Over 300 religious scholars of Deoband school of thought in Pakistan have declared suicide bombing un-Islamic.

Islamabad, March 11/Nationalturk – In yet another edict (fatwa) against suicide bombings, more than 300 religious scholars in Pakistan have declared suicide bombing un-Islamic.

Pakistan newspaper, The News, reported that over 300 Ulemas (religious scholars) of Deoband school of thought including Mufti Abu Hurera Mohi-ud-Din, Maulana Zahid, Maulana Abdul Qayyum Haqqani, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahim Ashrafi, Maulana Muhammad Ishaq, Maulana Dr Yousaf Farooqi, Maulana Dr Tahir Hakim,  Mohammad Ateen,  Dr. Dost Muhammad Khan while addressing a seminar in Pakistan capital organized by Majlis Saut-ul-Islam termed suicide bombing as un-Islamic.

They said the teachers and students of seminaries (madrasas) invite Almighty’s curse upon terrorism and its perpetrators.

First time that Deobandi ulemas have declared suicide bombing un-Islamic

It is for the first time that the Deoband school of thought in Pakistan has declared suicide bombings as un-Islamic.

“Just formal condemnation of terrorism was not enough. Now was the time for the scholars to come out and defend Madaris (seminaries) against the propaganda that these were the sanctuaries of terrorism,” they said.

The edict of the ulemas of Deeband school of thought carries added significance as Pakistan’s notorious militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) also belongs to Deoband school of thought.

The religious scholars of Deoband school of thought have already declared illegal the armed struggle against the state of Pakistan.