Islamâs most revered authority of Al-Azhar issued a fatwa banning Arab countries from dealing with the Iraqi Governing Council, saying the U.S.-backed body is âillegitimateâ.
| As opposed to Sammy, who was the very model of an Islamic traditionalist. Just ask all the... ummm... dead people. |
âThe council lacks religious and secular legitimacy, as it had been imposed on the Iraqis under the power of occupation and does not conform to Islamâs established principle of shura (counseling),â read the fatwa, a copy of which was obtained by IslamOnline.net. The fatwa, dated August 19, called on Arab or Islamic countries not to give support to the interim body â whose 25 members were selected by the U.S. occupation forces in July 2003.
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It pressed the need for setting an legitimate Islamic government at the helm of the country to be chosen by the Iraqis.
| "Yes! We must have a blood bath and establish a legitimate Islamic government, with turbans and automatic weapons!" |
âIraq is an Islamic country whose government should be legitimate and set up in accordance with the principle of Shura,â read the religious decree.
| "And they will be Islamic whether they want to be Islamic or not!" |
On August 11, Jordanâs Islamic Labor Front (ILF), the political wing of Muslim Brotherhood, issued a similar edict calling on Muslims not to join the council.
| Hokay. As long as we know who the enemy is... |
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