IMAS Backs Iraqi Resistance

[villagechild]

BEIRUT , November 20 (IslamOnline.net) - The International Association of Muslim Scholars (IAMS) ruled that resisting occupation troops in Iraq is a “duty” on able Muslims in and outside the war-torn country and that aiding the occupier is impermissible.

“The IAMS ex officio underlines and underscores that helping the Iraqi people in their uphill struggle against the (US) occupation is a duty on every able Muslim in and outside Iraq,” the pan-Muslim body said in a statement Friday, November 19.

Concluding a two-day meeting in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, the Dublin-based body said this kind of jihad does not necessitate a central command to organize military operations, but willing Muslims can do it on their own.

It also urged the “noble resistance fighters” to stick to Shari`ah rules in their praiseworthy resistance.

http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2004-11/20/article02.shtml

[Rose Siding]

1. You, um, 'forgot' the rest of the headline: "Opposes Killing Civilians "

IMAS Backs Iraqi Resistance, Opposes Killing Civilians

There's George's clash of civilizations.

[villagechild]

2. thanks,

1st time post. I appreciate constructive critisism. will do better. next time.

[NNN0LHI]

8. You still have a half hour or so to edit the headline to match the original

The mods will lock threads that don't use the actual headline from the source. Go ahead. Give it a shot. It won't hurt.

Don

[villagechild]

3. IMAS Opposes Killing Civilians

" . . . the IAMS asked resistance fighters not to target women, children and the elderly even if they were of the occupiers’ nationalities provided that they were not involved in hostilities.

“And if they are taken prisoner, they should be treated well and put on a fair trial. But it is not permissible to hold hostages and threaten to kill them to achieve a certain end,” said the statement.

Islam does not permit aggression against innocent people, whether the aggression is against life, property, or honor, and this ruling applies to everyone, regardless of post, status and prestige.

The pan-Muslim body pressed the occupation troops to pull out of Iraq and hand over power to an international organization that would supervise free and fair elections, paving the way for full sovereignty. http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2004-11/20/article02.shtml

[TheFarseer]

4. I read that and though Don Imas

I think that stance would be bad for ratings.

[daleo]

5. Their conclusions seem a lot more reasonable than Bush and the neocons

It is worth reading the statement.

[villagechild]

6. Iraqi fighters, not terrorists

Feeling myself drawn to statements that clarify the definition of legitimate Iraqi fighters vs terrorists. Finding the US news media's daily brainwash of black and white terms especially devoid of any real meaning. Good guy, bad guy . . . same old song and dance.


"The IAMS additionally said Iraqi resistance should be mindful of “queues of enemies who want to blemish the image of Islam by carrying out deadly operations in the name of resistance”. Those handful of groups could very likely be linked to Zionist and foreign intelligence services.”

[daleo]

7. Yes, that was an interesting angle too

I think it quite likely that some dirty deeds are being done on all sides to sully each others' reputations. In this kind of conflict the psychological and propaganda war is as important as the physical war.

[geek tragedy]

9. Wow, what a shock. They blame the Jews for the terrorism.

I never would have guessed.

[geek tragedy]

10. They are pro-terrorist wackos. I hope they all pick up a gun

and head to Iraq. Unfortunately, we're stuck with them for a while.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6383640/

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Al-Qaradawi, head of the London-based International Association of Muslim Scholars, infuriated many intellectuals and writers when he told journalists in September that U.S. civilians in Iraq are legitimate targets for Iraqi insurgents. Later, he issued a religious edict saying it is permissible under Islam to kidnap in wartime — but not to kill the hostages.
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[WCGreen]

11. This type of religious justification and

in a sense permision is discussed in the book Imperial Huris ......