White Goat breaks the horns off the Ram...
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Muslim scholar's fatwa condemns terrorism
London, England (CNN) -- A Muslim scholar has issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, that says suicide bombers are destined for hell.
Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri condemned terrorism and criticized Islamic extremists who cite their religion to justify violence.
Ul-Qadri's 600-page fatwa is "arguably the most comprehensive theological refutation of Islamist terrorism to date," according to the Quilliam Foundation, a London organization that describes itself as a counterterrorism think tank.
"Terrorism is terrorism," ul-Qadri said at a news conference hosted by the foundation. "Violence is violence. It has no place in Islamic teaching, and no justification can be provided to it ..."
Ul-Qadri is the founder of the Minhaj-ul-Quran, an organization with hundreds of thousands of followers in South Asia and the United Kingdom, according to the Quilliam Foundation.
The foundation refers to ul-Qadri as a mainstream Muslim scholar who is a "widely recognized and respected authority on Islamic jurisprudence."
He criticized Muslims who, in justifying terrorism, say it furthers the goal of correcting wrongs done to Muslims.
"No good intention -- even one thousand good intentions put together -- cannot justify a wrong and forbidden act," he said. "Good intentions cannot convert a wrong into good."
Some extremists have interpreted the Quran to suggest that those who kill in the name of Allah will be rewarded after death with 72 virgins and a place in paradise.
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When I passed along the message "Feather of Faith" I wondered if Islam would ever hear its meaning and turn away from violence.
I don't remember if I ever shared a story with everyone in this forum, but at 5 years old, I was bouncing on boards covering an old well in our yard, my mom was upstairs watching as she was making the bed when suddenly the boards shattered and I fell inside. She ran down the stairs bursting through the door into the back yard and found me standing by the well completely dry talking with people she couldn't see. I still remember meeting the ones that saved me...
For Muslims this fulfills the prophesy they were promised centuries ago...
My hair had always been a light blond as a child, but several months later after my hair had grown out, it was brown.
Let's just pray that one day in my lifetime the Middle east finds peace so I feel welcome to join them...
If a small tree burst into flames and starts talking with me, I'll hit record on my cell phone so skeptics will have more than faith moving forward...