Ruling is backed by more than a dozen prominent Muslim scholars and calls on all Muslim countries to 'review their peace treaties' with Israel

Several prominent Muslim scholars have issued a rare religious decree or “fatwa”, calling on all Muslims and Muslim-majority countries to wage “jihad” against Israel after 17 months of devastating war against Palestinians residing in the besieged enclave.

Ali al-Qaradaghi, the secretary general of the International Union Of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), an organisation previously led by Yusuf al-Qaradawi, called on all Muslim countries on Friday “to intervene immediately militarily, economically and politically to stop this genocide and comprehensive destruction, in accordance with their mandate”.

“The failure of the Arab and Islamic governments to support Gaza while it is being destroyed is considered by Islamic law to be a major crime against our oppressed brothers in Gaza,” he said in the decree comprising some 15 points.

Qaradaghi is one of the region’s most respected religious authorities and his decrees carry significant weight among the world’s 1.7bn Sunni Muslims.

  • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
    8·
    7 天前

    I’m only surprised it took so long. I would have thought they’d done this long ago, or at least considered it as obvious. Haven’t they been waging Jihad against Israel since its inception?

    • geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOP
      13·
      7 天前

      Most Arab countries are in bed with Israel. Anyone who stokes the flames there goes to jail. Their top imams speaking out is not a big deal by itself but it does indicate a turning of the tide.

      • MetalMachine@feddit.nlEnglish
        6·
        6 天前

        Your name is gold. It really does describe it well. And yeah, most arab countries are in bed with israel and the US. They only care about staying in power or being a puppet for them.

    • geneva_convenience@lemmy.mlOP
      10·
      6 天前

      Muslims: we should defend Palestinians.

      You: look at these stupid brown people thinking they have the right to defend themselves against the civilized white man.

      How do you propose they get rid of the occupation. Flowers?

  • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    7 天前

    Wouldn’t it have been better to fatwa specific Israeli leaders instead of the entire country that is full of civilians who didn’t cause this?

    Would have gone a long way I think to showing they are the moral high ground in the situation.

    • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
      13·
      6 天前

      “wouldn’t it have been better to only go to war with specific Nazi leaders, instead of the entirety of Nazi Germany, that is full of civilians who didn’t cause this?”

    • blitzkrieg@lemm.ee
      6·
      7 天前

      Israel is a democratic country. The Israelis willingly elect war criminals to lead their country.

          • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
            1·
            6 天前

            No, that’s idiotic collective punishment. This whole thread is full of fucking genocide supporters pretending they have the moral high ground.

            • voodooattack@lemmy.world
              4·
              6 天前

              I’m not a genocide supporter. I was pointing out an obvious contradiction in your statement.

              And if you think Israelis are against collective punishment then how would you describe what’s been happening to Palestinians all those decades?

              Are innocent Israelis more deserving of mercy than innocent Palestinians?

              Here is your lever and some complementary trolleys 🎚️🛤️ 🚃, please submit your answers before all Palestinians are ethnically cleansed

              • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
                1·
                6 天前

                Jesus christ you people just make up what you think I believe huh?

                My principled stance is genocide is bad regardless of who is perputrating or even saying it SHOULD BE perpetrated (basically what this Fatwa is saying no?)

                I am absolutely against the abhorrent things that Israel is doing, fuck off.

                • voodooattack@lemmy.world
                  4·
                  6 天前

                  All genocide is bad. A declaration of war is not.

                  My principled stance is genocide is bad regardless of who is perputrating or even saying it SHOULD BE perpetrated (basically what this Fatwa is saying no?)

                  No. There is nothing in it about killing unarmed civilians or eliminating all Jewish people. It’s a call for all Arab/Muslim nations to form a united front and declare war, which, like all wars (sans Israel’s concept of war?) has rules of engagement.

                  Your assumption that the word “jihad” means genocide is the problem with this conversation. “Jihad” literally means “to struggle/strive”. It’s used in several contexts and there are types of Jihad. (See the Wikipedia article on it for more)

                  • There is “jihad Al nafs” for example, which translates to “to struggle against one’s self”, and an obvious example of it is to quit smoking, or stop overeating, etc.
                  • There is “jihad Al mal” which means “struggle with money” and an example would be donating to a rightful cause
                  • There is “jihad Al tarbiyah” which means becoming an educator/a teacher of good morals and Islamic/scientific principles

                  You think I’m advocating genocide. I am not. I, however, am supportive of a war against a genocidal rogue state.

                  Source (in Arabic): https://www.uae71.com/posts/117288

                  Direct translation for the lazy bums who won’t bother:

                  The International Union of Muslim Scholars, through its Ijtihad and Fatwa Committee, issued a fatwa regarding the continued Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the violation of the truce. The fatwa called for jihad and urgent, widespread action by Muslim states and peoples, including military action.

                  The fatwa, shared by Ali Qaradaghi, Secretary-General of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, via his X account, affirmed “the obligation of armed jihad against the Israeli occupation for every capable Muslim,” emphasizing that “this duty extends throughout the Islamic world.”

                  The committee also called for “immediate military intervention” by Arab and Islamic countries to halt the aggression on Gaza and impose a comprehensive blockade on the occupying entity by land, sea, and air, including closing its waterways, straits, and airspace.

                  The fatwa emphasized the necessity of supporting the Palestinian resistance militarily, financially, politically, and legally, deeming it a “religious duty.” It also called for the formation of an Islamic military alliance to defend the nation and deter any aggression, asserting that the establishment of such an alliance is an urgent necessity.

                  In the same context, the fatwa prohibited any form of normalization with the Israeli occupation, prohibited the supply of oil and gas to it, and called for a review of the peace treaties signed with the occupier.

                  The committee stressed the need for financial support for the people of Gaza and the importance of urgently opening the crossings to provide humanitarian aid.

                  In concluding the fatwa, the committee called on Muslim communities in the United States to pressure the US administration to implement its election promises to halt the aggression and work to bring peace to the region.

                  Last Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz announced the expansion of his military operations in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

                  The death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 50,523 martyrs and 114,776 wounded since October 7, 202

                  Edit 2: more sources for your perusal:

    • kittenzrulz123
      13·
      6 天前

      Yes because as we know western media is known for having a fair and unbaised view whenever a native people fight back against a foreign military occupation. Especially when said resistance is supported by a non Christian people who also dont fit the arbitrary definition of white.

      • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
        105·
        8 天前

        Muslim scholars are calling on fellow Muslims to fight back against genocide.

        The problem is that they are scary words like “futwa” and “jihad” and, in the West, this language is seen as uncivilized and barbaric.

        Orientalism, in other words.

        • Korkki@lemmy.ml
          51·
          7 天前

          I mean at this point if you have seen what Israel has done, unfiltered by the media, then there is almost nothing that will shake people out of their views. If you support Israel after knowing that they purposefully shell hospitals and children, then you will most likely keep supporting Israel no matter what. Same goes for those who oppose Israel and it’s genocide.

          • OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml
            42·
            8 天前

            Right, but whether or not it’s disputed outside of Lemmy doesn’t change the fact that it’s a genocide. The only people who don’t think it’s a genocide are those in favor of the genocide and the genuinely uninformed/propagandized.

          • wellfill@lemmy.mlEnglish
            14·
            7 天前

            I think for now most objective would be “actions consistent with genocide” and war crimes. That being said most prominent human rights organizations do classify it as genocide. Here i think bias was referring to nonfactual reporting, so translations or what some people dispute bears no value.

          • Bloomcole@lemmy.ml
            4·
            7 天前

            Not sure what your translation says, fatwa or not doesn’t really matter or do shit for the Palestinians.
            But I do know MEE is a UK based garbage source.

  • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    46·
    8 天前

    Meanwhile every Muslim country government bar Yemen: Nah, I don’t really feel like it

    • AreaSIX @lemm.ee
      16·
      7 天前

      I’d say Iran and Hizbollah in Lebanon haven’t exactly ignored the situation either, and have paid a fairly heavy price themselves thus far.

    • kittenzrulz123
      7·
      6 天前

      In yemen the houthis (aka not the government) is willing to do anything, the actural government only makes statements and votes in the UN while taking no real action.

        • Md27@lemmy.world
          12·
          7 天前

          Lol I was thinking the whole western world accepting all Israeli transgressions against international law, and rewarding her with political shielding, vetos, and their own citizens tax money… And double standards.

          No where in the world is it acceptable to use a military against unarmed civilians with sustained force. But Israel gets her pass… Why?