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- Islam: The Pillars and the Umma
Dated: 10 December 2011
 in one fatwa Osama bin Laden calls for armed struggle against the "crusaders" In the other, the Islamic scholar Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri writes that Islam must forsake terrorism because the "Muslim Umma, as well as humanity, is heading towards catastrophe."
- Calm voice in sea of extremism
Dated: 10 August 2011
 IT takes a supremely brave individual to look into the eyes of Muslim extremists and tell them they are un-Islamic and unbelievers. Dr Qadri is one man who can reach across that most difficult of divides - the one that exists between the Muslims and modern Western society. He is a slight, immaculately-groomed individual and at first he spoke softly so the audience was straining to hear his words as he explained that true Islam does not accept brutality, extremism, militancy, killing and massacre.
- Who's Really Behind Tahir ul-Qadri's 500-Page Fatwa Against Terrorism and Suicide Bombings?
Dated: 15 February 2012
 Who's Really Behind Tahir ul-Qadri's 500-Page Fatwa Against Terrorism and Suicide Bombings?
- Fatwa on Terrorism: Factsheet
Dated: 13 August 2011
 Islam is a religion founded upon the principle of peace, love and harmony and most Muslims oppose and condemn terrorism. The global atrocities committed by terrorists and suicide bombers have been rightly rejected by the Muslim community as anti-Islam. In March 2010, Islamic Scholar Dr Muhammad Ul Qadri issued a Fatwa, stating that terrorist attacks were not only outlawed by Islam but also rendered perpetrators completely out of the fold of the faith. When the forbidden element of suicide is added, the severity is even greater.
- International Religious Freedom Report 2010
Dated: 16 April 2011
 On March 2, 2010, in London, Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, the leader of Minhaj-ul-Quran, issued a fatwa against terrorism and in particular the use of suicide bombers. Minhaj-ul-Quran promotes Islam as tolerant and nonpolitical.
- OIC Leaders, Qatari Foreign Minister & other dignitaries meet Shaykh-ul-Islam at U.S.-Islamic World Forum in Washington DC
Dated: 12 April 2011
 At the U.S.-Islamic World Forum in Washington D.C., which was jointly organized by the Brookings Institution, the Qatar Government and the OIC, Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri met with the Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), Prof Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. They spoke about various issues of mutual interest and exchanged views on a host of issues.
- The Young Turks : Where are the Fatwas?
Dated: 14 May 2010
 A point was raised by Cenk and Richard Eskow on the Friday's show about whether or not the muslim Imams and Clerics have condemned terrorism enough as being against Islam.
- VOA News : Fatwah Issued Against Terrorism
Dated: 11 May 2010
 The terrorists who recently killed more than 2 dozen people in Baquba, Iraq, in a series of pre-election suicide attacks, were not on the receiving end of a message sent earlier this month by a prominent Muslim scholar.
- Common Ground News : Fatwa yang melemahkan retorika ekstremis terkait terorisme
Dated: 07 May 2010
 Dalam tahun-tahun belakangan, pernyataan dan aksi-aksi para ekstremis yang melakukan kekerasan dengan klaim atas nama Islam, terutama di media, bisa dikatakan telah sangat merusak reputasi damai Islam. Dalam konteks inilah Dr. Tahir ul-Qadri, ulama terkenal dari Pakistan, mengeluarkan fatwa setebal 600 halaman yang menentang terorisme di London bulan Maret lalu.
- Common Ground News : Quand une fatwa apporte le démenti à la rhétorique des extrémistes
Dated: 07 May 2010 Ces dernières années, la réputation d’un islam religion de paix a été soumise à rude épreuve tant par les paroles que par les actes de violence d’extrémistes venant, de temps à autre, déclarer dans les médias qu’ils agissent au nom de la religion.
- Common Ground News : دہشت گردی کے خلاف فتوٰی – انتہا پسندی کے رجحان کا خاتمہ!
Dated: 07 May 2010 اسلام آباد: حالیہ برسوں میں اسلام جیسے امن پسند مذہب کی ساکھ کو سب سے زیادہ نقصان ان انتہا پسندوں کے الفاظ اور افعال سے پہنچا ہے، جو اپنی تشدد پسندانہ کاروائیوں کے لیے اسلام کا نام استعمال کرتے ہیں۔ یہی وہ تناظر ہے جس میں پاکستان کے معروف اسلامی سکالر ڈاکٹر طاہر القادری نے اس سال مارچ میں لندن سے دہشت گردی کے خلاف 600 صفحات پر مبنی ایک ضخیم فتوٰی جاری کیا تھا۔
- Common Ground News : فتوى تُفشِل الطروحات المتطرفة المتعلقة بالإرهاب
Dated: 07 May 2010 أسلام أباد – تسبّبت أقوال وأفعال الإرهابيين، ممن يدّعون ارتكاب العنف باسم الإسلام مرة بعد أخرى في وسائل الإعلام، بضرر كبير لسمعة الإسلام كدين سلام. في هذا المضمون، أصدر الدكتور طاهر القادري، العالِم الإسلامي البارز من الباكستان فتوى في 600 صفحة ضد الإرهاب من لندن في شهر آذار/مارس.
- Common Ground News : Fatwa undercuts extremist rhetoric regarding terrorism
Dated: 03 May 2010
 In recent years, the words and actions of extremists claiming to commit violence in the name of Islam, time and again through the media, has arguably caused great harm to Islam’s peaceful reputation. It is in this context that Dr. Tahir ul-Qadri, a prominent Islamic scholar from Pakistan, issued his 600-page fatwa (a non-binding religious opinion in Islamic law) against terrorism from London in March.
- Bikyamasr : Worldwide media appeal against suicide bombings
Dated: 11 May 2010
 We, the undersigned journalists of Pakistan and defenders of press freedom around the world, condemn with the utmost firmness all recourse to suicide bombings in the middle of crowds of civilians that result in the deaths of innocent people including media workers.
- NewsMax.com Wires: Prominent Muslim Cleric Denounces bin Laden (Oct. 18, 2001)
Dated: 18 October 2001
 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A prominent Muslim cleric today denounced terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden and urged Afghanistan's Taliban rulers not to risk thousands of lives for him.
"Bin Laden is not a prophet that we should put thousands of lives at risk for," said Tahirul Qadri, who heads the Pakistani Awami Tehrik Party.
- NY Daily News : Top Muslim scholar launches 600-page jihad AGAINST terror
Dated: 11 April 2010
 The top Muslim scholar has launched a potent new weapon in the war on terror - a 600-page document arguing against violence in the name of Islam.
Qadri, who is based in Toronto, believes his religious order, or fatwa, banning suicide bombings and other terrorist acts will save American lives.
- Foreign Policy : Sheikh to Terrorists: Go to Hell
Dated: 14 April 2010
 Pakistani newspapers recently picked up an intriguing story from the country's security establishment. Reporters learned that their government had intercepted a secret message circulating within Tehrik-e-Taliban, the most prominent of several militant groups trying to overthrow the government in Islamabad.
- Pakistan Observer : Fatwa against terrorism
Dated: 04 April 2010
 Pakistan’s success against homegrown terrorism has been recognized globally. So compelling has been the impact of the military’s engagement with terrorists of different hues and colours but converging on their unanimity to taken on the state of Pakistan that every visiting dignitary has made it a point to visit Swat and get the first hand information about what has come to be known as Swat Success Model.
- CBC News: Influential Pakistani cleric based in GTA
Dated: 30 March 2010
 An Islamic scholar, who drew worldwide attention when he issued a fatwa condemning suicide bombings a month ago, spoke to CBC News in an exclusive interview from an undisclosed location in a Toronto suburb on Tuesday. Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri's Canadian locale is not widely known by his followers, most of whom are in Pakistan. Qadri, who recently spoke out in the United Kingdom against suicide bombings, left the Muslim world for Canada five years ago.
- Khaleej Times: At Last, a Fatwa Against Terror that Might Actually Work
Dated: 15 March 2010
 On March 2nd, Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a very prominent religious scholar from Pakistan has issued a fatwa (edict), which he himself described as historic, against terrorism and terrorists. This is neither the first, and may not be the last fatwa against terrorism. But it certainly might be the longest and most comprehensive one. There have been several prominent fatwas issued by Muslim scholars and institutions against terrorism in the past, the fatwa of India’s most prominent Islamic madrassah, Darul-Ulloom Deoband, in 2008, the fatwa by the highest Islamic legal body of American Muslims in 2005 come readily to mind.
- Time CNN: Can a Fatwa Against Terrorism Stop Extremists?
Dated: 12 March 2010
 This may be the fatwa the world has been waiting for. It was delivered, not in a mosque or a madrasa, nor in some dark corner of cyberspace, but in a wood-paneled hall opposite St. James' Park in London last week. Though issued just across the street from Britain's Foreign Office, its author, Shaikh Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, stressed that neither he nor Minhaj ul-Quran, his Pakistan-based organization, was supported in any way by any government.
- Aljazeera : Influential cleric issues fatwa against terrorism
Dated: 11 March 2010
 An influential Pakistani cleric issued a 600-page fatwa on March 2, described as an "absolute" condemnation of terrorism without "any excuses or pretexts." Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri declared that terrorists and suicide bombers were unbelievers and that "terrorism is terrorism, violence is violence and it has no place in Islamic teaching and no justification can be provided for it, or any kind of excuses or ifs or buts."
- Washington Post : Influential Pakistani cleric issues fatwa against terrorism
Dated: 05 March 2010
 An influential Pakistani cleric issued a 600-page fatwa on March 2, described as an "absolute" condemnation of terrorism without "any excuses or pretexts." Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri declared that terrorists and suicide bombers were unbelievers and that "terrorism is terrorism, violence is violence and it has no place in Islamic teaching and no justification can be provided for it, or any kind of excuses or ifs or buts."
- Washington Post : A fatwa against terrorism that might work
Dated: 05 March 2010
- Washington Post : Muslim leader issues anti-terror fatwa
Dated: 02 March 2010
- The Washington Times : Muslim leader's edict decries terrorism
Dated: 03 March 2010
 The leader of a global Muslim movement Tuesday issued a rare religious edict condemning terrorism and denouncing suicide bombers as "heroes of hellfire" in an effort to help prevent the radicalization of young British Muslims.
- Washington Times : Muslim leader's edict decries terrorism
Dated: 03 March 2010
- New York Times : Muslim Leader Issues Anti-Terror Fatwa
Dated: 07 March 2010
 LONDON (AP) -- The leader of a global Muslim movement has issued a fatwa, or religious edict, that he calls an absolute condemnation of terrorism.
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a former Pakistani lawmaker, says the 600-page fatwa bans suicide bombing ''without any excuses, any pretexts, or exceptions.''
- CNN World : Some experts see fatwa as significant blow to terrorist recruiting
Dated: 03 March 2010
 Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A fatwa, or religious ruling, issued this week is roiling theological waters after it took aim at those notorious for targeting others: terrorists.
The anti-terrorism fatwa by renowned Muslim scholar Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri pulled no punches, declaring that terrorism was "haraam," or forbidden by the Quran, and that suicide bombers would be rewarded not by 72 virgins in heaven, as many terrorist recruiters promise, but with a suite in hell.
- CNN: Islamic scholar who condemned terrorism: 'I am not afraid'
Dated: 12 March 2010
- CNN Amanpour Blogs : Fatwa for Peace
Dated: 11 March 2010
- CNN News : Islamic scholar who condemned terrorism: 'I am not afraid'
Dated: 11 March 2010
- CNN (Video Comments) : Muslim scholar's fatwa condemns terrorism
Dated: 04 March 2010
- Scottish Parliament UK : S3M-5854 Bill Kidd: Anti-terrorism Fatwa
Dated: 03 March 2010
 That the Parliament notes the issuing, on 2 March 2010, of a comprehensive fatwa (religious ruling) by the renowned mainstream scholar, Shaikh Dr Tahir ul-Qadri, prohibiting terrorism and suicide bombings; believes that this comprehensive theological refutation of Islamist terrorism sets an important precedent that will allow other scholars to also condemn the ideas behind terrorism and thus end the religious justification for acts of terrorism, and hopes that this ruling will be promoted by the press and other media as evidence of the true belief system of Muslims across Scotland who are opposed to terrorism and indeed reportedly the most likely to be victims of Islamic extremism.
- BBC News : Islamic scholar Tahir ul-Qadri to issue terrorism fatwa
Dated: 02 March 2010
 An influential Muslim scholar is to issue in London a global ruling against terrorism and suicide bombing.
Dr Tahir ul-Qadri, from Pakistan, says his 600-page judgement, known as a fatwa, completely dismantles al-Qaeda's violent ideology.
The scholar describes al-Qaeda as an "old evil with a new name" which has not been sufficiently challenged.
- BBC Radio (Audio Interview) : Islamic terrorism 'leads to hellfire'
Dated: 02 March 2010
 In what may be a significant act for many Muslims in this country, a leading Islamic scholar will issue a religious decree, or fatwa, in which he argues that suicide bombings and violent attacks in the name of Islam are, far from being justified, acts that put the perpetrators beyond the faith and are to be condemned
- BBC World (Audio) - Pakistani cleric issues fatwa banning suicide bombing
Dated: 02 March 2010
- Sky News : Islamic Scholar Issues Anti-Terrorism Fatwa
Dated: 02 March 2010
 A prominent Islamic scholar will use a speech in London to issue a 600-page religious edict, denouncing terrorists and suicide bombers as "unbelievers".
Muhammad Tahir ul Qadri is a leading figure who has promoted peace and interfaith dialogue for 30 years.
He said he felt compelled to issue the fatwa because of concerns about the radicalisation of British Muslims at university campuses and because there had been a lack of condemnation of extremism by Muslim clerics and scholars.
- Reuters : Prominent Muslim to issue anti-terrorism fatwa
Dated: 01 March 2010
 LONDON (Reuters) - A prominent Islamic scholar is to issue a 600-page religious edict denouncing terrorism in London on Tuesday in what he says is a bid to persuade young Muslims to turn their backs on extremism.
The fatwa from Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri, a leading figure who has promoted peace and interfaith dialogue for 30 years, echoes edicts condemning extremism issued by a number of Islamic groups since the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
- The Independent UK : Sheikh issues fatwa against all terrorists
Dated: 03 March 2010
 British imams must do more to condemn terrorism without any "ifs or buts" and should pronounce suicide bombers as "unbelievers" who are destined for hell, a leading Islamic scholar declared yesterday.
The comments were made during a remarkable assault on the ideology of violent Islamist extremists by Pakistani-born Sheikh Tahir ul-Qadri, a prominent theologian who launched a seminal fatwa in London yesterday condemning terrorism in all its forms.
- The Independent UK : Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens & Houriya Ahmed: To be be effective, this fatwa needs to find popular purchase
Dated: 03 March 2010
- The Independent UK : Islamic scholar says suicide bombers will 'go to hell'
Dated: 01 March 2010
- Independent Minds : Sheikh issues fatwa against all terrorists
Dated: 03 March 2010
 The comments were made during a remarkable assault on the ideology of violent Islamist extremists by Pakistani-born Sheikh Tahir ul-Qadri, a prominent theologian who launched a seminal fatwa in London yesterday condemning terrorism in all its forms. The 59-year-old scholar, who has written more than 400 books on Islamic jurisprudence, told fellow Muslims: "Terrorism is terrorism, violence is violence and it has no place in Islamic teaching and no justification can be provided for it, or any kind of excuses of ifs and buts. The world needs an absolute, unconditional, unqualified and total condemnation of terrorism".
- Telegraph UK : We need Muslim peace-makers, not Christian soldiers
Dated: 02 March 2010
 A pretty co-incidence: Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, spoke in Parliament yesterday of the need for Christians to stand up for their faith and “prevail on politicians” to speak up for their beliefs and to stop being treated as “second-class citizens” to Muslims. Today, Pakistan-born Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, founder of the highly significant and global Minhaj-ul-Quran movement, issues a fatwa - a religious ruling for Muslims – against terrorism, declaring it an offence against Islam.
- Guardian UK : Fatwa wars aren't the solution
Dated: 04 March 2010
 New products, new books, new fashion collections, you name it – the PR events to launch them are two a penny. But one PR event in London this morning was surely the first of its kind: the "launching" of a fatwa against terrorism and suicide bombing.
The fatwa, running to 600 pages, has been written by Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri, founder and leader of a Muslim sect based in Pakistan, and highlighted in a press release from the Quilliam Foundation, an anti-extremism thinktank which last year received £1m funding from the British government.
- London Evening Standard UK : Is this a triumph for the Islamic peacemakers?
Dated: 26 February 2010
 On Tuesday in London, a revered Muslim scholar will announce a fatwa against suicide bombing in the name of Islam. Here, Allegra Mostyn-Owen talks exclusively to Dr Tahir ul-Qadri as he outlines his historic vision...
I meet Dr Tahir ul-Qadri in a neat, terraced house in Barking where he emerges from his studies resplendent in an elegant silk striped grey and white juba and a black woollen hat.
- Daily Mail : Suicide bombers are the enemies of Islam: Muslim leader condemns terrorists with fatwa
Dated: 02 March 2010
 The leader of a worldwide Muslim movement today issued a fatwa condemning terrorists and suicide bombers as the enemies of Islam.
Pakistan-born Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri said there were no 'ifs or buts' about terrorism and such acts had no justification in the name of Islam.
In a news conference today he called on Islamic leaders to convey the message that acts of terrorism cut people off as true followers of Islam.
- Press TV - London-based cleric issues anti-terror fatwa
Dated: 08 March 2010
 An influential Muslim scholar in Britain has issued a fatwa banning terror attacks and bombings, insisting that there is no justification for terror acts in the name of Islam.
At a news conference attended by officers from London's Metropolitan Police, lawmakers, charitable organizations and think-tanks, Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri said that acts of terrorism cut people off as true followers of Islam.
- CBC Canada (Video Report) : Top Muslim scholar releases edict denouncing terrorists, suicide bombers
Dated: 02 March 2010
 Top Muslim scholar releases edict denouncing terrorists, suicide bombers - cbc.ca video
A prominent Islamic scholar issued a religious ruling against terrorism and suicide bombings at a speech in London Tuesday.
Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri, a leading scholar of Sufism, the tradition within Islam that focuses on peace and tolerance, isn't the first Islamic teacher to denounce acts of terrorism.
- ABC News : Muslim Leader Issues Anti-Terror Fatwa
Dated: 02 March 2010
 The leader of a global Muslim movement has issued a fatwa, or religious edict, that he calls an absolute condemnation of terrorism.
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a former Pakistani lawmaker, says the 600-page fatwa bans suicide bombing "without any excuses, any pretexts, or exceptions."
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