Grand Mufti of Egypt: ‘There’s No Place for Terror in the Teachings of Islam’
Every Muslim is in utter shock about the senseless, appalling and cowardly attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris, and the other senseless violence against innocents we have seen since in Copenhagen and Libya.
Let us say it plainly: These horrific acts are a complete violation of Islamic law and norms, and the perpetrators are in no way representative of Muslim people or the religion of Islam.
Egypt’s Grand Mufti writes that the Prophet would not condone Islamist acts of murder and violence
God upholds the sanctity of life as a universal principle. The Koran states in 4:29: “And do not kill one another, for God is indeed merciful unto you.” Islam views murder as both a crime punishable by law in this world and as a major sin punishable in the Afterlife. As Prophet Muhammad said, “The first cases to be decided among the people on the Day of Judgment will be those of blood-shed.”
Shawki Allam, The Grand Mufti of Egypt
Source: themuslimtimes.org (Mar. 17, 2015)
