"We are aware that the entrenchment of a sectarian fault line adds to the tensions reproduced in our beleaguered communities along axes of loyalty and moderation as a consequence of the ‘war on terror’ "
"We ask Muslims to recall how strategies of ‘divide and rule’ were used by colonial powers in the past to subjugate the Muslim world."
"We ask Muslims to recall how strategies of ‘divide and rule’ were used by colonial powers in the past to subjugate the Muslim world."
We, the undersigned,
Are deeply apprehensive at the ways in which description and commentary on Muslims and Muslim affairs have increasingly come to assume a sectarian dimension.
We are aware that the entrenchment of a sectarian fault line adds to the tensions reproduced in our beleaguered communities along axes of loyalty and moderation as a consequence of the ‘war on terror’
We witness with great sorrow the destructive potential of sectarian strife as evidenced in present day Iraq.
We ask Muslims to recall how strategies of ‘divide and rule’ were used by colonial powers in the past to subjugate the Muslim world.
We call on all Muslims to recognize that, as in the past, ethnic and sectarian fragmentation can only benefit those who oppose Muslim self-determination.
We urge Muslims throughout the world to shun the language of sectarian fitna in favour of a sacred struggle for justice and freedom.
We appeal to all Muslims to be inspired by the spirit and principles of mutual recognition, pluralism and solidarity embodied in the Amman Statement.
We remind all Muslims that:
Whosoever is an adherent of one of the four Sunni Schools of Jurisprudence (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i and Hanbali), the Ja’fari (Shi’i) School of Jurisprudence, the Zaydi School of Jurisprudence, the Ibadi School of Jurisprudence, or the Thahiri School, or any other recognized school of Jurisprudence, is a Muslim.
It is not possible to declare as apostates any group of Muslims who believes in Allah the Mighty and Sublime and Allah’s Messenger (may Peace and Blessings be upon him) and respects the pillars of Islam.
There exists more in common between the various Schools of Jurisprudence than there is difference. The adherents to the eight Schools of Jurisprudence are in agreement as regards the basic Islamic principles. All are in agreement about the five pillars of Islam. All are also in agreement about the foundations of belief. Acknowledging the diversity of Schools of Jurisprudence and affirming discussion and engagement between them ensures fairness, moderation, mutual forgiveness, compassion, and only by engaging in dialogue with our fellow Muslims can we advance our understanding of our faith.
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Signatories
Below are the main signatories to the declaration. To add your name, use the comments form below
Harfiyah Abdal Haleem
IFEES, UK
M.A.S Abdel Haleem
SOAS, University of London, UK
Prof. Arif Abdul Hussein
Founder, The Mahdi Institute, UK
Hussein Aggrama
Chicago University, USA
Prof. Yasin Aktay
Selcuk University, Turkey
Sayyid Fadhil H Al-Milani
Dean of International Colleges for Islamic Studies, London, UK
Dr Talal Asad
CUNY Graduate Centre, USA
Prof. Cemil Aydin
University of North Carolina, USA
Jamal Badawi
St. Mary’s University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Asma Barlas
Ithaca College, USA
Golbarg Bashi
University of Bristol
Mehmet Bekaroglu
Secretary of East Conference, Turkey
Yahya Birt
City Circle, London
Myriam Blin
SOAS, University of London, UK
Dr. Maliha Chishti
University of Toronto, Canada
Dr. Rikia Elaroui Cornell
USA
Prof. Vincent Cornell
Emory University, USA
Dr. Gill Cressey
University of Birmingham, UK
Prof. Hamid Dabashi
Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
Mahomed Faizal Dawjee
London
Dr. Mohamed Elmasry
National president of the Canadian Islamic Congress
Prof. Farid Esack
Harvard Divinity School, USA
Mohammad Fadel
University of Toronto, Canada
Sadek Hamid
The University of Chester, UK
Prof. Hasan Hanafi
Cairo University, Egypt
Cemalettin Hasimi Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Dr. H. A. Hellyer
Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution (USA).
Atif Imtiaz
Bradford, UK
Amina Jamal
SUNY College at Potsdam, NY, USA.
Na’eem Jeenah
President, MYM, South Africa
Dr. Mohja Kahf
University of Arkansas, USA
Yusuf Kaplan
Academic/Columnist
Saeed Khan
Wayne State University, USA
Tanvir Ahmad Khan
Former Foreign Secretary and Ambassador of Pakistan
Dr. Karima Laachir
University of Birmingham, UK
Maleiha Malik
King’s College, London, UK
Dr. Rabia Malik
The Marlborough Cultural Therapy Centre, UK
Parvez Manzoor
Sweden
Nasar Meer
Bristol University, UK
Prof. Tariq Modood
University of Bristol, UK
Omer M. Mozaffar
University of Chicago, USA
Sayyed-Mohammad Musawi
World Ahlul bayt Islamic League (WABIL)
Im Dr. A. Rashied Omar
University of Notre Dame, USA
M.A. Qavi
UK
Asifa Quraishi
UW Law School, Canada
Kaz Rahman
Visual Artist, Canada
Khalid Rahman
Director General, Insitute of Policy Studies Islamabad, Pakistan
Momade Bachir Remtula
President, Comunidade Xiita de Portugal/ Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Jamaat of Portugal
Amer Sabet
Department of Political Science, University of Helsinki, Finland
Omid Safi
Colegate University, Canada
Ziauddin Sardar
City University, UK
Dr. S. Sayyid
University of Leeds, UK
Dr. Mohammad Siddique Seddon
Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK , Cardiff University, UK
Shahina Siddiqui
Muslim Community Activist, Canada
Itrath Syed
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Prof. AbdulKader Tayob
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Mahdi Tourage,
Colgate University, Canada
Abdool Magid Vakil
President, Comunidade Islâmica de Lisboa, Portugal
AbdoolKarim Vakil
King’s College London, UK
Ahmed Versi
Editor, Muslim News, UK
Councillor Salma Yaqoob
Sparkbrook, Birmingham, UK
Nuh YILMAZ
George Mason University, USA
Almas Zakiuddin
University of British Columbia, Canada
Are deeply apprehensive at the ways in which description and commentary on Muslims and Muslim affairs have increasingly come to assume a sectarian dimension.
We are aware that the entrenchment of a sectarian fault line adds to the tensions reproduced in our beleaguered communities along axes of loyalty and moderation as a consequence of the ‘war on terror’
We witness with great sorrow the destructive potential of sectarian strife as evidenced in present day Iraq.
We ask Muslims to recall how strategies of ‘divide and rule’ were used by colonial powers in the past to subjugate the Muslim world.
We call on all Muslims to recognize that, as in the past, ethnic and sectarian fragmentation can only benefit those who oppose Muslim self-determination.
We urge Muslims throughout the world to shun the language of sectarian fitna in favour of a sacred struggle for justice and freedom.
We appeal to all Muslims to be inspired by the spirit and principles of mutual recognition, pluralism and solidarity embodied in the Amman Statement.
We remind all Muslims that:
Whosoever is an adherent of one of the four Sunni Schools of Jurisprudence (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i and Hanbali), the Ja’fari (Shi’i) School of Jurisprudence, the Zaydi School of Jurisprudence, the Ibadi School of Jurisprudence, or the Thahiri School, or any other recognized school of Jurisprudence, is a Muslim.
It is not possible to declare as apostates any group of Muslims who believes in Allah the Mighty and Sublime and Allah’s Messenger (may Peace and Blessings be upon him) and respects the pillars of Islam.
There exists more in common between the various Schools of Jurisprudence than there is difference. The adherents to the eight Schools of Jurisprudence are in agreement as regards the basic Islamic principles. All are in agreement about the five pillars of Islam. All are also in agreement about the foundations of belief. Acknowledging the diversity of Schools of Jurisprudence and affirming discussion and engagement between them ensures fairness, moderation, mutual forgiveness, compassion, and only by engaging in dialogue with our fellow Muslims can we advance our understanding of our faith.
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Signatories
Below are the main signatories to the declaration. To add your name, use the comments form below
Harfiyah Abdal Haleem
IFEES, UK
M.A.S Abdel Haleem
SOAS, University of London, UK
Prof. Arif Abdul Hussein
Founder, The Mahdi Institute, UK
Hussein Aggrama
Chicago University, USA
Prof. Yasin Aktay
Selcuk University, Turkey
Sayyid Fadhil H Al-Milani
Dean of International Colleges for Islamic Studies, London, UK
Dr Talal Asad
CUNY Graduate Centre, USA
Prof. Cemil Aydin
University of North Carolina, USA
Jamal Badawi
St. Mary’s University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Asma Barlas
Ithaca College, USA
Golbarg Bashi
University of Bristol
Mehmet Bekaroglu
Secretary of East Conference, Turkey
Yahya Birt
City Circle, London
Myriam Blin
SOAS, University of London, UK
Dr. Maliha Chishti
University of Toronto, Canada
Dr. Rikia Elaroui Cornell
USA
Prof. Vincent Cornell
Emory University, USA
Dr. Gill Cressey
University of Birmingham, UK
Prof. Hamid Dabashi
Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
Mahomed Faizal Dawjee
London
Dr. Mohamed Elmasry
National president of the Canadian Islamic Congress
Prof. Farid Esack
Harvard Divinity School, USA
Mohammad Fadel
University of Toronto, Canada
Sadek Hamid
The University of Chester, UK
Prof. Hasan Hanafi
Cairo University, Egypt
Cemalettin Hasimi Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Dr. H. A. Hellyer
Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution (USA).
Atif Imtiaz
Bradford, UK
Amina Jamal
SUNY College at Potsdam, NY, USA.
Na’eem Jeenah
President, MYM, South Africa
Dr. Mohja Kahf
University of Arkansas, USA
Yusuf Kaplan
Academic/Columnist
Saeed Khan
Wayne State University, USA
Tanvir Ahmad Khan
Former Foreign Secretary and Ambassador of Pakistan
Dr. Karima Laachir
University of Birmingham, UK
Maleiha Malik
King’s College, London, UK
Dr. Rabia Malik
The Marlborough Cultural Therapy Centre, UK
Parvez Manzoor
Sweden
Nasar Meer
Bristol University, UK
Prof. Tariq Modood
University of Bristol, UK
Omer M. Mozaffar
University of Chicago, USA
Sayyed-Mohammad Musawi
World Ahlul bayt Islamic League (WABIL)
Im Dr. A. Rashied Omar
University of Notre Dame, USA
M.A. Qavi
UK
Asifa Quraishi
UW Law School, Canada
Kaz Rahman
Visual Artist, Canada
Khalid Rahman
Director General, Insitute of Policy Studies Islamabad, Pakistan
Momade Bachir Remtula
President, Comunidade Xiita de Portugal/ Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Jamaat of Portugal
Amer Sabet
Department of Political Science, University of Helsinki, Finland
Omid Safi
Colegate University, Canada
Ziauddin Sardar
City University, UK
Dr. S. Sayyid
University of Leeds, UK
Dr. Mohammad Siddique Seddon
Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK , Cardiff University, UK
Shahina Siddiqui
Muslim Community Activist, Canada
Itrath Syed
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Prof. AbdulKader Tayob
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Mahdi Tourage,
Colgate University, Canada
Abdool Magid Vakil
President, Comunidade Islâmica de Lisboa, Portugal
AbdoolKarim Vakil
King’s College London, UK
Ahmed Versi
Editor, Muslim News, UK
Councillor Salma Yaqoob
Sparkbrook, Birmingham, UK
Nuh YILMAZ
George Mason University, USA
Almas Zakiuddin
University of British Columbia, Canada
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