied with a call for dialogue. In November the Pope asked the leaders of that group to come to Rome for in-depth talks, and in December the Islamic leaders agreed.
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But things aren’t quite that simple, Father Samir Khalil Samir warns us. When Pope Benedict issued his invitation, he provided a list of topics that should be discussed. When they accepted that invitation, the “Islamic 138” offered their own list of preferred subjects. The lists don’t match.
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cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=55838

And the related article:
Benedict XVI’s improbable dialogue with 138 Muslim scholars
by Samir Khalil Samir, sj
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Vatican representatives and Muslim thinkers will meet in Rome next March to hammer out a few guidelines for dialogue between Christians and Muslims. There is a risk of hollowness or falsity if the dialogue addresses theology alone, and not the concrete problems of the two communities.
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Booklover said:
Think about this though, even if only 1% of Muslims supported terrorism, that’s 100 million people!

Vickie
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1% is a very conservative estimate really but see the amount of people that be. 40 to 50% is not unrealistic figure though we can never be sure. The figure of declared supporters is transient. They surface in places or countries where the political climate is sympathetic or supportive to such cause, otherwise they would lie low where or when it is not.

Usually in countries where the Muslims population is predominant such extreme interpretation of Islam is often displayed publicly. In western countries where they are the minority, such display usually are more prudent.

Nevertheless, this got to do with belief. Whether or not a Muslim declares his support for terrorism openly, it’s the belief that’s within his heart and the teaching of Islam that decide his allegiance. Thus you have plenty of them actually agree in principle with what the terrorists believe, except they may differ on the strategy to achieve it.

I will stop short of saying that Islam is the cause of terrorism but having said that, there are many of its teachings that make it expedient for it to happen.

God bless.

Reuben
 
Reuben_J said:
1% is a very conservative estimate really but see the amount of people that be. 40 to 50% is not unrealistic figure though we can never be sure.
Reuben
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Take a look at this one. Survey of Muslims in the U.K.

ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/291

Just in case

"Back to the Muslim poll, NOP also asked if British Muslims thought that relgious leaders who supported terrorism should be removed - 68% agreed, with 22% disagreeing. Cross-referencing these results, NOP characterised 9% of the Muslims they surveyed as “hardcore Islamists” - people who thought that it was perfectly okay to speak in support of terrorism, but thought people should be prosecuted for insulting Islam. This small minority tallies with NOP’s other questions on terrorism - 9% of respondents said it was acceptable for religious or political groups to use violence, 13% of people said they understand why young British Muslims might become suicide bombers (though again, this needs to be put in context. Parallel polls of Muslims and non-Muslims have shown that there are a small minority of non-Muslims who think terrorist attacks on civilians can be justified).
 
Booklover said:
Awalt may wear his fingers to the bone with his endless lists, but unless one understands the Islamic concept of takkiya, which is lying for the sake of Islam, what does any of that prove?
Vickie
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Hi

I read sometimes ago that there is an authoritative teaching of the Church that one could tell a lie to support Catholicism or Catholics. Is it true? If so, it would be like Shiaism.

Quran however does not support it and enjoins to be straighforward for the truth. There are very clear verses on this.

Thanks
 
paarsurrey said:
Hi

I read sometimes ago that there is an authoritative teaching of the Church that one could tell a lie to support Catholicism or Catholics. Is it true? If so, it would be like Shiaism.

Quran however does not support it and enjoins to be straighforward for the truth. There are very clear verses on this.

Thanks
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No way on Gods green earth, there is absolutely NO lying in the church, to either protect it or anything. For starters, we dont need to lie since its the truth.
Secondly, i want to know what this source is you supposedly read, its probably on a protestant or anti catholic site. Please quote it, thanks Paars.
 
paarsurrey said:
Hi

I read sometimes ago that there is an authoritative teaching of the Church that one could tell a lie to support Catholicism or Catholics. Is it true? If so, it would be like Shiaism.

Quran however does not support it and enjoins to be straighforward for the truth. There are very clear verses on this.

Thanks
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Also, we have spoken about this on another thread, and the conclusion was there IS lying allowed in Islam to protect the religion.
I believe these are the 3 lies you can tell.
  1. Your allowed to lie to protect your wife, ie, if she said to you i feel like a whale, and she does, and you say no honey, you look beautiful and you dont mean it and only say it to protect her feelings, thats allowed.
  2. If your in a hostage situation, you are allowed to lie.
  3. If your engaging in apologetics and losing, your allowed to lie to protect the faith.
These are listed in hadiths.
Im not sure which hadiths, but as i said, there is a thread dedicated to this very subject.
God bless
 
dolphinlove said:
Also, we have spoken about this on another thread, and the conclusion was there IS lying allowed in Islam to protect the religion.
I believe these are the 3 lies you can tell.
  1. Your allowed to lie to protect your wife, ie, if she said to you i feel like a whale, and she does, and you say no honey, you look beautiful and you dont mean it and only say it to protect her feelings, thats allowed.
  2. If your in a hostage situation, you are allowed to lie.
  3. If your engaging in apologetics and losing, your allowed to lie to protect the faith.
These are listed in hadiths.
Im not sure which hadiths, but as i said, there is a thread dedicated to this very subject.
God bless
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The Hadith of the Muslims is like the bible of the christians, dictated / written by some one. So being at par with the bible, It (Hadith) cannot be authentic. Like the bible, not all is true in the books of Hadith.

It would have been better to present something from the Quran to support any real argument. Otherwise it will be just stories like in the bible, not very reliable. Also, the best reply would have been to deny the allegation or to accept it. No problem. I hope no Catholic said like that.
 
dolphinlove said:
there IS lying allowed
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Hi

I think I read sometimes ago, Ifrom some poster here or on another forum that there is an authorization for the Catholics also to lie (I am sorry to state) if it supports the Catholicism.

Is it so?

I don’t believe that.

Thanks
 
paarsurrey said:
Hi

I think I read sometimes ago, Ifrom some poster here or on another forum that there is an authorization for the Catholics also to lie (I am sorry to state) if it supports the Catholicism.

Is it so?

I don’t believe that.

Thanks
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I addressed this on the previous page, lying is NOT allowed in Catholicism, or any other form of Christianity that im aware of.
 
planten said:
The Hadith of the Muslims is like the bible of the christians, dictated / written by some one. So being at par with the bible, It (Hadith) cannot be authentic. Like the bible, not all is true in the books of Hadith.

It would have been better to present something from the Quran to support any real argument. Otherwise it will be just stories like in the bible, not very reliable. Also, the best reply would have been to deny the allegation or to accept it. No problem. I hope no Catholic said like that.
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Bible is the word of God, written by people who were inspired by the Holy Spirit, nice try, this had been debated many times on here, if you want to debate about the authenticity of the bible, start another thread, ill be glad to point out your mistakes once again!
God bless

ps the quran was written by man, this can also be proven!
 
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