Muslim Scholars Send Open Letter To Al-Baghdadi

Posted by | September 26, 2014 08:19 | Filed under: Politics Top Stories War & Peace

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An international coalition of scholars sent a letter to Abu Bakr, al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, denouncing his actions.

In a highly-detailed 17-page letter addressed to ISIS, also known as ISIL, leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his followers, 126 international Muslim educators and imams signed an agreement to refute ISIS’ jihad. The letter is littered with quotes from the Quran debunking the militants’ justification of their brutality under Sharia law.

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

Nihad Awad from the Council on American Islamic Relations, the group that presented the letter in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, said that the hope for this letter is to discourage potential radicals from joining the ISIS ranks.

“They have a twisted theology,” he said in a video explaining the letter. “They have relied many times, to mobilize and recruit young people, on classic religious texts that have been misinterpreted and misunderstood.”

The letter opens by quoting al-Baghdadi from a July 4 sermon: “If you find what I say and do to be true, then assist me, and if you find what I say and do to be false, then advise me and set me straight.”

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14 responses to Muslim Scholars Send Open Letter To Al-Baghdadi

  1. Skydog2 September 26th, 2014 at 09:06

    Nice.

  2. Skydog2 September 26th, 2014 at 09:06

    Nice.

  3. mea_mark September 26th, 2014 at 10:24

    Somebody please forward this letter to all the Muslim haters.

    • arc99 September 26th, 2014 at 11:25

      I wonder if this will satisfy the anti Muslim bigots in this country who keep bleating about how Muslims never speak out, despite the fact that they have done so in the past

      • Dwendt44 September 26th, 2014 at 13:07

        You won’t hear about this on Fakenews anytime soon. It doesn’t fit with their right wing bias.

  4. mea_mark September 26th, 2014 at 10:24

    Somebody please forward this letter to all the Muslim haters.

    • arc99 September 26th, 2014 at 11:25

      I wonder if this will satisfy the anti Muslim bigots in this country who keep bleating about how Muslims never speak out, despite the fact that they have done so in the past

      • Dwendt44 September 26th, 2014 at 13:07

        You won’t hear about this on Fakenews anytime soon. It doesn’t fit with their right wing bias.

  5. Pilotshark September 26th, 2014 at 11:35

    This needs to be front page news! as it totally debunks the bogus crap of how the leaders of the Muslims don’t speak up or out.
    Of course this is really not new, but it is good to see.

  6. Pilotshark September 26th, 2014 at 11:35

    This needs to be front page news! as it totally debunks the bogus crap of how the leaders of the Muslims don’t speak up or out.
    Of course this is really not new, but it is good to see.

  7. Spirit of America September 26th, 2014 at 12:08

    It is a start.

    • arc99 September 26th, 2014 at 12:14

      yes finally. American corporate media is reporting what many prominent Muslims have been doing for over a decade.

  8. Spirit of America September 26th, 2014 at 12:08

    It is a start.

    • arc99 September 26th, 2014 at 12:14

      yes finally. American corporate media is reporting what many prominent Muslims have been doing for over a decade.

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