Sheikh Hamza Yusuf: Islam against Terrorism, Extremism and Occupation...
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Dr.Tahir ul Qadri Fatwa Against Terrorism & Suicide Bombing...
Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, the founding leader and patron-in-chief of Minhaj-ul-Quran International, has issued his detailed edict (Fatwa) against terrorism which consists of more than 600 pages. The launching ceremony of the Fatwa was held on March 2, 2010 in London (UK). Minhaj-ul-Quran International UK arranged a press conference which was heavily attended by representatives of the international media besides Labour party minister Shahid Malik, members of EU and UK parliaments Sajjad Karim, Muhammad Sarwar, James Finter, ambassadors of Iraq, Germany and other countries, officials of the Home Office, Commonwealth Office and Metropolitan Police, Professors and Muslim and Christian community leaders. Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri presented the anti-terror Fatwa in Urdu and English languages before the international media....

Gen. Colin Powell re Muslims in Military...
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6,000 Islamic Scholars Issue Fatwa Against Terrorism...
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UNICEF Report on Female Circumcision
“Islamic Shari’a protects children and safeguards their rights. Those who fail to give rights to their children commit a major sin. […] FGM is a medical issue, what doctors say we heed and obey. There is no text in Shari’a, in the Koran, in the prophetic Sunna addressing FGM.” The Grand Imam, Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, Sheikh of Al-Azhar....

The Concept of Jihad in Islam – Struggle for Inner Perfection...
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Jihad is regularly misconstrued as war, with all its connotations of violence and bloodshed. However, in the Islamic context, and in literal sense, the word jihad simply means a struggle – doing one’s utmost to further a worthy cause. The actual Arabic equivalent of war, is qital, and even this is meant in a defensive sense. According to Islamic teachings, jihad is of two kinds. One is with the self (jihad bin nafs), that is, making the maximum effort to keep control over negative feelings in one’s self, for instance, arrogance, jealousy, greed, revenge, anger, etc. The psychological efforts to lead such a life of restraint is what jihad bin nafs is...
