New Islamic fatwa: Muslim Scholars end Ban on Muslims visiting Al Aqsa Mosque. Visiting the Al-Aksa Mosque on Jerusalems Temple Mount will not be considered symbol of normalization of ties with Israel, according to a Fatwa issued in Amman recently. The fatwa cancels a previous one that prohibited Muslims from around the world from visiting the site The fatwa was issued at a meeting in the Jordanian capital called The Way to Jerusalem, attended by prominent Islamic scholars. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss ending the attack on Al-Aksa by the Israelis. The Fatwa permits Palestinians who hold foreign passports as well 450 million Muslims who live in non-Islamic countries to visit the Temple Mount. Among the signatories of the thirty-nine prominent Islamic scholars who signed the fatwa, was the deputy of a leading cleric for Sunni Islam, Sheikh Yousef al-Kardawi. The fatwa entitled Visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque Under the Occupation emphasized that normalization with the occupation should be avoided in order to prevent harm to the Palestinians. The scholars clarified that tourists visiting Al-Aqsa should only use the lodging, food, and transportation services of Palestinians and only in east Jerusalem. The fatwa also said tourists could visit the city as part of Palestinian or Jordanian tours without Israeli coordination. Last year, The Palestine Scholars Association, a radical Islamic body in the Palestinian territories, issued a fatwa banning foreign Muslims from visiting the Temple Mount as long as Jerusalem is under Israeli control.
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 10:49:35 +0000
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