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THEAMMANMESSAGE
the royal aal al-bayt institute for islamic thought2009 jordan
THEAMMANMESSAGE
the royal aal al-bayt institute for islamic thought2009 jordan
the royal aal al-bayt institute for islamic thought
isbn 978-9957-428-30-3
CONTENTS
Introduction v
TheAmman Message 1
TheThree Points of theAmman Message 16
Grand List of Signatories 23
FrequentlyAsked Questions 83
INTRODUCTION
TheAmman Message started as a detailed statementreleased the eve of the 27th of Ramadan 1425 ah /9th November 2004 ce by H.M. King Abdullah II binAl-Hussein inAmman, Jordan. It sought to declare whatIslam is and what it is not, and what actions represent itand what actions do not. Its goal was to clarify to themodern world the true nature of Islam and the nature oftrue Islam.
In order to give this statement more religious author-ity, H.M. KingAbdullah II then sent the following threequestions to 24 of the most senior religious scholarsfrom all around the world representing all the branchesand schools of Islam: (1)Who is aMuslim? (2) Is it permissi-ble to declare someone an apostate (takfir)? (3) Who has theright toundertake issuing fatwas (legal rulings)?
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Based on the fatwas provided by these great scholars(who included the Shaykh Al-Azhar; Ayatollah Sistaniand Sheikh Qaradawi), in July 2005 ce, H.M. KingAbdullah II convened an international Islamic confer-ence of 200 of the worlds leading Islamic scholarsUlama) from 50 countries. In Amman, the scholarsunanimously issued a ruling on three fundamentalissues (which became known as the Three Points of theAmman Message):
1. They specically recognized the validity of all 8Mathhabs (legal schools) of Sunni, Shia and IbadhiIslam; of traditional Islamic Theology (Asharism);of Islamic Mysticism (Susm), and of true Salathought, and came to a precise denition of who is aMuslim.
2. Based upon this denition they forbade takfir (dec-larations of apostasy) between Muslims.
3. Based upon theMathahib they set forth the subjec-tive and objective preconditions for the issuing offatwas, thereby exposing ignorant and illegitimateedicts in the name of Islam.
These Three Points were then unanimously adopted
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by the Islamic Worlds political and temporal leader-ships at the Organization of the Islamic Conferencesummit at Mecca in December 2005. And over a periodof one year from July2005 to July2006, theThree Pointswere also unanimously adopted by six other internation-al Islamic scholarly assemblies, culminating with theInternational Islamic Fiqh Academy of Jeddah, in July2006. In total, over 500 leading Muslim scholars world-wideas can be seen from the Grand List on the pagesthat followunanimously endorsed the AmmanMessage and itsThree Points.
This amounts to a historical, universal and unani-mous religious and political consensus (ijma) of theUmmah (nation) of Islam in our day, and a consolidationof traditional, orthodox Islam. The signicance of thisis: (1) that it is the rst time in over a thousand years thattheUmmah has formally and specically come to such apluralistic mutual inter-recognition; and (2) that such arecognition is religiously legally binding on Muslimssince the Prophet (may peace and blessings be uponhim) said: My Ummah will not agree upon an error (IbnMajah,Sunan,Kitabal-Fitan,Hadithno.4085).
This is good news not only for Muslims, for whom itprovides a basis for unity and a solution to inghting,but also for non-Muslims. For the safeguarding of the
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legal methodologies of Islam (the Mathahib) necessarilymeans inherently preserving traditional Islams internalchecks and balances. It thus assures balanced Islamicsolutions for essential issues like human rights; womensrights; freedom of religion; legitimate jihad; good citi-zenship of Muslims in non-Muslim countries, and justand democratic government. It also exposes the illegiti-mate opinions of radical fundamentalists and terroristsfrom the point of view of true Islam. As George Yeo,the Foreign Minister of Singapore, declared in the 60thSession of the U.N. General Assembly (about theAmman Message): Without this clarication, the waragainst terrorism would be much harder to ght.
Finally, whilst this by the Grace of God is a historicalachievement, it will clearly remain only principial unlessit is put into practice everywhere. For this reason, H.M.King Abdullah II is now seeking to implement it, Godwilling, through various pragmatic measures, including(1) inter-Islamic treaties; (2) national and internationallegislation using the Three Points of the AmmanMessage to dene Islam and forbid takfir; (3) the use ofpublishing and the multi-media in all their aspects tospread theAmman Message; (4) instituting the teachingof theAmman Message in school curricula and universi-ty courses worldwide; and (5) making it part of the
training of mosque Imams and making it included intheir sermons.
God says in the Holy Quran says:There is no good inmuch of their secret conferences save(in) whosoever enjoineth charity and fairness andpeace-making among the people and whoso doeth that,seeking thegoodpleasure ofGod,Weshall bestowonhimavast reward. (Al-Nisa,4:114).
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3THEAMMAN MESSAGE
In the name of god, the Compassionate, theMerciful. Peace and blessings upon His chosenProphet, and upon his household, his noble blessedcompanions, and upon all the messengers and prophets:
God Almighty has said: O humankind! We created youfrom a male and female, and made you into peoples and tribesthat you may know each other. Truly the most honored of youbeforeGod is themost pious of you. (49:13)
This is a declaration to our brethren in the lands ofIslam and throughout the world that Amman, the capi-tal of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is proud toissue during the blessed month of Ramadan inwhich theQuran descended as guidance to humankind and as clarifica-tions for guidanceanddiscernment. (2:185)
In this declaration we speak frankly to the [Islamic]nation, at this difcult juncture in its history, regardingthe perils that beset it. We are aware of the challengesconfronting the nation, threatening its identity, assail-ing its tenets (kalima), and working to distort its religionand harm what is sacred to it. Today the magnanimous
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message of Islam faces a vicious attack from those whothrough distortion and fabrication try to portray Islamas an enemy to them. It is also under attack from somewho claim afliation with Islam and commit irresponsi-ble acts in its name.
This magnanimous message that the Originatorgreat is His powerrevealed to the unlettered ProphetMuhammadGods blessings and peace upon him, andthat was carried by his successors and the members ofhis household after him, is an address of brotherhood,humanity and a religion that encompasses all humanactivity. It states the truth directly, commands what isright, forbids what is wrong, honors the human being,and accepts others.
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has embracedthe path of promoting the true luminous image ofIslam, halting the accusations against it and repellingthe attacks upon it. This is in accordance with the in-herited spiritual and historical responsibility carried bythe Hashemite monarchy, honored as direct descen-dants of the Prophet, the Messenger of Godpeaceand blessings upon himwho carried the message. Forve decades, his late Majesty King Hussein Bin TalalGod rest his souldemonstrated this way with the vig-orous effort that he exerted. Since the day he took the
ag, His Majesty King Abdullah II has continued thiseffort, with resolution and determination, as a serviceto Islam, fortifying the solidarity of 1.2 billion Muslimswho comprise one fth of humanity, preventing theirmarginalization or extrication from the movement ofhuman society, and afrming their role in buildinghuman civilization and participating in its progress dur-ing our present age.
Islam is founded upon basic principles, the funda-mentals are attesting to the unity of God (tawhidAllah);belief in the message of His Prophet; continuous con-nection with the Creator through ritual prayer (salat);training and rectifying the soul through the fast ofRamadan; safeguarding one another by paying the almstax (zakat); the unity of the people through the annualpilgrimage (hajj) to Gods Sanctied House, [per-formed] by those who are able; and [observing] Hisrulings that regulate human behavior in all its dimen-sions. Over history these [basic principles] have formeda strong and cohesive nation and a great civilization.They bear witness to noble principles and values thatverify the good of humanity, whose foundation is theoneness of the human species, and that people are equalin rights and obligations, peace and justice, realizingcomprehensive secur ity, mutual social responsibility,
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being good to ones neighbor, protecting belongings andproperty, honoring pledges, and more.
Together, these are principles that provide commonground for the followers of religions and [different]groups of people. That is because the origin of divinereligions is one, and Muslims believe in all Messengersof God and do not differentiate between any of them.Denying the message of any one of them is a deviationfrom Islam. This establishes a wide platform for thebelievers of [different] religions to meet the other uponcommon ground, for the service of human society, with-out encroaching upon creedal distinctions or uponintellectual freedom. For all of this we base ourselvesupon His saying:
The messenger believes in what has been revealed untohim from his Lord as do the believers. Each one believesin God and His angels and His scriptures and His mes-sengers. We make no distinction between any of Hismessengersand they say: We hear, and we obey.[Grant us] Your forgiveness, our Lord. UntoYou is thejourneying. (2:285)
Islam honors every human being, regardless of hiscolor, race or religion: We have honored the sons ofAdam,provided them transport on land and sea, sustained themwith
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good things, and conferred on themspecial favors aboveagreatpart of our creation. (17:70)
Islam also afrms that the way of calling [others] toGod is founded upon kindness and gentleness:Call to thepath of your Lord with wisdom and a beautiful exhortation,and debatewith them in thatwhich is most beautiful (ahsan).(16:125) Furthermore, it shuns cruelty and violence inhow one faces and addresses [others]:
It is by someMercy ofGod that youwere gentle to them.Were you severecruel heartedtheywouldhavebro-ken away fromyou. So pardon themandask forgivenessfor themand consultwith them in the conduct of affairs.Andwhenyouare resolved, put your trust inGod; trulyGod loves thosewho trust [inHim]. (3:159)
Islam has made clear that the goal of its message isrealizing mercy and good for all people. TheTranscendent has said, We did not send you [Muhammad]but out of mercy for all creatures. (21:107) And the ProphetMuhammadblessings and peace upon Himsaid,The Merciful has mercy upon those who are merciful,be merciful to those on earth, He who is in heaven willbe merciful unto you.
Islam calls for treating others as one desires to betreated. It urges the tolerance and forgiveness that
express the nobility of the human being:The recompensefor an evil is an evil equal thereto, butwho forgives and recon-ciles, his recompense is from God. (42:40) Good and evil arenot equal. Repel withwhat is most virtuous.Then he betweenwhomand you there is enmitywill be as if hewere an intimatefriend. (41:34)
Islam conrms the principle of justice in interactingwith others, safeguarding their rights, and conrms thatone must not deny people their possessions:And let notthe hatred of others make you swerve to wrong and departfromjustice.Be just: that is closer topiety; (5:8)Godcommandsyou to return trusts to their owners, and if you judge betweenpeople, you shall judgewith justice; (4:58) So give [full]meas-ure and [full] weight and do not deny the people their goods,andwork no corruption in the land, after it has been set right.(7:85)
Islam requires respect for pledges and covenants,and adhering to what has been specied; and it forbidstreachery and treason:Fulfill the covenantofGodwhenyouhave entered into it, and break not oaths after they have beenconfirmed and you have made God your surety; truly Godknowswhatyoudo. (16:91)
Islam recognizes the noble station of [human] life, sothere is to be no ghting against non-combatants, andno assault upon civilians and their properties, children
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at their mothers bosom, students in their schools, norupon elderly men and women. Assault upon the life of ahuman being, be it murder, injury or threat, is an assaultupon the right to life among all human beings. It isamong the gravest of sins; for human life is the basis forthe prosperity of humanity:Whoever kills a soul for otherthan slaying a soul or corruption upon the earth it is as if he haskilled the whole of humanity, andwhoever saves a life, it is asif has revived thewhole ofhumanity. (5:32)
The primordial religion of Islam is founded uponequanimity, balance, moderation, and facilitation:Thushave we made of you a middle nation that you might be wit-nesses over the people, and the Messenger a witness overyourselves. (2:143) The Prophet Muhammadpeace andblessings upon himsaid: Facilitate and do not makedifcult, bear good tidings and do not deter. Islam hasprovided the foundation for the knowledge, reectionand contemplation that has enabled the creation of thisdeep-rooted civilization that was a crucial link by whichtheWest arrived at the gates of modern knowledge, andin whose accomplishments non-Muslims participated,as a consequence of its being a comprehensive humancivilization.
No day has passed but that this religion has been atwar against extremism, radicalism and fanaticism, for
they veil the intellect from foreseeing negative conse-quences [of ones actions]. Such blind impetuousnessfalls outside the human regulations pertaining to reli-gion, reason and character. They are not from the truecharacter of the tolerant, accepting Muslim.
Islam rejects extremism, radicalism and fanati-cismjust as all noble, heavenly religions reject themconsidering them as recalcitrant ways and forms ofinjustice. Furthermore, it is not a trait that character-izes a particular nation; it is an aberration that has beenexperienced by all nations, races, and religions.They arenot particular to one people; truly they are a phenome-non that every people, every race and every religion hasknown.
We denounce and condemn extremism, radicalismand fanaticism today, just as our forefathers tirelesslydenounced and opposed them throughout Islamic his-tory. They are the ones who afrmed, as do we, the rmand unshakeable understanding that Islam is a religionof [noble] character traits in both its ends and means; areligion that strives for the good of the people, theirhappiness in this life and the next; and a religion that canonly be defended in ways that are ethical; and the endsdo not justify the means in this religion.
The source of relations between Muslims and others
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is peace; for there is no ghting [permitted] when thereis no aggression. Even then, [it must be done with]benevolence, justice and virtue:God does not prevent you,as regards those who do not fight you in religions [cause], nordrive you from your homes, from dealing kindly and justlywith them: trulyGod loves the just; (60:8)Then if they cease,let there benoaggression, saveagainst the oppressors. (2:193)
On religious and moral grounds, we denounce thecontemporary concept of terrorism that is associatedwith wrongful practices, whatever their source andform may be. Such acts are represented by aggressionagainst human life in an oppressive form that trans-gresses the rulings of God, frightening those who aresecure, violating peaceful civilians, nishing off thewounded, and killing prisoners; and they employ uneth-ical means, such as destroying buildings and ransackingcities:Donot kill the soul thatGod hasmade sacrosanct, savefor justice. (6:151)
We condemn these practices and believe that resist-ing oppression and conrming justice should be alegitimate undertaking through legitimate means. Wecall on the people to take the necessary steps to achievethe strength and steadfastness for building identity andpreserving rights.
We realize that over history extremism has been
instrumental in destroying noble achievements in greatcivilizations, and that the tree of civilization witherswhen malice takes hold and breasts are shut. In all itsshapes, extremism is a stranger to Islam, which is found-ed upon equanimity and tolerance. No human whoseheart has been illumined by God could be a radicalextremist.
At the same time, we decry the campaign of brazendistortion that portrays Islam as a religion that encour-ages violence and institutionalizes terrorism. We callupon the international community to work earnestly toimplement international laws and honor the interna-tional mandates and resolutions issued by the UnitedNations, ensuring that all parties accept them and thatthey be enacted without double standards, to guaranteethe return of rights to their [rightful] holders and theend of oppression. Achieving this will be a signicantcontribution to uprooting the causes of violence, fanati-cism and extremism.
The way of this great religion that we are honoredto belong to calls us to afliate with and participate inmodern society, and to contribute to its elevation andprogress, helping one another with every faculty [toachieve] good and to comprehend, desiring justice forall peoples, while faithfully proclaiming the truth [of
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our religion], and sincerely expressing the soundness ofour faith and beliefsall of which are founded uponGods call for coexistence and piety. [We are called] towork toward renewing our civilization, based upon theguidance of religion, and following upon establishedpractical intellectual policies.
The primary components of these policies comprisedeveloping methods for preparing preachers, with thegoal of ensuring that they realize the spirit of Islam andits methodology for structuring human life, as well asproviding them with knowledge of contemporary cul-ture, so that they are able to interact with theircommunities on the basis of awareness and insight: Say,This ismyway. I, and thosewho followme, call forGodwithinsight. (12:108); taking advantage of the communica-tion revolution to refute the doubts that the enemies ofIslam are arousing, in a sound, intellectual manner,without weakness or agitation, and with a style thatattracts the reader, the listener and the viewer; consoli-dating the educational structure for individualMuslims, who are condent in their knowledge andabilities, working to form the integral identity that pro-tects against corrupting forces; interest in scienticresearch and working with the modern sciences uponthe basis of the Islamic perspective that distinguishes
between creation, life and the human being; benetingfrom modern achievements in the elds of science andtechnology; adopting an Islamic approach for realizingthe comprehensive development that is founded upon[maintaining] the delicate balance between the spiritu-al, economic and social dimensions [of life]; providingfor human rights and basic liberties, ensuring life, digni-ty and security, and guaranteeing basic needs;administering the affairs of society in accordance withthe principles of justice and consultation; and benet-ing from the goods and mechanisms for adoptingdemocracy that human society has presented.
Hope lies in the scholars of our Nation, that throughthe reality of Islam and its values they will enlighten theintellects of our youththe ornament of our presentage and the promise of our future. The scholars shieldour youth from the danger of sliding down the paths ofignorance, corruption, close-mindedness and subordi-nation. It is our scholars who illuminate for them thepaths of tolerance, moderation, and goodness, and pre-vent them from [falling] into the abysses of extremismand fanaticism that destroy the spirit and body.
We look to our scholars to lead us in partaking of ourrole and verifying our priorities, that they may be exem-plars in religion, character, conduct, and discerning
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enlightened speech, presenting to the nation theirnoble religion that brings ease [in all matters] and itspractical laws in which lie the awakening and joy of thenation. Among the individuals of the nation andthroughout the regions of the world, they disseminategood, peace and benevolence, through subtle knowl-edge, insightful wisdom and political guidance in allmatters, uniting and not dividing, appeasing hearts andnot deterring them, looking to the horizons of fulll-ment to meet the requirements and challenges of the21st century.
We ask God to prepare for our Islamic Nation thepaths of renaissance, prosperity and advancement; toshield it from the evils of extremism and close-minded-ness; to preserve its rights, sustain its glory, and upholdits dignity. What an excellent Lord is he, and what anexcellent Supporter.
GodAlmighty says:This isMy straight path, so follow it.And follow not the [other] ways, lest you be parted from Hisway.This hasHe ordained for you, that youmay beGod-fear-ing. (6:152 153)
And the last of our supplications is that praise be toGod,Lordof theworlds. (10:10)
Amman Ramadan 1425hijriThe Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan November2004ce
the three pointsof the amman message
the official text of the three points(version 1)
(1) Whosoever is an adherent to one of the four Sunnischools (Mathahib) of Islamic jurisprudence (Hanafi,Maliki, Shafii and Hanbali), the two Shii schools ofIslamic jurisprudence (Jafari and Zaydi), the Ibadischool of Islamic jurisprudence and the Thahiri schoolof Islamic jurisprudence, is a Muslim. Declaring thatperson an apostate is impossible and impermissible.Verily his (or her) blood, honour, and property areinviolable. Moreover, in accordance with the ShaykhAl-Azhars fatwa, it is neither possible nor permissibleto declare whosoever subscribes to the Ashari creed orwhoever practices real Tasawwuf (Susm) an apostate.Likewise, it is neither possible nor permissible todeclare whosoever subscribes to true Salafi thought anapostate.
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Equally, it is neither possible nor permissible todeclare as apostates any group of Muslims who believesin God, Gloried and Exalted be He, and HisMessenger (may peace and blessings be upon him) andthe pillars of faith, and acknowledges the ve pillars ofIslam, and does not deny any necessarily self-evidenttenet of religion.
(2) There exists more in common between the variousschools of Islamic jurisprudence than there isdifference between them. The adherents to the eightschools of Islamic jurisprudence are in agreement asregards the basic principles of Islam.All believe inAllah(God), Gloried and Exalted be He, the One and theUnique; that the Noble Quran is the Revealed Word ofGod; and that our master Muhammad, may blessingsand peace be upon him, is a Prophet and Messengerunto all mankind. All are in agreement about the vepillars of Islam: the two testaments of faith(shahadatayn); the ritual prayer (salat); almsgiving(zakat); fasting the month of Ramadan (sawm), and theHajj to the sacred house of God (in Mecca). All are alsoin agreement about the foundations of belief: belief inAllah (God), His angels, His scriptures, Hismessengers, and in the Day of Judgment, in Divine
Providence in good and in evil. Disagreements betweenthe ulama (scholars) of the eight schools of Islamicjurisprudence are only with respect to the ancillarybranches of religion (furu) and not as regards theprinciples and fundamentals (usul) [of the religion ofIslam]. Disagreement with respect to the ancillarybranches of religion (furu) is a mercy. Long ago it wassaid that variance in opinion among the ulama(scholars) is a good affair.
(3) Acknowledgement of the schools of Islamicjurisprudence (Mathahib) within Islam means adheringto a fundamental methodology in the issuance offatwas: no one may issue a fatwa without the requisitepersonal qualications which each school of Islamicjurisprudence determines [for its own adherents]. Noone may issue a fatwa without adhering to themethodology of the schools of Islamic jurisprudence.No one may claim to do absolute Ijtihad and create anew school of Islamic jurisprudence or to issueunacceptable fatwas that take Muslims out of theprinciples and certainties of the Shariah and what hasbeen established in respect of its schools ofjurisprudence.
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the three points endorsed at the islamicfiqh academy conference (version 2)
The Official version of the three points of the AmmanMessage (see above) was the version signed by most of thesignatories listed in the Grand list on the following pages.Thethree points were also endorsed at the Islamic FiqhAcademys17th session held inAmman, Jordan, on 24th-28th June 2006.The text had slight variations to the official text yet itfollowed an essentially identitical form. This is duly noted asversion 2 in theGrandList.The full text is as follows:
(1) Whosoever is an adherent to one of the four Sunnischools (Mathahib) of Islamic jurisprudence (Hanafi,Maliki, Shafii and Hanbali), the two Shii schools ofIslamic jurisprudence (Jafari and Zaydi), the Ibadischool of Islamic jurisprudence and the Thahiri schoolof Islamic jurisprudence, is a Muslim. Declaring thatperson an apostate is impossible and impermissible.Verily his (or her) blood, honour, and property areinviolable. Moreover, in accordance with the ShaykhAl-Azhars fatwa, it is neither possible nor permissibleto declare whosoever subscribes to the Ashari creed orwhoever practices real Tasawwuf (Susm) an apostate.
Likewise, it is neither possible nor permissible todeclare whosoever subscribes to true Salafi thought anapostate.
Equally, it is neither possible nor permissible todeclare as apostates any other group of Muslims whobelieves in God, Gloried and Exalted be He, and HisMessenger (may peace and blessings be upon him), thepillars of faith (Iman), and the ve pillars of Islam, anddoes not deny any necessarily self-evident tenet ofreligion.
(2) There exists more in common between the variousschools of Islamic jurisprudence than there is differencebetween them. The adherents to the eight schools ofIslamic jurisprudence are in agreement as regards thebasic principles of Islam. All believe in Allah (God),Gloried and Exalted be He, the One and the Unique;that the Noble Quran is the RevealedWord of God pre-served and protected by God, Exalted be He, from anychange or aberration; and that our master Muhammad,may blessings and peace be upon him, is a Prophet andMessenger unto all mankind.All are in agreement aboutthe ve pillars of Islam: the two testaments of faith (sha-hadatayn); the ritual prayer (salat); almsgiving (zakat);fasting the month of Ramadan (sawm), and the Hajj to
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the sacred house of God (in Mecca).All are also in agree-ment about the foundations of belief: belief in Allah(God), His angels, His scriptures, His messengers, andin the Day of Judgment, in Divine Providence in goodand in evil. Disagreements between the ulama (schol-ars) of the eight schools of Islamic jurisprudence areonly with respect to the ancillary branches of religion(furu) and some fundamentals (usul) [of the religion ofIslam]. Disagreement with respect to the ancillarybranches of religion (furu`) is a mercy. Long ago it wassaid that variance in opinion among the ulama (scholars)is a mercy.
(3) Acknowledgement of the schools of Islamicjurisprudence (Mathahib) within Islam means adheringto a fundamental methodology in the issuance offatwas: no one may issue a fatwa without the requisitequalications of knowledge. No one may issue a fatwawithout adhering to the methodology of the schoolsof Islamic jurisprudence. No one may claim to dounlimited Ijtihad and create a new opinion or issueunacceptable fatwas that take Muslims out of theprinciples and certainties of the Shariah and what hasbeen established in respect of its schools ofjurisprudence.
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Total number of signatures:552 * from84 countries
code / conference
True Islam and Its Role in Modern SocietyConference,Amman (July 2005)[three points version 1] - signed
Forum of Muslim Ulama andThinkers, Mecca(September 2005) - endorsed
* Islamic Schools of Jurisprudence Conference,AalAl-Bayt University, Jordan (November 2005)- endorsed
9th Session of the Council of Ministers of ReligiousEndowments and IslamicAffairs, Kuwait(November 2005) - endorsed
3rd Extraordinary Session, OIC, Mecca(December 2005) - endorsed
Moderate IslamicThought and Culture,Amman(April 2006) [three points version 1] - signed
International FiqhAcademy Conference,Amman(June 2006) [three points version 2] - signed
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grand list of all religious and politicalleaders who have endorsed the amman
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Muslims of Europe Conference, Istanbul(July 2006) - endorsed
islamic republic of afghanistan
1 H.E.Mr.HamidKarzai President
2 Amb.NusairAhmadNour AfghaniAmbassador to QatarIslamic Envoy of the Government ofAfghanistan
republic of albania
3 H.E.Mr.FlorentCeliku Deputy Minister of ForeignAffairs
4 Mr.TahirZenelhasani
peoples democratic republic of algeria
5 H.E.Mr.AbdelAzizBelkhadem Minister of ForeignAffairs
6 H.E.Lakhdar Ibrahimi Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the UnitedNations; Former Foreign Minister ofAlgeria
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7 Prof.Dr.AbdAllahbin al-HajjMuhammadAlGhulamAllah Minister of ReligiousAffairs
8 Dr.MustafaSharif Minister of Higher Education andFormerAlgerianAmbassador in Cairo
9 ShaykhYusufbinMahdi Professor and Member of the Fatwa Committee inAlgeria
10 Dr.SaidShayban Former Minister of ReligiousAffairs
11 Prof.Dr.AmmarAl-Talibi Department of Philosophy, University ofAlgeria
12 Mr.AbuJaraAl-Sultani Head of theAlgerian Peace Society Movement
13 Dr.AmmarJaydal *Batina University
14 Dr.MuhammadZurman *Batina University
australia
15 ShaykhSalim Ulwanal-Hassani fatwa Secretary General Darulfatwa, Islamic High Council
16 Ms.MahaKarimAbdo
austria
17 Prof.AnasAl-Shaqfa Head of the Islamic Commission
18 AymanAly Federation of the Islamic Organizations in Europe, Graz
19 Mr.TarafaBaghajati Initiative ofAustrian Muslims
republic of azerbaijan
20 H.E.Mr. IlhamAliev President
21 ShaykhAl-IslamAllah-ShakurbinHemmatBashazada Grand Mufti, MuslimAdministration of the Caucasus
kingdom of bahrain
22 H.M.KingHamadbin IsaAlKhalifa 23 ShaykhDr.MuhammadAliAl-Sutri
Minister of Justice
24 Dr.FaridbinYaqubAl-Miftah Undersecretary of the Ministry for IslamicAffairs
25 Mr.MansourAl-Jamri
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26 Dr. IbrahimFadilAl-Dibbo Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bahrain
peoples republic of bangladesh
27 H.E.BegumKhaledaZia Prime Minister
28 Prof.Dr.AbuAl-HasanSadiq President of theAsian University of Bangladesh
29 Prof. ShamshirAli President of theAcademy of Sciencesand UniversityVice-President
belgium
30 Mr. IsmailBatakli Professor of Islamic Studies
31 Mr.MohamedBoulif President, Islamic Executive Council
32 Mr.AhmedBouziane
33 Dr.KarimChemlal Pasteur Institute, Lille
34 Mrs.MalikaHamidi-Hosseinpour Coordinator, European Muslim Network
35 Mr. IbrahimKocaoglu
36 SheikhYacobMahi Professor of Islamic Studies,Athne Royal Lonardo daVinci
37 Dr.AbdelmajidMhauchi Professor of Islamic Studies
38 Mr.KhalladSwaid President, FEMYSO
republic of benin
39 H.E.Mr.Dzulkifli Salami Senior Minister of Planning, Economy and Development
40 ShaykhFathi Shitu
bosnia and herzegovina
41 Prof.Dr. ShaykhMustafaCeric Head of the Ulama and Grand Mufti of Bosnia andHerzegovina
42 Prof.HasanMakic Mufti of Bihac
43 H.E.ProfessorEnesKaric Professor in Faculty of Islamic Studies
44 Prof.AnesLjevakovic Researcher and Lecturer, Islamic Studies College
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45 Dr.AhmetAlibasic Lecturer, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Sarajevo
46 Mr.AmerBukvic Islamic Development Bank
47 ImamSenaidKobilica Vice President, Islamic Council of Norway
48 Mr.MirnesKovac Journalist, Preporod Islamic Newspaper
49 Dr.SukrijaRamic University of Zenica
brunei darussalam
50 H.M.SultanHajiHassanalBolkiah 51 Prof. Suhaili binHajjMuhyiAl-Din
Deputy Mufti of Brunei
burkina faso
52 H.E.Mr.YoussoufOuedraogo Minister of State, Minister of ForeignAffairs
53 Dr.AbuBakrDakuri Member of the Executive Council, ISESCO
brazil
54 ShaykhAliMuhmmadAbduni Representative of the International IslamicYouth Club inLatinAmerica; Accredited Religious Representative ofthe DarAl-Fatwa of the Republic of Lebanon in Sao Paolo
republic of cameroon
55 H.E.Mr.MarfaHamidouYaya Minister of State
56 ShaykhMahmudMalbakri Imam, Grand Mosque and President of the Council ofUlama
canada
57 ShaykhFarazRabbani Hanafi Scholar, Sunnipath.com
58 Mr.FouzanKhan Reviving the Islamic Spirit Organization
republic of chad
59 H.E.Mr. IdrisDerby President
60 ShaykhDr.HusseinHasanAbkar President, Higher Council for IslamicAffairs, Chad
61 Mr.Tijani SabunMuhammad
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union of comoros
62 H.E.Mr.KubMohamedLisharti Deputy President
republic of cote divoire
63 H.E.Mr.HamzaSalleh Ambassador in Riyadh
denmark
64 Imam FatihAlev DanishAssociation of Cybermuslims
republic of djibuti
65 H.E.Mr. IsmailOmarGulleh President
66 ShaykhAbdAl-RahmanSulaymanBashir Member of the Higher Judiciary Council
arab republic of egypt
67 H.E.Mr.MohamedHosniMubarak President
68 H.E.GrandImamProf.Dr.MuhammadSayyidTantawi fatwaShaykh al-Azhar
69 Prof.Dr.MahmudHamdiZaqzuq Minister of ReligiousAffairs
70 Prof.Dr.Ali Jumua fatwa * Grand Mufti of theArab Republic of Egypt
71 Prof.Dr.AhmadMuhammadAl-Tayyib President ofAl-Azhar University
72 Prof.Dr.KamalAbuAl-Majd Islamic Intellectual; Former Minister of Information;Attorney in the Court of Cassation
73 Dr.MuhammadAl-AhmadiAbuAl-Nur *Former Minister of ReligiousAffairs in theArab Republicof Egypt; Professor, Faculty of Islamic Law,YarmoukUniversity, Jordan
74 Prof.Dr.FawziAl-Zifzaf Chairman of the Permanent Committee of NobleAl-Azhar for DialogueAmong the Heavenly Religions;Member of theAcademy of Islamic Research
75 Prof.Dr.HasanHanafi Researcher and Islamic Intellectual, Department ofPhilosophy, Cairo University; Fellow of theAal al-BaytInstitute for IslamicThought
76 Prof.Dr.MuhammadMuhammadAl-Kahlawi Secretary, General Union of IslamicArchaeologists;Dean, Faculty ofAntiquities, Fayyum Branch, CairoUniversity
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77 Prof.Dr.AymanFuadSayyid Former Secretary General, Dar al-KutubAl-Misriyya
78 ShaykhDr.ZaghlulNajjar Head of the Committee onThe Miraculous Nature of theQuran in the Higher Council for IslamicAffairs, Egypt
79 ShaykhMoezMasood Islamic Missionary
80 Prof.Dr.MuhammadAl-Dasuqi *Researcher and Member of the Forum for theProximity of the Islamic Schools of Jurisprudence
81 Mr.AmrKhaled Islamic Missionary
82 Mr.BaraKherigi Director,Awakening Records
83 Dr.HebaRaoufEzzat Department of Political Science, Cairo University
84 Dr. JafarAbdussalam President of the League of Islamic Universities
85 Dr.ShawqiAhmadDunya Dean of the (Womens) Faculty of Commerce,Al-AzharUniversity
86 Dr. Umar AbdAl-Kafi
87 Dr.Huda AbdAl-Sami
88 Eng. AmrFarukFarid
89 Mr.MuhammadAl-SammanLutfi
90 Eng.AbuAl-AlaMadi
91 Dr. AbdAl-WahhabAl-Masiri
92 Dr. AbdAl-HalimOweis
93 Mr.AhmadShaban
94 Mr.HusamTammam
95 Mr.MuntasirAl-Zayyat
96 Dr.Ragedal-Sirjani
97 Dr.MuhammadHidaya
98 Dr.MuhammadAbdal-MunimAbuZayd Professor, Faculty of Shariah, Department of IslamicEconomics,Yarmouk University
republic of france
99 ShaykhProf.DalilAbuBakr Chairman of the France Supreme Council of the IslamicReligion and Dean of the Paris Mosque
100 Dr.HusaynRais Director of CulturalAffairs, Paris Grand Mosque
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101 Prof.Dr.AbdAl-MajidAl-Najjar *President of the Islamic Centre, Paris
102 Dr.FouadAlaoui President, Union of Islamic Organizations in France(UOIF)
103 Ms.FatihaAjbli Sociologist
104 Ms.SihamAndalouci Member, Prsence Musulman
105 Dr.AhmedBakcan Representative, Milli Grs
106 Mr.AbdelwahebBakli President, MuslimYouth of France
107 ShaykhKhalidAdlenBentounes Alawiyah Sufi Order; Honorary President of theInternationalAssociation of the Friends of Islam
108 Mr.ElHadjiBabouBiteye President, Muslim Students of France (EMF)
109 Mr.LajThamiBreze Union of Islamic Organizations in France (UOIF)
110 Mr.HaydarDemiryrek Secretary General,The Islamic Council of France
111 Dr.BoubakerElHadjAmor Treasurer, Union of Islamic Organizations in France(UOIF)
112 ShaykhOunisGuergah Head of the Fatwa House, Paris
113 Prof.Dr.merFarukHarman DITIP, Germany
114 Mr.FouadImarraine Collecive of Muslims of France
115 Dr.AhmedJaballah Member of the European Council for Fatwa and Reseach,France
116 Mrs.NouraBenHamoudaJaballah President of European women forum (France)
117 Dr.ZuhairMahmood Institute for the Human Sciences (IESH), Paris
118 Dr.MohamedMestiri Director, International Institute of IslamicThought, Paris
119 Mr.AbdelmajidNajar
120 Ms.NoraRami Free Community Organization, Paris
121 ShaykhZakariaSeddiki
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122 Dr.MuhamadBashari President, Federal Society for Muslims in France
republic of gabon
123 H.E.ElhadjAliBongoAwadamba Minister of National Defence and Chairman of SupremeCouncil for IslamicAffairs and Special Envoy of thePresident
republic of gambia
124 H.E.AlhajiDr.YahyaA.J.J. Jammeh President
125 Mr.SambaFall Minister of ForeignAffairs,Youth, Sport, and ReligiousAffairs, Gambia
126 Prof.Dr.Omar Jah Former DeputyAssistant to the President for SpecialAssistance Programs, Islamic Development Bank,Jeddah
republic of germany
127 Prof.Dr.MuradHofmann Former GermanAmbassador to Morocco; Intellectual andResearcher
128 ShaykhSalahAl-DinAl-Jafarawi Assistant Secretary-General ofWorld Council for IslamicPropagation
129 Mr.Ridvanakir President,Turkish-Islamic Union of Germany
130 ShaykhBashirAhmadDultz German Muslim League
131 Mr.BelalEl-Mogaddedi
132 Mr. IbrahimF.El-Zayat Head of Public Relations, Federation of IslamicOrganisations in Europe (FIOE)
133 Dr.SabihaEl-Zayat Centre for IslamicWomen Studies, Institutefor the Human Sciences (IESH), Paris
134 Mr.MesudGlbahar IGMG President ofYouth Organisations, Germany
135 Mr.AliKizilkaya Head, Islamic Council of Germany
136 Dr.EypA.Khler
137 Mr.MichaelMuhammedAbduhPfaff German Muslim League
138 Mr.CelalTter IGMG President of University Org., Germany
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139 Mr.RecepYildirim EuropeAssociation ofTurkish Cultural Centers, Germany
140 Mr.OsmanYoba
141 Mr.NabilChabib
republic of guinea
142 H.E.Mr.CellouDaleinDiallo Prime Minister
143 Mr.Al-HusayniDiallo Inspector General, Ministry of Justice
144 Prof.Dr.QutbMustafaSanu Department of Usul al-Fiqh, International IslamicUniversity of Malaysia
republic of india
145 H.E.MaulanaMahmoodMadani Member of Parliament; General Secretary, JamiatUlema-i-Hindi
146 Prince JafarAl-SadiqMufaddal SayfAl-Din Islamic Intellectual
147 PrinceTahaSayfAl-Din Islamic Intellectual
148 Prof.Dr. SayyidAwsafAli President of Hamdard University
149 Prof.Dr.AkhtarAl-Wasi Head of the Bureau of Islamic Studies, Dean of the Collegeof Humanities and Languages; Director of the DhakirHusayn Centre for Islamic Studies
republic of indonesia
150 H.E.Dr.AlawibinShihab Coordinating Minister for PeoplesWelfareand Special Envoy of the President
151 DrMuhammadMaftuhBasyuni Minister of ReligiousAffairs
152 Dr.TuttyAlawiyah President,Al-Shafii Islamic University
153 Amb.RabhanAbdAl-Wahhab Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to theHashemite Kingdom of Jordan
154 ShaykhAl-HajjAhmadHashimMuzadi Chairman, Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia
155 ShaykhRozyMunir Vice-Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama,Indonesia
156 Mr.MuhamadIqbal Sullam International Conference of Islamic Scholars, Indonesia
157 Dr.MuhammadMasyuriNaim Professor, Islamic University
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158 Prof.Dr.M.DinSyamsuddin Chairman of Muhammadiyah
islamic republic of iran
159 SupremeSpiritualLeaderGrandAyatollahAl-SayyidAliKhamenei fatwa
160 H.E.Dr.MahmoodAhmedinejad President
161 GrandAyatollahShaykhMuhammadAliAl-Taskhirifatwa Secretary General, Forum for the Proximity of the IslamicSchools of Jurisprudence
162 GrandAyatollahAl-SayyidFadilLankarani fatwa
163 GrandAyatollahMuhammadWaez-zadehAl-Khorasani Former Secretary General, Forum for the Proximity of theIslamic Schools of Jurisprudence
164 GrandAyatollahProf.Dr.Al-Sayyid MustafaMohagheghDamad Director of theAcademy of Sciences; Justice in theMinistry of Justice; Head of the Inspectorate General
165 HujjatAl-IslamDr.MahmoudMohammadi Iraqi Chairman of the Cultural League and Islamic Relationsin the Islamic Republic of Iran
166 Dr.Al-SayyidMahmoudMarashiAl-Najafi Head of the GrandAyatollah MarashiAl-Najafi Library
167 Dr.MuhammadAliAdharshab Secretary-General,Arab-Iranian Friendship Society
168 Mr.MurtadaHashimBurQadi Secretary-General, Bureau for International Relations,Great Islamic Encyclopaedia
169 ShaykhAbbasAli Sulaymani Representative of the Supreme Spiritual Leaderin Eastern Iran
170 Mr.GhulamRidaMirzai Member, Consultative Council
171 Dr.SyedMuhammadRidaKhatimi Political leader; Former Deputy Speaker of the IranianParliament
172 ShaykhMuhammadShariati FormerAdvisor to the President of Iran; Member ofParliament
173 Amb.MuhammadKazemKhuwansari Permanent Representative of Iran to the OIC
174 Mr.MaShaAllahMahmoudShamsAl-Waithin Journalist andWriter
175 Dr.RuqayyaRustumYurmaki *Imam Sadiq University
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176 Dr.MojganSakhaei *Imam Sadiq University
177 ShaykhAhmadMablaghi Professor, Qom Seminary
178 Dr.GholamRezaNoor-Mohammadi Director, Centre for Islamic Medical Research, Imam al-Sadiq University, Qom; Professor, Faculty of Medicine,University ofTehran
179 ShaykhHassan JawahiriZadeh Professor, Religious Seminary, Qom
republic of iraq
180 H.E.Mr. JalalTalabani President
181 GrandAyatollahAl-SayyidAli Sistani fatwa
182 GrandAyatollahShaykhIshaqAl-Fayad fatwa
183 GrandAyatollahAl-SayyidMuhammadSaidAl-Hakim fatwa
184 GrandAyatollahShaykhBashirAl-Najafi fatwa
185 GrandAyatollahAl-SayyidShaykhHussein IsmailAl-Sadr fatwa
186 GrandAyatollahShaykhHusaynAl-Muayyad *Knowledge Forum, Baghdad
187 GrandAyatollahAhmadal-Bahadili Islamic Missionary
188 ShaykhDr.HarithAl-Dari Head of Ulema organization
189 Dr.Muhsin AbdAl-Hamid
190 Dr.AhmadAbdAl-GhaffurAl-Samarai Head of the Diwan of the SunniWaqf
191 Al-SayyidAbdal-SahibAl-Khoei Secretary General, ImamAl-Khoei Benevolent Foundation
192 Al-SayyidMuhammadAl-Musawi Secretary General,World IslamicAhlAl-Bayt League
193 ShaykhDr.MahmoudMhd.DawudAl-Sumaydai
194 Prof.Dr.AbdAl-AzizAl-Duri Researcher and Historian, Department of History,University of Jordan; Fellow ofAal al-Bayt Institute forIslamicThought
195 Prof.Dr.BashsharAwwadMarouf *Researcher and Editor; Fellow ofAal al-Bayt Institute forIslamicThought
196 ShaykhAbbasAliKashifAl-Ghita College of Islamic Studies, University of al-Kufa
197 Dr.AbdAl-HamidAl-Najdi Islamic Intellectual
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198 ShaykhWalidFarajAllahAl-Asadi College of Islamic Studies, University of al-Kufa
199 ShaykhProf.Dr.AhmadAl-Kubaysi Missionary and Islamic Intellectual
200 Prof.GhanemJawad Director of CulturalAffairs, Khoei BenevolentFoundation
201 Mr.MuhammadAllawi Assistant Director General,World IslamicAhlAl-BaytLeague
202 Prof. SadAl-Malla Islamic Intellectual
203 Dr.MustafaAbdAl-IlahKamalAl-Din Islamic Intellectual
204 Prof.Dr.AdnanAliAl-Faraji *Islamic University
205 Dr.AzizRashidAl-Dayini *Islamic University
206 Dr.AbdAl-QadirMustafaAl-Muhammadi *Islamic University
207 Mr. AlaAl-DinAl-Mudarris *Researcher and Historian
republic of ireland
208 Mr.Noohal-Kaddo Director, Islamic Cultural Centre of Irelands
italy
209 Mr.YahyaSergioPallavicini Vice President, Islamic Religious Community of Italy(CO.RE.IS.)
210 Dr.AliAbuShwaima Head, Islamic Centre of Milan
hashemite kingdom of jordan
211 H.M.KingAbdullah IIbinAl-Hussein 212 Prof.Dr.HRHPrinceGhazi binMuhammad
Personal Envoy and SpecialAdvisor to HM KingAbdullahII binAl-Hussein; Chairman of the Board ofTrustees oftheAal al-Bayt Institute for IslamicThought
213 ShaykhIzzedineAl-KhatibAl-Tamimi IslamicAffairsAdvisor to HM the King; Chief Justice
214 Prof.Dr.Abdul-SalamAl-Abbadi Former Minister of IslamicAffairs; President,Aal al-BaytUniversity
215 Prof.Dr. ShaykhAhmadHlayyel Advisor to HM the King and Imam of the Royal Court
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216 ShaykhSaidAl-Hijjawi Grand Mufti of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
217 Mr.AkelBultaji Advisor to HM the King
218 Prof.Dr.KhalidTouqan Minister of Education; Minister of Higher Education andScientific Research
219 H.E.ShaykhSalimFalahat Director General of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan
220 H.E.ShaykhDr.AbdAl-Aziz Khayyat Former Minister of ReligiousAffairs
221 ShaykhNuhAl-Quda Former Mufti of the JordanianArmed Forces
222 Prof.Dr.KhalidAl-Karaki Deputy-Chairman of the Board ofTrustees,Aal al-BaytInst. for IslamicThought; President, Jerash PrivateUniversity
223 Prof.Dr. IshaqAl-Farhan President of Zarqa Private University;Former Minister of Education
224 Prof.Kamil IsmailHamdanAl-Sharif Secretary General, International Council for IslamicPropagation and Relief
225 Dr.AbdAl-LatifArabiyyat Former Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament;Chairman of the Consultative Committee of the IslamicAction Front
226 ShaykhAbdAl-KarimSalimS.Al-Khasawneh Grand Mufti of the JordanianArmed Forces
227 Prof.Dr.AdelAl-Toweisi *Former President,Aal al-Bayt University; Minister ofCulture
228 Prof.Dr.YusufAl-Ghaydhan Dean of the University Faculty of Religion, BalqaAppliedUniversity
229 ShaykhHasanAl-Saqqaf Advisor to the Chairman of the Board ofTrustees of theAal al-Bayt Institute for IslamicThought; Director ofImamAl-Nawawi Publishers and Distributors
230 Eng.MarwanAl-Faouri Chairman, Forum for Moderation inThought and Culture
231 Mrs.NawalAl-Faouri Educator and Islamic Intellectual
232 Prof.Dr.AbdAl-NasirAbuAl-Basal Former Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law,YarmoukUniversity
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233 Mr.BilalAl-Tal Editor-in-Chief, Liwa Newspaper
234 Prof.Dr.AzmiTahaAl-Sayyid College of Jurisprudential and Legal Studies,Aal al-BaytUniversity
235 Prof.Dr.MuhammadHishamSultan *Vice-President for Islamic Studies,Aal al-Bayt University
236 Prof.Dr.ZiyadAl-Daghamin *Dean of the College of Jurisprudential and JuridicalStudies, Head of the Preparatory Committee of theInternal Islamic Conference
237 Dr.RashidSaidShahwan Faculty of Islamic Propagation and the Fundamentals ofReligion, BalqaApplied University
238 Prof.Dr.QahtanAl-Duri *Aal al-Bayt University
239 Prof.Dr. SharifAl-ShaykhSalihAl-Khatib *Aal al-Bayt University
240 Prof.Dr.AbdAl-MajidAl-Salahin *Dean of the College of Islamic Law, University of Jordan
241 Dr.Hayil AbdAl-Hafiz
242 Shaykh AbdAl-KarimAl-Akor
243 Mr.HaythamAl-Amayreh
244 Dr.MuhammadAl-Khatib
245 Mr.HatimAl-Manasir
246 Dr.MalikAl-Moumini
247 Dr.MuhammadAl-Qada
248 Dr.FayezAl-Rabi
republic of kazakhstan
249 H.E.Mr.AskarMussinov Ambassador in Riyadh and Special Envoy of the President
kenya
250 ShaykhAbdullahiAbdi Chief Executive Officer, NorthernAid
state of kuwait
251 H.H.ShaykhSabahAlAhmadAl JaberAlSabah Prime Minister
252 Dr.AbdullahMatuqal-Matuq Minister ofAwqaf and ReligiousAffairs, Kuwait
253 Prof.Dr.AbdullahYusufAl-Ghoneim Head of the Kuwaiti Centre for Research and Study
254 Dr.AdelAbdullahAl-Fallah
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Undersecretary of the Ministry of ReligiousAffairs
255 Dr.MohamedAbdulGhaffarAl-Sharif Secretary-General, Secretariat General of ReligiousAffairs
256 Dr.MuhammadAbdAllah JafarAl-Sharif Undersecretary ofWaqf Foundation
257 Dr.KhaledMadhkourAbdallahMadhkour Professor, Faculty of Shariah, University of Kuwait
258 Mr.MutlaqRashedAl-Qarawi
259 ShaykhDr. Ajil Jassimal-Nashami Professor, Faculty of Shariah, University of Kuwait
260 Dr.AhmadRajai al-Jundi Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences, Kuwait
kyrgyz republic
261 H.E.Mr.DastanSarygulov Secretary of State
republic of lebanon
262 H.E.Mr.FouadSinoura Prime Minister
263 Prof.Dr.HishamNashabeh Chairman of the Board of Higher EducationDean of Education at MakassedAssociation
264 Al-SayyidMuhammadHusaynFadlallah fatwa
265 ShaykhMuhammadRashidQabbani Grand Mufti, Republic of Lebanon (Mufti of the SunniMuslims)
266 Prof.Dr.HaniFahs Member of the Higher Shii Council
267 ShaykhAbdullahal-Harari fatwa Head of the Habashi Order
268 Prof.Dr.RidwanAl-Sayyid Faculty of Humanities, Lebanese University;Editor-in-Chief,Al-Ijtihad Magazine
269 Prof.MuhammadAl-Sammak Secretary-General of the National Council for Islamic-Christian Dialogue; Secretary-General for the IslamicSpiritual Summit
270 JafariQadiShaykhAsadAllahAl-Harashi Higher Islamic Shii Council
271 ShaykhKhalilAl-Mays Mufti of Zahleh andWestern Beqa
272 ShaykhAbdAl-EmirQublan Deputy Head of the Higher Shii Counci
273 Prof.Dr.ZakariyyaAbdAl-RazzaqAl-Misri *ImamAl-Awzai University
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274 Prof.Dr.AhmadAl-Sahmarani *ImamAl-Awzai University
275 Dr.Muhammad Assaf
276 Dr.AsadAl-Sahmarani
277 ShaykhAbdAl-Naser Jabri
278 ShaykhJamilMuhammadHusseini fatwa
279 Mr.HasanFarhat
great socialist peoples libyan arab jamahiriya
280 H.E.Mr.AbdelRahmanMohamedShalqam Minister of ForeignAffairs
281 Prof. IbrahimAliAbuAl-QasimAl-Rabu Secretary of the Office of Conferences, InternationalIslamic Propagation Society
282 Dr.Al-UjailiFarhatAl-Miri Official for Dialogue in the International Islamic PopularLeadership
283 Dr.MuhammadAl-Ziyadi President, International Islamic Call University
284 Prof.Dr.HamzahAbuFaris *Al-Fatih University
285 Mr.AbdAl-SalamMuhammadAl-SharifAl-Alim *Al-Fatih University
macedonia
286 Mr.RufatSherifi
malaysia
287 H.E.Dato SeriAbdullahbinHajiAhmadBadawi Prime Minister
288 Dr.Anwar Ibrahim Former Deputy Prime Minister
289 DatoDr.AbdulHamidOthmanMinister in the Office of the Prime Minister
290 Prof.Dr.KamalHasan President, Islamic International University, Kuala Lumpur
291 Prof.Dr.MohammadHashimKamali Dean of the International Institute of IslamicThoughtand Civilisation
292 Mr.ShahidanKasemFirst Minister of Perlis State, Malaysia
293 Mr.Khayri JamalAl-Din Deputy Chairman for theYouth Sector, the United MalaysNational Organisation
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294 Dr.SalihQadirKarimAl-Zanki *International Islamic University
maldives
295 H.E.Mr.MaumoonAbdulGayoom President
296 Dr.MahmudAl-Shawqi Minister of Education
297 ShaykhMohamedRasheedIbrahim President of the Supreme Council for IslamicAffairs
republic of mali
298 H.E.Mr.AmadouToumaniToure President
299 Mr.SidiMohamedYoussoufDjire General President of the Islamic Foundation forProduction
islamic republic of mauritania
300 H.E.Mr.AlOuldMohamedFal President
301 H.E.ShaykhAbdallahBinBayyah fatwa FormerVice President of Mauritania;Vice President of theInternational Union of Muslim Scholars
302 Mr.Al-HajjWuldAl-HajiAhmad Advisor to the Minister of Education and IslamicGuidance
303 Mr.CheikhnaBinBayyah
mauritius
304 ShaykhGhulamMuhammad Chairman and Secretary General of the Blue CrescentSociety
moldova
305 Mr.AbdulraheemAljabari
kingdom of morocco
306 H.M.KingMohammedVI 307 Prof.Dr.AbbasAl-Jarari
Advisor to HM the King
308 Prof.Dr.AbdAl-HadiBuTalib FormerAdvisor to HM the King
309 Amb.Al-MakkiKawan Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Kuwait,representing Dr.AhmadAl-Tawfiq,Minister of ReligiousAffairs, Kingdom of Morocco
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310 Prof.Dr.AbdelhadiAl-Tazi Fellow of the Royal MoroccanAcademy; FormerAmbassador
311 Prof.Dr.MohammadFaroukAl-Nabhan Former Director of DarAl-HadithAl-Hasaniyya
312 Prof.Dr.AhmadShawqiBenbin Director of the Hasaniyya Library
313 Dr.HamdatiChbihannaMalainine Member, Supreme Constitutional Council;President, Regional Scientic Council,Al-Qunaitra
314 Prof.Dr.NajatAl-Marini Department ofArabic Language, MohammedVUniversity
315 Dr.AbdulFilaliAnsary Director, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations,Aga Khan University
316 Dr.Abdel-KabeerAl-Madghari Former Minister ofWaqf and IslamicAffairs
317 Dr.MaryamAyatAhmad
318 Mr.MuhammadAl-Amin
319 Mr.MuhammadTullabi
320 Dr.SadAl-DinAl-Uthmani
republic of mozambique
321 H.E.Mr.ArisAli Minister of Education and Culture
the netherlands
322 Mr.ZakariaHamidi Director, New Horizon
republic of niger
323 H.E.Mr.HamaAmadou Prime Minister
federal republic of nigeria
324 H.E.MrIbrahimMousaKazawari Ambassador in Riyadh
325 H.H.PrinceHajiAdoBayero Emir of Kano
326 Mr.SulaymanOsho Secretary General of the Islamic Conference forAfrica
327 Dr.AhmadLimu Head of the Organization of the Islamic Endowment forEducation and Guidance
328 Dr.Al-KhidrAbdAl-BaqiMuhammad *Researcher andWriter
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norway
329 Mr.BrahimBelkilani Journalist, ITRI
330 Dr.LenaLarsen Coordinator,The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religionor Belief, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, Uni. ofOslo
sultanate of oman
331 H.H.AlSyedAsaadbinTareqAlSaid Special Envoy of the Sultan
332 ShaykhAhmadbinHamadAl-Khalili fatwa Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman
333 ShaykhAhmadbinSaudAl-Siyabi General Secretary in the Office of the Grand Mufti
334 Dr.AbdAllahMubarakAl-Shanfari University Professor, University of Dhofar
335 ShaykhDr.KahlanbinNahbanAl-Kharusi * JurisprudentialAdvisor in the Ofce for the Issuance ofFatwas
336 Mr.AflahbinAhmadAl-Khalili *Researcher in the Ofce for the Issuance of Fatwas
337 AbdAl-LatifAl-Humaym
republic of pakistan
338 H.E.GeneralPervezMusharraf President
339 H.E.AmbassadorMuhammadAslamAmbassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Kuwaitrepresenting Dr. Muhammad IjazAl-Haqq, Minister ofReligiousAffairs, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
340 ShaykhMuftiMuhammadTaqiUthmani fatwa Deputy Chairman, Islamic Fiqh Council, Jeddah;Vice President, Dar al-Ulum, Karachi
341 ShaykhDr.MuhammadTahirul-Qadri Director General, Centre for Islamic Research, Islamabad
342 Prof.Dr.Zafar IshaqAnsari Director General, Centre for Islamic Research, Islamabad
343 Dr.RezaShah-Kazemi Researcher and Islamic Intellectual
344 H.E.AmbassadorArifKamal Ambassador of the Republic of Pakistan to the HashemiteKingdom of Jordan
345 H.E.Prof. Dr.MahmoudAhmadGhazi President of the Islamic University, Islamabad;Former Minister of ReligiousAffairs, Pakistan
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state of palestine
346 H.E.Mr.AhmedQorei Prime Minister
347 ShaykhDr. IkrimahSabri Grand Mufti of Jerusalem andAll of Palestine;Imam of the BlessedAl-Aqsa Mosque
348 ShaykhTaysirRajabAl-Tamimi Chief Justice of Palestine
349 Dr.MustafaMahmudYusufAbuSuway Lecturer in the Department of Philosophyand Islamic Studies inAl-Quds University
350 Dr.MuhammadAliAl-Salibi *Al-Najah University
351 Dr.MarwanAliAl-Qaddumi *Al-Najah University
poland
352 Dr.Samir Ismail
portugal
353 Mr.AbdoolMagidVakil Chairman, Banco Efisa
354 Mr.SohailNakhooda Editor-in-Chief, Islamica Magazine
qatar
355 H.E.ShaykhHamadbin JassemAlThani First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of ForeignAffairs
356 Prof.Dr. ShaykhYusufAl-Qaradawi fatwa Director of the Sunna and Sira Council;Vice Presidentof the International Union of Muslim Scholars
357 ShaykhThaqil binSayerZaydAl-Shammari Justice, Court of Cassation, Member of the SupremeJudicial Council
358 Prof.Dr.AishaAl-Manai Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law, University of Qatar
359 ShaykhAbdAl-RahmanbinAbdAllahbinZaydAlMahmud Member of Prominent Persons Committee,Organization of the Islamic Conference
360 Dr.AliMuhyiAl-DinQaradaghi Professor, Faculty of Shariah, University of Qatar
361 Dr.AliAhmadAl-Salus Professor, Faculty of Shariah, University of Qatar
362 ShaykhMohammadHajYusufAhmad Imam, Doha Mosque
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russian federation
363 ShaykhRawiAynAl-Din Mufti; Head of the Muslim ReligiousAdministration
364 Prof.Dr. SaidHibatullahKamilev Director, Moscow Institute of Islamic Civilisation
365 Dr.MuradMurtazein President, Islamic University, Moscow
366 Mr.RushanAbassoof Director of ExternalAffairs, Dept. of Council of Muftis,Russia
367 Mr.YakupovValiulla Assistant to the Chief Mufti ofTatarstan
kingdom of saudi arabia
368 H.M.KingAbdullahbinAbdelAzizAlSaud King of SaudiArabia; Custodian of theTwo Holy Mosques
369 Dr.AbdAl-AzizbinUthmanAl-Touaijiri Director General,The Islamic Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (ISESCO)
370 H.E.ShaykhAbdAllahSulaymanbinMani Member, Council of Senior Ulama of SaudiArabia
371 Dr.HassanbinMohamedSafar Professor, Islamic Studies Department, Faculty ofHumanities KingAbdulaziz University, Jeddah
372 Mr.AbobakrAbdelfatah
373 ShaykhAliBaddahdah
374 Dr.SalihAl-Wuhaibi
375 Shaykh AbdAllahYahya
376 Mr.NabilAbdAl-IlahNassif Assistant to the President forAssistanceAffairsIslamic Development Bank, Jeddah
377 Dr.MuhammadJabrAl-Alfi Professor, Higher Judiciary Institute, Departmentof Comparative Jurisprudence, Riyadh
378 Dr.MuhammadbinYahyabinHasanAl-Najimi Associate Professor, King Fahd Defence College
379 Dr.AhmadAbdal-AlimAbdAl-Latif Researcher, Department of Studies,The InternationalIslamic FiqhAcademy, Jeddah
380 Dr.AbdAl-QahirQamar Researcher, Department of Studies,The InternationalIslamic FiqhAcademy, Jeddah
381 Shaykhal-HabibMuhammadbinAbdurrahmanal-Saqqaf
382 Dr.MohamedAliAl-Bar King Fahd Centre for Medical Research
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republic of senegal
383 H.E.Mr.AbdoulayeWade President
384 Mr.Al-HajjMustafaSisi SpecialAdvisor to the President of Senegal
385 Prof.AbdallahBah President of the Union of Volunteers in Islamic Educationand Culture
386 Prof.AbadirTiyam University Press and President of the National Society,Dakar
387 Prof.AhmadMukhtarEmbo Former Director General, UNESCO, Paris
388 Prof.RohanMbaye Director, Islamic Institute, Dakar
republic of sierra leone
389 H.E.AlhajiDr.AhmadTejanKabbah President
republic of singapore
390 Dr.YaqubIbrahim Minister of the Environment andWater Resources, andMuslimAffairs
republic of somalia
391 H.E.Mr.AbdullahYoussefAhmed President
republic of south africa
392 ShaykhIbrahimGabriels Head of SouthAfrican Ulama
spain
393 Mr.MansurEscudero Spanish Islamic Commission
394 Mr.AliBoussaid Islamic League for Dialogue and Conviviality
republic of sudan
395 H.E.GeneralOmarHassanAlBashir President
396 AbdAl-RahmanSawarAl-Dhahab Former President of the Republic of Sudan
397 Al-ImamAl-SadiqAl-Mahdi Former Prime Minister of Sudan, Head ofAnsar Movement
398 Dr. IsamAhmadAl-Bashir Minister of Guidance and ReligiousAffairs
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399 Mr.TariqAliBakhit Director in the General Secretariat and Head of Culturaland IslamicThought Committee, Khartoum
400 Prof.Dr. Izz al-DinUmarMusa Lecturer in the Department of History, Malik SaudUniversity, Riyadh
401 Dr.MuhammadMahjubHarun Journalist and University Professor, University of Khartoum
402 Dr.AhmadAliAl-Imam Advisor to the Sudanese President
403 Dr.Mustafa UthmanIsmail Former Foreign Minister of SudanSpecial Envoy of the Secretary General of theArab League
404 Dr. IbrahimAhmadUthman Secretary General, Supreme Judiciary Council
405 Dr.AhmadKhaledBabacar Secretary General of the Islamic FiqhAcademy of Sudan
sweden
406 Mr.MahmoudKhalfiDriri
switzerland
407 Prof.TariqRamadan Islamic intellectual
syrian arab republic
408 H.E.Mr.FaroukAl-Sharaa Minister of ForeignAffairs
409 ShaykhDr.AhmadBadrHasoun Grand Mufti of the SyrianArab Republic
410 Prof.Dr.MuhammadSaidRamadanAl-Buti Head of the Religion Department, Faculty of Law,University of Damascus
411 Prof.Dr. ShaykhWahbaMustafaAl-Zuhayli Head of Department of Islamic Jurisprudence and itsSchools, Islamic Law Faculty, Damascus University
412 Dr.SalahAl-DinAhmadKuftaro Director General, ShaykhAhmad KuftaroAcademyand Islamic Intellectual
413 Dr.MuhammadTawfiqSaidAl-Buti Professor of Shariah at Damascus University
414 Dr.MahmudAl-Sayyid Academic Researcher in the Centre of Islamic Studies,School of Oriental andAfrican Studies, University ofLondon
415 ShaykhAbdallahAdhami Islamic missionary and scholar
416 Dr.MuhammadHabash
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417 Dr.MuhammadAbdal-Latif Salehal-Farfur Secretary General, International ScienticAcademy
418 Prof.Dr.AbdAl-SattarAbuGhuddah President of the United Shariah Council of the BarakaGroup, Jeddah
republic of tajikistan
419 H.E.Mr. ImamAlyRahmanov President
thailand
420 Mr.WanMuhammadNurMatha Advisor to the Prime Minister
421 Amb.WiboonKhusakul Ambassador ofThailand in Baghdad
republic of togo
422 H.E.Mr.ZarifouAyva Minister of ForeignAffairs
republic of tunisia
423 Mr.MohamedAl-Ghanousi Prime Minister
424 Prof.Dr.Al-HadiAl-Bakkoush Former Prime Minister ofTunisia
425 Dr.AbuBakerAl-Akhzuri Minister of ReligiousAffairs
426 Prof.Dr.AliAl-Shabi Chairman of the Higher Islamic Council;Former Minister of IslamicAffairs
427 Prof. IbrahimChabbouh Advisor to the Higher Chairman of theAal al-BaytInstitute for IslamicThought; Director of theAal al-BaytInstitute for IslamicThought
428 ShaykhDr.MohammadAlHabib ibnAlKhojah Secretary-General, Int. Islamic Fiqh Council, Jeddah
429 Prof.Dr.MuhammadAl-BashirAl-Buzaydi Director of the Higher Institute for the Fundamentals ofReligion, Zaytuna University
430 Mr.AhmadAl-Ujaymi Advisor in the Ofce of the Secretary General of theOrganization of the Islamic Conference
431 ShaykhDr.RachidGhannouchi Leader of Ennada
432 Prof.HabibShaybub Writer and Historian
433 Dr.AmirAl-Zamali Advisor of IslamicWorldAffairs, InternationalCommittee for the Red Cross
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434 Dr.ShaykhMohieddineGadi The Higher Islamic Council,Tunis
435 Dr.TaiebSalama The Higher Islamic Council,Tunis
republic of turkey
436 H.E.Mr.BulentArinc President of the GrandTurkishAssembly
437 Prof.Dr.Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Secretary-General, Organisation of the IslamicConference
438 H.E.Prof.Dr.MehmetAydin Minister of State, Government ofTurkey
439 Prof.Dr.AliBardakoglu Head of ReligiousAffairs Directorate
440 Prof.Dr.AliAuzakHead of the Endowment for Islamic Scientific Studies,Istanbul
441 Prof.Dr.Mualla Saljuq Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law,Ankara
442 Prof.Dr.Mustafaagrici Grand Mufti of Istanbul and Professor of IslamicPhilosophy
443 Prof. IbrahimKafiDnmez Professor of Islamic Jurisprudence at the University ofMarmara
444 Dr.Ali IhsanBala *YzncYil University
445 Mr.UfukGken Advisor to the Secretary General of the OIC
446 Mr.MustafaAkyol Writer and journalist
447 Dr.MuhammetArui Turkish Religious Endownment (DiyanetVakfi)
448 Prof.Dr.AkifAydin Marmara University
449 Mr.KurtuluAykan 450 Dr.SavasBarin
451 Ms.SelinBlme Marmara University
452 Prof.AliDere ForeignAffairs Department, Presidency of ReligiousAffairs,Ankara
453 Mr.MuammerDumanli
454 Mr.AhmetHakan
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455 Dr. IbrahimKalin Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, College of the HolyCross, USA; Director, SETAFoundation,Ankara
456 Prof.RecepKaymakcan Assistant Professor of Religious Education, SakaryaUniversity
457 H.E.AmbassadorFazliKesmir CounsellorTurkish Embassy and PermanentRepresentative ofTurkey to FAO, Rome
458 Dr.AbdlhamidKirmizi
459 Mr.FehmiKoru Journalist,Yeni Safak
460 Dr.AliKse Lecturer, Faculty ofTheology, Marmara University
461 Mr.TalhaKse
462 Prof.TalipKukcan Centre for Islamic Studies, Istanbul
463 AmbassadormrOrhun OCSE Personal Representative on CombatingIslamophobia
464 Mr.Tahazhan
465 Prof.MehmetPaaci Faculty ofTheology,Ankara University
466 Mr.Ali Sarikaya President, Islamic ConferenceYouth Forum for Dialogueand Cooperation
467 Prof.BlentSenay Professor of Comparative Religion, Uludag University,Bursa
468 Dr.NazifeSisman
469 Dr. IsmailTaspinar Faculty ofTheology, Marmara University
470 Mr.AhmetSelimTekelioglu SETA,Anakara
471 Dr.NuriTinaz Centre for Islamic Studies, Istanbul
472 Mrs.mareYazar
473 ProfessorAliMuratYel Lecturer in Sociology andAnthropology, Fatih University
turkmenistan
474 H.E.Mr.RashidMirdov Minister of ForeignAffairs
ukraine
475 Mufti ShaykhAhmadTamim Mufti of Ukraine
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uganda
476 Mr.AnasAbdunnoorKalissa Director of Research and Shariah
united arab emirates
477 H.H.ShaykhKhalifabinZayedAlNahyan President
478 H.H.AmbassadorNasirbinAbdAllahbinHamdan
479 Mr.Ali binAl-SayyidAbdAl-RahmanAl-Hashim Advisor to the President for Judiciary and ReligiousAffairs
480 ShaykhMuhammadAl-Banani Judge in the Supreme Federal Court
481 Dr.SalehbinZabinAl-Marzuqi Secretary-General, International Islamic FiqhAcademy,Jeddah
482 MuhammadAbdulrahimSultanAl-Ulama Deputy-Dean of Scientific ResearchAffairs, UnitedArabEmirates University
483 Dr.HamadbinAl-SheikhAhmadAl-Chibani Secretary-General, Bureau for IslamicAffairs andCharitableWorks, Dubai
484 ShaykhMansur Etahal-Minhali Director, IslamicAffairs andAwqaf
485 Dr.AhmadAbdulAzizAl-Haddad Chief Mufti, Bureau of IslamicAffairs and CharitableWorks, Dubai
486 ShaykhTalibMuhammadAl-Shehi Preacher, Ministry of Justice and IslamicAffairs
487 Dr.MahmudAhmadAbuLayl Professor, Faculty of Shariah,Al-Ain University
488 Dr.KhalidSulaymanAl-Fahdawi
489 Dr.AliMuhammadUjla
490 Dr.MuhammadAl-Zahili Dean, Faculty of Shariah, University of Sharjah
united kingdom
491 Dr.AbbasMahajarani Member of the ImamAl-Khoei Benevolent Foundation
492 Dr.HassanShamsiBasha Expert,The International Islamic FiqhAcademy, Jeddah
493 Mr.ShamsVellani Director, Special Studies,The Institute of Ismaili Studies
494 Dr.FarhadDaftary Associate Director,The Institute of Ismaili Studies
495 ShaykhYusuf Islam Islamic Missionary
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496 Dr.FuadNahdi Editor-in-Chief, Q-News International
497 ShaykhWanisAl-Mabrouk *Representative, Union of Muslim Organisations of UK&EIRE
498 Mr.SharifBanna Co-Founder,Awakening Records;President, Union of Muslim Students in the UK
499 Mr.SamiYusuf Islamic singer
500 MohamedAbdulAziz Director, Faithwise
501 Dr.ManazirAhsan Director,The Islamic Foundation
502 Mr.KhurshidAhmed British Muslim Forum (BMF)
503 Mrs.FareenaAlam Editor, Q-News International
504 Dr.AnasShaikh-Ali Director, International Institute of IslamicThought,London
505 Mr.AhmedAl-Rawi President, Federation of Islamic Organisations in Europe
506 Mr. IsmailAmla
507 Mr. IqbalAsaria Finance Director, Muslim Council of Britain
508 Dr.MehmetAsutay Department of Economics, Durham University
509 Mr.Yasarolak Counsellor forTurkish ReligiousAffairs in London
510 Mr.SaidFerjani MuslimAssociation of Britain
511 Dr.SophieGilliat-Ray Cardiff University
512 Mr.AbdelRahmanHelbawy
513 Mr.DilwarHussain The Islamic Foundation
514 Mrs. Sarah Joseph Editor, Emel Magazine
515 Mr.WakkasKhan President, FOSIS
516 Mr.MustafaKker Chief Editor, Haber Newspapers (Turkish)
517 Ms.MaleihaMalik Department of Law, Kings College
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518 Ms.UnaizaMalik Muslim Council of Britain
519 Mr.AhmedSheikhMohamed
520 Dr.MohamedMukadam Association of Muslim Schools
521 Mr.AhmedMusawi
522 Prof.FarhanNizami Director, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
523 Mr.HabiburRahman
524 Sir Iqbal Sacranie Former Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain
525 ShaykhHaythamTamim Utrujj Institute
526 Mr.AhmedVersi Editor,The Muslim News
527 Mr.ShaukatWarraich Community leader
528 ShaykhAbdalHakimMurad /TimWinter Lecturer, University of Cambridge
529 Mr.HaiderAli Book distributor
united states of america
530 H.E.Prof.Dr. SeyyedHosseinNasr Author and Professor of Islamic Studies at the GeorgeWashington University
531 ShaykhHamzaYusufHanson President of the Zaytuna Institute
532 ShaykhFaisalAbdurRauf Imam of NewYork City Central Mosque
533 Prof.Dr. IngridMattson Professor of Islamic Studies, Hartford Seminary;President of the Islamic Society of NorthAmerica (ISNA)
534 Prof.Dr. SuleimanAbdallahSchleifer Director Emeritus of theAdham Center forTelevisionJournalism
535 Mr.NihadAwad Executive Director, Council onAmerican-IslamicRelations
536 ShaykhNuhHaMimKeller Islamic Missionary and Intellectual;Fellow of theAal al-Bayt Institute for IslamicThought
537 SheikhSuhaibD.Webb Islamic Missionary
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538 Dr.CanerDagli SpecialAdvisor for InterfaithAffairs, Royal HashemiteCourt of Jordan; Professor of Islamic Studies, RoanokeCollege, USA
539 Prof. JamesMorris Univesity of Exeter
540 Mr.RadwanAl-Masmudi
541 Prof. JosephLumbard Former SpecialAssistant to H.M. KingAbdullah II forInterfaithAffairs
republic of uzbekistan
542 H.E.Mr.ShawkatSirdayev Prime Minister
543 ShaykhMuhammadAl-SadiqMuhammadYusuf Grand Mufti of the Republic
544 Prof.YusufovOrtoqbek Islamic Intellectual
republic of yemen
545 H.E.GeneralAliAbdullahSaleh President
546 ShaykhMuhammadbinMuhammadIsmailAl-Mansur fatwa
547 ShaykhHumudbin Abbas al-Muayyad fatwa
548 ShaykhIbrahimbinMuhammadAl-Wazir fatwa Secretary General of the Islamic Unification andWorksMovement
549 ShaykhHabib UmarbinMuhammadbinSalimbinHafiz Principal, Dar al-Mustafa,Tarim
550 ShaykhAl-HabibAl-Jifri Islamic Missionary and Intellectual
551 ShaykhMuhammadAbduhUmar Head, Bureau of Direction and Guidance, PermanentCommittee of the General Peoples Conference
552 Prof.Dr.HusaynAl-Umari Member of the Consultative Committee, Member of theUNESCO Executive Committee; Professor of ModernHistory, University of Sanaa
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1.Howdoes Islam function?Islam has no central authority or church. It has beenheld together over the centuries and generations, acrossgeographic, juridical and intellectual diversity, by textsand by established, authoritative interpretations ofthese textsstarting with the Holy Quran itself. Mis-interpretation of these texts, and misunderstanding ofthe methodologies of their interpretation can have verydangerous consequences and can lead to an entirely dif-ferent civilization from that of traditional orthodoxIslam.
2.What are the greatest challenges facing Islam today?Islam today as a religion faces many challenges andproblems. Perhaps one of the greatest of these is misun-derstanding and confusion about the true nature of thereligion of Islam amongst Muslims and non-Muslimsalike.This misunderstanding has led to erroneous inter-pretations of Islamic texts and thus illegitimate
religious edicts (fatwas) by people who are intellectuallyand morally unqualied to make religious edicts. Cor-recting this situation through proper understanding ofthe traditional Islamic texts in all their diversity andcomplexity is thus of profound importance to thefuture of Islam and Muslims.
3.What isTheAmmanMessage?The Amman Message started as a simple but detailedstatement issued in Ramadan 1425 ah / November 2004ce inAmman, Jordan by KingAbdullah II of Jordan andsenior Islamic scholars. It described what Islam is andwhat it is not, and what actions represent it and whatactions do not. Its goal was to clarify to the modernworld the true nature of Islamand the nature of true Islam. Itis a message of devotion to God, love of the neighbor,goodwill, moderation and peace.
4.What areTheThreePoints ofTheAmmanMessage?In order to give more religious authority to theAmmanMessage and in order to tackle the root problem of mis-interpretation in Islam, in 2005 King Abdullah II sentthe following three critical questions to 24 of the mostsenior religious scholars from all around the world rep-resenting all the branches and schools of Islam:
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1. Who is aMuslim?;2. Is it permissible todeclare someoneanapostate (takfir)?; and
3. Whohas the right toundertake issuingfatwas (legal rulings)?
Based on the fatwas provided by these great scholars(who included the Shaykh Al-Azhar; Ayatollah Sistaniand Sheikh Qaradawi), in July 2005 ce, King AbdullahII of Jordan convened an international Islamic confer-ence of 200 of the worlds leading Islamic scholars orUlama) from 50 countries. In Amman, the scholarsunanimously issued a ruling on three fundamentalissues (which became known as the Three Points of theAmmanMessage):
1. They specically recognized the validity of all 8Mathhabs (legal schools) of Sunni, Shia and IbadhiIslam; of traditional Islamic Theology (Asharism);of Islamic Mysticism (Susm), and of true Salafithought, and came to a precise denition of who is aMuslim.
2. Based upon this denition they forbade takfir (dec-larations of apostasy) between Muslims.
3. Based upon the Mathahib they set forth the subjec-tive and objective preconditions for the issuing offatwas, thereby exposing ignorant and illegitimateedicts in the name of Islam.
These Three Points were then unanimously adopted bythe Islamic Worlds political and temporal leadershipsat the Organization of the Islamic Conference summitat Mecca in December 2005. And over a period of oneyear from July 2005 to July 2006, the Three Points werealso unanimously adopted by six other internationalIslamic scholarly assemblies, culminating with theInternational Islamic FiqhAcademyof Jeddah (the IslamicWorlds leading juridical body), in July 2006. In total,over 500 leading Muslim scholars worldwideas can beseen online (at www.ammanmessage.com)unani-mously endorsed the Amman Message and its ThreePoints.
5.Why is it so Important?The signed, universal Islamic Consensus on theAmmanMessage and itsThreePoints is of the greatest importancebecause it amounts to a historical, universal and unani-mous religious and political consensus (ijma) of theUmmah (nation) of Islam in our day, and a consolidation
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of traditional, orthodox Islam. The signicance of thisis: (1) that it is the rst time in over a thousand years thattheUmmah has formally and specically come to such apluralistic mutual inter-recognition; (2) that such arecognition is religiously legally binding on Muslimssince the Prophet (may peace and blessings be uponhim) said: My Ummah will not agree upon an error (IbnMajah, Sunan, Kitab al-Fitan, Hadith no.4085), and (3)that it addresses one of the most critical problems fac-ing Muslims today: lack of agreement about whatconstitutes Islam, and thus lack of agreement aboutwho is a Muslim and what is truly Islamic.
6. Is the content of theAmmanMessagesomething new in Islam?No. There is nothing essentially new in theAmmanMes-sage, nor could there be for it to be truly authentic, forIslam is a religion revealed by God, and therefore notchangeable by man.TheAmmanMessage is merely a con-crete restatement and crystallization of the commonprinciples of traditional, orthodox, moderate Islamin all its traditional schools of thought and lawtheIslam to which over the vast, overwhelming majority ofthe worlds approximately 1.4billion Muslims belong.
7.What does Amman have to dowith the Message?Nothing. The name Amman merely comes from thefact that the Message was rst launched in Jordan by thecountrys king and scholars. The Message is a universalpan-Islamic one, as is seen in its acceptance by Muslimsauthorities from every school of thought and of law inIslam, and in its ratication by Muslims from everycountry and major Muslim community in theworld.
8.Will it resolve all of Islams problems?Will it help?No, the Amman Message will not resolve all of Islamsproblems: no religion can be without problems on theworldly plane, especially in the modern age. The Econo-mist (June 28th, 2007) argues that:This much is true: anyof the Muslims who are drawn to jihadist violence, or tostrident forms of political Islam, are indifferent to, orignorant of, the nuances of theology; that makes themsusceptible to amateur fatwas. But as a French scholar,Olivier Roy, points out, it doesnt follow that such peo-plewhen presented with sophisticated religiousargumentswould change their mind. In many cases,they have a general aversion to the idea of elaborate the-ology.
However, what proper awareness, education andunderstanding of the Amman Message and its Three
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Points, might well do, GodWilling, is prevent99.99% ofMuslims from being inuenced by illegitimate fatwasand sliding into takfir and terrorism, as a visceral over-reaction to poverty, injustice and mistakes in Westernforeign policy.After all, God says in the Holy Quran:
O ye who believe! Be steadfast witnesses for God inequity, and let not hatred of anypeoplemake you swervefrom justice.Deal justly, that is nearer to piety.Observeyour duty to God. Lo! God is Informed of what ye do.(Al-Maidah, 5:8)
Finally, proper awareness of The Amman Message, mayalso, by exposing the illegitimate opinions of radicalfundamentalists and terrorists from the point of view oftrue Islam, help in preventing calls in the West for hos-tility against Muslims as such. As George Yeo, theForeign Minister of Singapore, declared in the 60thSession of the U.N. General Assembly (about theAmman Message): Without this clarication, the waragainst terrorism would be much harder to ght. Itthus may help to prevent a wider conict between theover 55% of the worlds population: approximately 2.1billion Christians and 1.4billion Muslims
9.What could itmean for Islams relationswithnon-Muslims?TheAmmanMessage Initiative is good news not only forMuslims, for whom it provides a basis for unity and asolution to inghting, but also for all non-Muslims. For,in safeguarding of the basic principles, texts and legalmethodologies of Islam, theAmmanMessage necessarilymeans inherently preserving traditional Islams internalchecks and balances. It thus assures balanced Islamicsolutions for essential issues like human rights; womensrights; freedom of religion; legitimate jihad; good citi-zenship of Muslims in non-Muslim countries, and justand democratic government, all key issues that areessential to world peace and harmony.
10.What is the next step?In order that Amman Message not remain merely a his-torical agreement on basic principles, various stepsare being taken to introduce it through pragmatic andinstitutional means, such as: (1) inter-Islamic treaties;(2) national and international legislation using theThree Points of the Amman Message to dene Islamand forbid takfir; (3) the use of publishing and the multi-media in all their aspects to spread the AmmanMessage; (4) instituting the teaching of the Amman
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Message in school curricula and university coursesworldwide; and (5) making it part of the training ofmosque Imams and making it included in their sermons.
11.What can you do?Whoever you are, and wherever you live, you canhelp by adding your voice to this unique and historicinternational Islamic consensus. Please visit www.ammanmessage.com, where you can read more aboutthe Amman Message and nd many useful documentsand links. Under the button saying: Click here to endorsetheAmmanMessage (or on the automatic pop-up) you canadd your name to the list of people worldwide who haveendorsed and supported the three points. Your under-standing of the Amman Message is in itself importantgoal. Your endorsement of the Amman Message is oneway to contribute towards peace in the world.
hrh prince ghazi bin muhammadChairman of theAmmanMessageCommittee
July 22nd, 2007.
Andpraise be toGod, theLord of theworlds
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