Over 1,800 ulema declare suicide attacks haram

KARACHI: Over 1,800 ulema from different schools of thought have issued a Fatwa (Islamic ruling) declaring suicide attacks in Pakistan to be Haram (forbidden), Geo News reported.

Details of the Fatwa signed by 1,829 clerics in country emerged Monday. The ruling said those who commit suicide attacks, those who order such attacks, those who train such people are all considered rebels against the true spirit of Islam. The ruling further states that the state of Pakistan is right to act against such people. It outlined clearly that the act of waging war in the name of Jihad can only be initiated by the state. Those who impose their viewpoints by force are responsible for spreading mischief on earth (Fasad-Fil-Arz). The ruling also states that in Pakistan, armed conflicts in the name of Islamic law (Shariat) are forbidden (Haram). Speaking to Geo News, senior analyst Saleem Safi said after the Constitution of Pakistan, the Fatwa is a sacrosanct document that provides answers to the questions faced by Pakistan and the Islamic world in light of the Holy Quran and the Sunaat. The document will be presented under the title ‘Peghaam-e-Pakistan’ at a ceremony which will be held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr today (Tuesday).