Muslim scholars present religious rebuttal to Islamic State

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Thu Sep 25, 2014 2:25pm EDT
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor

(Reuters, PARIS, Sept 25 ) - Over 120 Islamic scholars from around the world, many of them leading Muslim voices in their own countries, have issued an open letter denouncing Islamic State militants and refuting their religious arguments.

An array of Muslim leaders and groups have publicly rejected the Islamist movement since it imposed its brutal rule over large areas of Syria and Iraq this summer. Five Muslim nations have also joined a U.S.-led military campaign against it.

The 22-page letter, written in Arabic and heavy with quotes from the Koran and other Islamic sources, is just as clear as those groups in condemning the torture, murder and destruction Islamic State militants have committed in areas they control.

"You have misinterpreted Islam into a religion of harshness, brutality, torture and murder," the letter said. "This is a great wrong and an offense to Islam, to Muslims and to the entire world."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/25/us-syria-crisis-islam-scholars-idUSKCN0HK23120140925

[Fred Sanders]

1. The Muslim rebuttal to ISIS is also a few 500 lb. laser guided bombs, do not forget that.

Any more questions about Islam not condemning these heretics and assassins that sully the name of the Prophet?

[Jim__]

2. There is a 23 page copy of the letter in English online.

Here.

It's hard to copy an excerpt because the excerpt gets reformatted.

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3. Thanks! I was looking for one.

6- It is forbidden in Islam to kill the innocent.

[AtheistCrusader]

4. Interesting.

Looks like 9(c) leaves actual non-believers that are openly so, twisting in the wind.

Section 13 is less clear. Doesn't say anything about apostasy, or flat-out non belief, and could be reference to disbelief by way of any other faith not being the right one. I would like to know more about this item, and what the authors meant.