Scholars approve Jihad [Archives:2003/629/Front Page]

Mohammed bin Sallam
A statement calling for Jihad in all forms against US and UK troops in Iraq has been issued by the Yemeni Scholars Society, which is represented by a group of prominent religious scholars, who are well-respected throughout Yemen and the Muslim world. This comes in harmony with the statement of Sheikh Abdulmajeed al-Zindani and many religious scholars in the Arab world, who assert that Jihad has now become an obligation on all Muslims.
The statement also banned any physical or moral support to the attack on Iraq, and declared protest against the war.
The statement called Islamic and Arab nations to offer support for their brothers in Palestine and Iraq as a part of a Jihad campaign, including donating blood to the Red Crescent Society for Iraqi victims.
The scholars said that the “US-led war against Iraq is a violation of the three celestial religions, international laws, conventions of the security council, and resolutions of Islamic and Arab summits.”
The scholars demanded immediate medical assistance for the Iraqi people and re-affirmed the duty of standing in solidarity with Iraqis in all possible means of Jihad.
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