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June 17, 2006
Saudi Arabia: Islamic Affairs Minister Urges Self-Restraint When Issuing Fatwas
Ah, the contradictions of the Islamic paradise: Saudi Islamic Affairs Minister Urges against Misleading Fatwas
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- Issuing a fatwa has become a matter of pride, according to Saudi Arabia's Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz al Sheikh, the minister for Islamic affairs.In a recently published book on the issue, Al Sheik criticized individuals who issue religious edicts without having sufficient knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence to do so and condemned those did not respect the process. He called on muftis to fear God and only be cautious when issuing Fatwas.
Some individuals in Saudi Arabia, he added, have issued religious edicts while eating or talking on the phone. Every media outlet, including satellite television stations, now has a resident mufti, evidence that the situation in the Kingdom has reached crisis point.[...]
The United States has fast food, our friends the Saudis have fast fatwas!
But also, don't miss the nasty misinformation in the artice (remember, the article is in English, and there is the "danger" the ghastly infidels will read it):
He indicated that jihad (or interpretation) occurs when the scholar is able to extract the jurisdiction rulings from the text. Ijtihad, he added, should occur within the scope of the recognized schools of Fiqh, such as Shafei or Hanbali, and not extend beyond their rulings.
Ijtihad means legal interpretation (of Islamic texts). Jihad, on the other hand, means holy war. They are definitely not the same thing.
Posted by Ruy Diaz at June 17, 2006 9:29 AM
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