Muslim clerics issue fatwa against IS

Over 1,050 Indian Islamic scholars and clerics have issued fatwa (religious decree) against Islamic State and described its actions as against the basic tenets of Islam.

This is the first time that such a large number of religious leaders and imams have issued a joint fatwa against IS — also known as Daesh — which has unleashed a reign of terror in the Middle East.

“Islam shuns violence while Daesh perpetuates it,” the edict said.

Abdul Rehman Anjari, president of the Mumbai’s Islamic Defence Cyber Cell, collected the edicts from Muslims scholars and leaders over the past few months.

These fatwas are in 15 volumes, and copies were sent to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and other leaders to convey Indian Muslims’ views on IS activities.