9/11 FATWA
MUSLIM SCHOLARS AND INTELLECTUALS CONDEMN ATTACKS IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON

In the Name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful

The undersigned, leaders of Islamic movements, are horrified by the events of Tuesday 11 Sept 2001 in the United States which resulted in massive killing, destruction and attack on innocent lives.
We express our deepest sympathies and sorrow. We condemn, in the strongest terms, the incidents which are against all human and Islamic norms. This is grounded in the Noble Laws of Islam which forbid all forms of attacks on innocents. God Almighty says in the Holy Qur'an: "No bearer of burdens can bear the burden [wizr] of another" (Surah al-Isra 17:15).

We also decry the targetting of the faith of Islam and its followers before the investigation determines the culprits.  The condemnation should be limited to them - who ever did it - and not extended to others [meaning the Muslims of the world].

With the obscurities surrounding this incident and the multitude of parties with interest in such horrendous acts, the undersigned hope the investigators and the media will exercice caution. Do not hurry to pronounce a guilty party until you are sure of the forces behind this horrific painful act.

We wish to convey our sincerest condolences to the families of the innocent victims and the American people.

                                     24 Jumada al-Akhirah 1422 AH
                                     12 Sept 2001 2001 AD




LIST OF SIGNATORIES:

1.  Mustafa Mash.hur, General Guide, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt
2.  Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, President, Sunnah Research Center, University of Qatar, Qatar
3.  Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Pakistan
4.  Dr. Hasan Howeidi Sous-Guide, Muslim Brotherhood of Syria, Syria
5.  Former Prosecutor Ma'moun al-Hodaibi Sous-Guide, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt
6.  Muti Rahman Nizami, Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Bangladesh
7.  Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Founder, Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Palestine
8.  Abdullah Ali Mutawi, President, al-Islah Social Reform Organization, Kuwait
9.  Abdullah bin Hussain al-Ahmar, President, Higher Council of the Yemeni Islah Reform Movement, Yemen
10. Sheikh Faysal Mawlawi, General Secretary, Islamic Movement of Lebanon, Lebanon
11. Abdulmajeed Dhneibet, General Observer, Muslim Brotherhood of Jordan, Jordan
12. Sadiq Abdelmajid, General Observer, Muslim Brotherhood of Sudan, Sudan
13. Sadreddine Bayanuni, General Observer, Muslim Brotherhood of Syria, Syria
14. Dr. Ussamah Takriti, President, Islamic Party of Iraq, Iraq
15. Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah al-Khatib, Scholar, Al-Azhar University, Cairo Egypt
16. Prof. Khurshid Ahmed, Vice President, Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Pakistan
17. Yassin Abdel Aziz, Vice President, Higher Council of the Yemeni Islah Reform Movement, Yemen
18. Mahfoudh Nahnah, President, Movement for a Peaceful Society, Algeria
19. Rashid Ghannoushi, President, Nahda Renaissance Movement, Tunisia
20. Fazil Nour, President, PAS - Parti Islam SeMalaysia, Malaysia
21. Fathi Yakun, Islamic Intellectual, Lebanon
22. Ibrahim al-Misri, Editor-in-Chief, al-Aman Weekly, Lebanon
23. Abdurashid Turabi, Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir Azad, Pakistan
24. Muhammad Hidaya Nur Wahid, President, Adalah Party, Indonesia
25. Abdelkarim Khatib, President, Parti Marocain pour la Justice et le Developpement, Morocco
26. Dr. Abdessalam Harras, President, Social Action Party, Morocco
27. Dr. Hibr Nur Eddayim, Sous-Observer, Muslim Brotherhood of Sudan, Sudan
28. Khalid Mishaal, Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas", Palestine
29. Dr. Abdel Aziz Rantisi, Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas", Palestine
30. Rashid Haj, Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
31. Dr. Ahmed Ali al-Imam, President, Fiqh Council of Sudan, Sudan
32. Ahmed Risouni, President, Mouvement pour l'unite et la reforme, Morocco
33. Ahmed Rawi, President, Union of Islamic Organizations of Europe, United Kingdom
34. Muhammad Abdelwahab Dayyumi, General Secretary, Islah Reform Movement, Yemen
35. Sheikh Amin Bam, General Secretary, Ulema Council of South Africa, South Africa
36. Salem Saqqaf al-Jafri, Director, Al-Khayrat School for Fiqh and Law Research, Indonesia
37. Sheikh Raed Salah, President, Islamic Movement of Palestine 48, Palestine
38. Idris Kittani, President, Islamic Intellectual Club, Morocco
39. Abd Rab ar-Rasool Sayyaf, Ameer, Ittihad-e-Islami Afghanistan, Afghanistan
40. Engineer Muhammad Shah, Former Prime Minister, Ittihad-e-Islami Afghanistan, Afghanistan
41. Alifeddine Turabi, Publisher, Kashmir al-Muslimah Magazine, Pakistan
42. Hilmi Amin, Muslim Scholar, Indonesia
43. Abdelghaffar Aziz, Director of External Affairs, Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Pakistan
44. Haj Tayyib Aziz, President, Shura Council of the Movement for a Peaceful Society, Algeria
45. Hajj Abdulhadi Awang, Prime Minister, Terengganu State, Malaysia
46. Mawlana Abu al-Kalam Yusuf, Sous-Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Bangladesh