But this, from a broad spectrum of Islamic leaders and intellectuals, is still interesting to read:

In the Name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful [1]

A CLEAR CRITERION [BAYAN]
by
The Scholars and Leaders of Islamic Movements
on the Attacks which Targeted the U.S.

The undersigned, leaders of Islamic movements, are horrified
(ra`ahum) by the events of Tuesday 11 Sept 2001 in the United
States which resulted in massive killing (qatl), destruction
(tadmeer) and attack (i`tida) on innocent lives.

We express our deepest sympathies and sorrow. We condemn,
in the strongest terms, the incidents (hawadith; word shared
with Hebrew in 'hadasah') which are against all human and
Islamic norms. This is grounded in the Noble Laws of Islam
which forbid all forms of attacks on innocents. God Almighty
says in the Holy Qur'an: "No bearer of burdens can bear the
burden [wizr] of another" (Surah al-Isra 17:15). [2]

We also decry the targetting of the faith of Islam and its
followers before the investigation determines the culprits.
The condemnation (idanah) should be limited to them - who
ever did it - and not extended to others [meaning the Muslims
of the world].

With the obscurities (ghumuz, word shared with Hebrew)
surrounding this incident and the multitude of parties with
interest in such horrendous acts, the undersigned hope the
investigators and the media will exercice caution. Do not
hurry to pronounce a guilty party until you are sure of the
forces (quwa, word shared with Hebrew) behind this horrific
painful (aleem) act (haadith, word shared with Hebrew).

We wish to convey our sincerest condolences to the families
of the innocent victims and the American people.

24 Jumada al-Akhirah 1422 AH
12 Sept 2001 2001 AD

LIST OF SIGNATORIES:

1. Mustafa Mash.hur,
General Guide, Muslim Brotherhood,
Egypt

2. Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi,
President, Sunnah Research Center, University of Qatar
Qatar

3. Qazi Hussain Ahmed,
Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan
Pakistan

4. Dr. Hasan Howeidi
Sous-Guide, Muslim Brotherhood of Syria,
Syria

5. Former Prosecutor Ma'moun al-Hodaibi
Sous-Guide, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt

6. Muti Rahman Nizami,
Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh,
Bangladesh

7. Sheikh Ahmed Yassin,
Founder, Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas),
Palestine

8. Abdullah Ali Mutawi,
President, al-Islah Social Reform Organization,
Kuwait

9. Abdullah bin Hussain al-Ahmar,
President, Higher Council of the Yemeni Islah
Reform Movement, Yemen

10. Sheikh Faysal Mawlawi,
General Secretary, Islamic Movement of Lebanon,
Lebanon

11. Abdulmajeed Dhneibet,
General Observer, Muslim Brotherhood of Jordan,
Jordan

12. Sadiq Abdelmajid,
General Observer, Muslim Brotherhood of Sudan,
Sudan

13. Sadreddine Bayanuni,
General Observer, Muslim Brotherhood of Syria,
Syria

14. Dr. Ussamah Takriti,
President, Islamic Party of Iraq,
Iraq

15. Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah al-Khatib,
Scholar, Al-Azhar University, Cairo
Egypt

16. Prof. Khurshid Ahmed,
Vice President, Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan,
Pakistan

17. Yassin Abdel Aziz,
Vice President, Higher Council of the Yemeni Islah
Reform Movement, Yemen

18. Mahfoudh Nahnah,
President, Movement for a Peaceful Society,
Algeria

19. Rashid Ghannoushi,
President, Nahda Renaissance Movement,
Tunisia

20. Fazil Nour,
President, PAS - Parti Islam SeMalaysia,
Malaysia

21. Fathi Yakun,
Islamic Intellectual, Lebanon

22. Ibrahim al-Misri,
Editor-in-Chief, al-Aman Weekly,
Lebanon

23. Abdurashid Turabi,
Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir Azad, Pakistan

24. Muhammad Hidaya Nur Wahid,
President, Adalah Party, Indonesia

25. Abdelkarim Khatib,
President, Parti Marocain pour la Justice et le
Developpement, Morocco

26. Dr. Abdessalam Harras,
President, Social Action Party, Morocco

27. Dr. Hibr Nur Eddayim,
Sous-Observer, Muslim Brotherhood of Sudan,
Sudan

28. Khalid Mishaal,
Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas",
Palestine

29. Dr. Abdel Aziz Rantisi,
Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas",
Palestine

30. Rashid Haj,
Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Sri Lanka,
Sri Lanka

31. Dr. Ahmed Ali al-Imam,
President, Fiqh Council of Sudan,
Sudan

32. Ahmed Risouni,
President, Mouvement pour l'unite et la reforme,
Morocco

33. Ahmed Rawi,
President, Union of Islamic Organizations of Europe,
United Kingdom

34. Muhammad Abdelwahab Dayyumi,
General Secretary, Islah Reform Movement,
Yemen

35. Sheikh Amin Bam,
General Secretary, Ulema Council of South Africa,
South Africa

36. Salem Saqqaf al-Jafri,
Director, Al-Khayrat School for Fiqh and Law
Research, Indonesia

37. Sheikh Raed Salah,
President, Islamic Movement of Palestine 48,
Palestine

38. Idris Kittani,
President, Islamic Intellectual Club,
Morocco

39. Abd Rab ar-Rasool Sayyaf,
Ameer, Ittihad-e-Islami Afghanistan,
Afghanistan

40. Engineer Muhammad Shah,
Former Prime Minister,
Ittihad-e-Islami Afghanistan,
Afghanistan

41. Alifeddine Turabi,
Publisher, Kashmir al-Muslimah Magazine,
Pakistan

42. Hilmi Amin,
Muslim Scholar, Indonesia

43. Abdelghaffar Aziz,
Director of External Affairs,
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan,
Pakistan

44. Haj Tayyib Aziz,
President, Shura Council of the
Movement for a Peaceful Society,
Algeria

45. Hajj Abdulhadi Awang,
Prime Minister, Terengganu State,
Malaysia

46. Mawlana Abu al-Kalam Yusuf,
Sous-Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh,
Bangladesh

FIN

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ARABIC TEXT AT:
http://www.alquds.co.uk/Alquds/2001/09Sep/14%20Sep%20Fri/Quds02.pdf