American Muslims Respond to Terrorism
American Muslim groups have repeatedly issued statements condemning terrorism in all forms wherever it has risen, not because they are asked to, but because of the basic Islamic principle that no one has the right to take innocent life. They have done so from the beginning of the spate of attacks in the name of Islam, since the events of September 11, 2001 when a coalition of leading Muslim groups condemned the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Continuing to do so, they work with law enforcement agencies on all levels to curb extremism. American Muslims say that terrorists pervert their religion and that they are just as concerned as anyone about the future and safety of our families.
Statements Against Violence, Here and Abroad
In the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001, Muslim groups in the U.S.and around the world issued statements condemning the violence as antithetical to Islamic teachings. Here is a selection of those statements.
Muslim Leaders
American Muslim Leaders Condemn Attacks
Islamicity.com
American Muslims Denouncing Terrorism
BeliefNet
American Muslim sand Scholars Denounce Terrorism on Anniversary of 9/11
Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy
Bin Laden's Idea of 'Jihad' is Out of Bounds, Islamic Scholars Say
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
British Muslim leaders condemn terrorism
BBC
Islamic Statements Against Terrorism in the Wake of the September 11 Mass Murders
University of North Carolina Website
Islamic World Deplores U.S. Losses
BBC
Muslim Voices Against Extremism & Terrorism - Part II - Statements by Organizations
The American Muslim
Quran a Book of Peace Not War, Islamic Scholars Say
National Geographic
UK Muslim Leaders Condemn 'Lunatic Fringe'
BBC
Islamic Scholars
Ayatollah Muhammad Husain Fadlallah of Lebanon condemns Osama Bin Laden
by Ayatollah Muhammad Husain Fadlallah
Defending the Civilians (a fatwa against terrorism)
by Shaykh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti
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
Most Prominent Sunni Muslim Scholar Condemns Killing of Civilians
by Shaykh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University
Muslim scholars reach out to Pope
by BBC
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
Prominent Pakistani Cleric Tahir ul Qadri condemns Bin Laden
by Shaykh Tahir ul Qadri
Scholars of Islam Condemn Terrorism
Colgate University
Spanish Muslim Clerical authorities Issue Fatwa against Osamah Bin Laden
by Spanish Muslim leaders
Terrorism: Not a doorway to heaven
by Jamil Abdul Razzak Hajoo, Idriss Mosque, Seattle, Wa.
Whatis jihad? What is terrorism?
A Statement by Muslim scholars
Individuals
Report: Muslim Celebrities Condemn Attacks
Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Muhammad Ali, Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets
A Muslim Surgeon's Prayer for His Fellow Americans
by Aftab Ahmad
Area Muslims slam suicide bombing
by Washington Times
Not In My Name: A Treatise Against Religious Intolerance
by Richard L. Dixon
When the innocent are murdered, we all go into the dark with them
by Ziauddin Sardar
World's future hinges on peace between faiths, Islamic scholars tell Pope
by Riazat Butt and Martin Hodgson
Resources
Threats to One Humanity
by Jonathan Clarke, Carnegie Council
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