THE

AMMAN
MESSAGE
the royal aal al-bayt institute for islamic thought
2008 Jordan
THE
AMMAN
MESSAGE
the royal aal al-bayt institute for islamic thought
2008 Jordan

:oo8, The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Jordan
CONTENTS
Introduction v
TheAmman Message
TheThree Points of theAmman Message
Grand List of Signatories
FrequentlyAsked Questions
INTRODUCTION
T
he Amman Message started as a detailed statement
released the eve of the :yth of Ramadan +:j +n /
th November :oo cr by H.M. King Abdullah II bin
Al-HusseininAmman, Jordan. It sought to declare what
Islam is and what it is not, and what actions represent
it and what actions do not. Its goal was to clarify to the
modern world the true nature of Islamand the nature of
true Islam.
In order to give this statement more religious author-
ity, H.M. KingAbdullah II then sent the following three
questions to:of the most senior religious scholars from
all around the world representing all the branches and
schools of Islam: (+) Who is a Muslim? (:) Is it permissible
to declare someone an apostate (takfir)? () Who has the
right to undertake issuing fatwas (legal rulings)?
Based on the fatwas provided by these great scholars
(who included the Shaykh Al-Azhar; Ayatollah Sistani
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and Sheikh Qaradawi), in July :ooj cr, H.M. King
Abdullah II convened an international Islamic confer-
ence of :oo of the world's leading Islamic scholars
Ulama) from jo countries. In Amman, the scholars
unanimouslyissueda rulingonthree fundamental issues
(which became known as the Three Points of the
AmmanMessage):
+. They specifically recognized the validity of all 8
Mathhabs (legal schools) of Sunni, Shia and Ibadhi
Islam; of traditional Islamic Theology (Asharism);
of Islamic Mysticism (Sufism), and of true Salafi
thought, and came to a precise definition of who is a
Muslim.
:. Based upon this definition they forbade takfir (dec-
larations of apostasy) betweenMuslims.
. Based upon the Mathahib they set forth the subjec-
tive and objective preconditions for the issuing of
fatwas, thereby exposing ignorant and illegitimate
edicts inthe name of Islam.
These Three Points were then unanimously adopted
by the Islamic Worlds political and temporal leader-
ships at the Organization of the Islamic Conference
summit at Mecca in December :ooj. And over a period
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of one year fromJuly :ooj to July :oo, theThree Points
were also unanimously adopted by six other internatio-
nal Islamic scholarly assemblies, culminating with the
International Islamic Fiqh Academy of Jeddah, in July
:oo. In total, over joo leading Muslim scholars world-
wideas can be seen on this website [click here to see
the entire list]unanimously endorsed the Amman
Message anditsThree Points.
This amounts to a historical, universal and unani-
mous religious and political consensus (ijma) of the
Ummah (nation) of Islamin our day, and a consolidation
of traditional, orthodoxIslam.The significance of this is:
(+) that it is the first time inover a thousandyears that the
Ummah has formally andspecifically come to sucha plu-
ralistic mutual inter-recognition; and (:) that such a
recognition is religiously legally binding on Muslims
since the Prophet (maypeace andblessings be uponhim)
said: My Ummah will not agree upon an error (Ibn Majah,
Sunan, Kitab al-Fitan, Hadithno.o8j).
This is good news not only for Muslims, for whom it
provides a basis for unity anda solutionto infighting, but
also for non-Muslims. For the safeguarding of the legal
methodologies of Islam (the Mathahib) necessarily
means inherently preserving traditional Islams internal
checks and balances. It thus assures balanced Islamic
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solutions for essential issues like human rights; womens
rights; freedom of religion; legitimate jihad; good citi-
zenship of Muslims in non-Muslim countries, and just
and democratic government. It also exposes the illegiti-
mate opinions of radical fundamentalists and terrorists
from the point of view of true Islam. As George Yeo,
the Foreign Minister of Singapore, declared in the oth
Session of the U.N. General Assembly (about the
Amman Message): Without this clarification, the war
against terrorismwouldbe muchharder tofight.
Finally, whilst this by the Grace of God is a historical
achievement, it will clearly remainonly principial unless
it is put into practice everywhere. For this reason, H.M.
King Abdullah II is now seeking to implement it, God
willing, through various pragmatic measures, including
(+) inter-Islamic treaties; (:) national and international
legislation using the Three Points of the Amman Mes-
sage to define Islam and forbid takfir; () the use of
publishing and the multi-media in all their aspects to
spread theAmman Message; () instituting the teaching
of the Amman Message in school curricula and univer-
sity courses worldwide; and (j) making it part of the
training of mosque Imams and making it included in
their sermons.
Godsays inthe HolyQur'ansays:
There is no good in much of their secret conferences
save (in) whosoever enjoineth charity and fairness
and peace-making among the people and whoso doeth
that, seeking the good pleasure of God, We shall
bestowonhimavast reward. (Al-Nisa, :++).
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THE
AMMAN
MESSAGE
THE AMMAN MESSAGE
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Merciful. Peace and blessings upon His chosen
Prophet, and upon his household, his noble blessed
companions, anduponall the messengers andprophets:
GodAlmighty has said: Ohumankind! We created you
fromamale and female, and made youinto peoples and tribes
that youmayknoweachother. Trulythe most honoredof you
before God is the most pious of you. (:+)
This is a declaration to our brethren in the lands of
Islamandthroughout the worldthatAmman, the capital
of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is proud to issue
during the blessed month of Ramadan in which the
Quran descended as guidance to humankind and as clari-
cations for guidance and discernment. (::+8j)
In this declaration we speak frankly to the [Islamic]
nation, at this difcult juncture in its history, regarding
the perils that beset it. We are aware of the challenges
confronting the nation, threatening its identity, assailing
its tenets (kalima), andworking to distort its religionand

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harm what is sacred to it. Today the magnanimous mes-
sage of Islam faces a vicious attack from those who
throughdistortionandfabricationtrytoportrayIslamas
an enemy to them. It is also under attack fromsome who
claim afliation with Islam and commit irresponsible
acts inits name.
This magnanimous message that the Originator
great is His powerrevealed to the unlettered Prophet
MuhammadGods blessings andpeace uponhim, and
that was carriedbyhis successors andthe members of his
household after him, is an address of brotherhood,
humanity and a religion that encompasses all human
activity. It states the truth directly, commands what is
right, forbids what is wrong, honors the human being,
andaccepts others.
The Hashemite Kingdomof Jordanhas embracedthe
path of promoting the true luminous image of Islam,
halting the accusations against it and repelling the
attacks upon it. This is in accordance with the inherited
spiritual and historical responsibility carried by the
Hashemite monarchy, honored as direct descendants of
the Prophet, the Messenger of Godpeace and bless-
ings upon himwho carried the message. For ve
decades, his late Majesty King Hussein BinTalalGod
rest his souldemonstrated this way with the vigorous
effort that he exerted. Since the day he took the ag, His
Majesty KingAbdullahII has continuedthis effort, with
resolutionanddetermination, as a service toIslam, forti-
fying the solidarity of +.: billion Muslims who comprise
one fth of humanity, preventing their marginalization
or extrication fromthe movement of human society, and
afrming their role in building human civilization and
participatinginits progress duringour present age.
Islam is founded upon basic principles, the funda-
mentals are attesting to the unity of God (tawhid Allah);
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 of
Ramadan; safeguarding one another by paying the alms
tax (zakat); the unity of the people through the annual
pilgrimage (hajj) to Gods Sanctied House, [perfor-
med] by those who are able; and [observing] His rulings
that regulate human behavior in all its dimensions. Over
history these [basic principles] have formed a strong and
cohesive nation and a great civilization. They bear wit-
ness tonoble principles andvalues that verifythe goodof
humanity, whose foundationis the oneness of the human
species, and that people are equal in rights and obliga-
tions, peace and justice, realizing comprehensive secur-
ity, mutual social responsibility, being good to ones
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neighbor, protecting belongings and property, honor-
ing pledges, and more.
Together, these are principles that provide common
ground for the followers of religions and [different]
groups of people. That is because the origin of divine
religions is one, and Muslims believe in all Messengers
of God and do not differentiate between any of them.
Denying the message of any one of them is a deviation
from Islam. This establishes a wide platform for the
believers of [different] religions to meet the other upon
common ground, for the service of human society, with-
out encroaching upon creedal distinctions or upon
intellectual freedom. For all of this we base ourselves
upon His saying:
The messenger believes in what has been revealed unto
him from his Lord as do the believers. Each one
believes in God and His angels and His scriptures and
His messengers. We make no distinction between any
of His messengersand they say: We hear, and we
obey. [Grant us] Your forgiveness, our Lord. Unto
Youis the journeying.(:::8j)
Islam honors every human being, regardless of his
color, race or religion: We have honored the sons of Adam,
provided them transport on land and sea, sustained them
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with good things, and conferred on themspecial favors above
agreat part of our creation. (+y:yo)
Islam also afrms that the way of calling [others] to
Godis foundeduponkindness andgentleness: Call to the
path of your Lord with wisdomand a beautiful exhortation,
anddebate withtheminthat whichis most beautiful (ahsan).
(+:+:j) Furthermore, it shuns cruelty and violence in
howone faces andaddresses [others]:
It is by some Mercy of God that you were gentle to
them. Were you severecruel heartedthey would
have broken away fromyou. So pardon themand ask
forgiveness for themand consult with themin the con-
duct of affairs. And when you are resolved, put your
trust in God; truly God loves those who trust [in
Him]. (:+j)
Islam has made clear that the goal of its message is
realizing mercy and good for all people. The Transcen-
dent has said, We did not send you [Muhammad] but out
of mercy for all creatures. (:+:+oy) And the Prophet
Muhammadblessings and peace upon Himsaid,
The Merciful has mercy upon those who are merciful,
be merciful to those onearth, He who is inheavenwill be
merciful untoyou.
Islam calls for treating others as one desires to be
treated. It urges the tolerance and forgiveness that ex-
press the nobility of the humanbeing: The recompense for
an evil is an evil equal thereto, but who forgives and recon-
ciles, his recompense is fromGod. (::o) Good and evil are
not equal. Repel withwhat is most virtuous. Thenhe between
whom and you there is enmity will be as if he were an inti-
mate friend. (+:)
Islam conrms the principle of justice in interacting
with others, safeguarding their rights, and conrms that
one must not deny people their possessions: And let not
the hatred of others make you swerve to wrong and depart
from justice. Be just: that is closer to piety; (j:8) God com-
mands you to return trusts to their owners, and if you judge
between people, you shall judge with justice; (:j8) So give
[full] measure and [full] weight and do not deny the people
their goods, and work no corruption in the land, after it has
beenset right. (y:8j)
Islamrequires respect for pledges and covenants, and
adhering to what has been specied; and it forbids
treachery and treason: Fulll the covenant of God when
you have entered into it, and break not oaths after they have
been conrmed and you have made God your surety; truly
God knows what youdo. (+:+)
Islamrecognizes the noble station of [human] life, so
there is to be no ghting against non-combatants, andno
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assault upon civilians and their properties, children at

their mothers bosom, students in their schools, nor
upon elderly men and women. Assault upon the life of a
human being, be it murder, injury or threat, is an assault
upon the right to life among all human beings. It is
among the gravest of sins; for human life is the basis for
the prosperity of humanity: Whoever kills a soul for other
than slaying a soul or corruption upon the earth it is as if he
has killed the whole of humanity, and whoever saves a life, it
is as if has revived the whole of humanity. (j::)
The primordial religion of Islam is founded upon
equanimity, balance, moderation, and facilitation: Thus
have we made of you a middle nation that you might be wit-
nesses over the people, and the Messenger a witness over
yourselves. (::+) The Prophet Muhammadpeace
and blessings upon himsaid: Facilitate and do not
make difcult, bear good tidings and do not deter.
Islam has provided the foundation for the knowledge,
reection and contemplation that has enabled the cre-
ation of this deep-rooted civilization that was a crucial
link by which the West arrived at the gates of modern
knowledge, and in whose accomplishments non-
Muslims participated, as a consequence of its being a
comprehensive humancivilization.
No day has passed but that this religion has been at
war against extremism, radicalism and fanaticism, for
they veil the intellect from foreseeing negative conse-
quences [of ones actions]. Such blind impetuousness
falls outside the human regulations pertaining to reli-
gion, reason and character. They are not from the true
character of the tolerant, acceptingMuslim.
Islamrejects extremism, radicalismandfanaticism
just as all noble, heavenly religions reject themcon-
sideringthemas recalcitrant ways andforms of injustice.
Furthermore, it is not a trait that characterizes a particu-
lar nation; it is an aberration that has been experienced
by all nations, races, and religions. They are not particu-
lar toone people; trulytheyare a phenomenonthat every
people, everyrace andeveryreligionhas known.
We denounce and condemn extremism, radicalism
and fanaticism today, just as our forefathers tirelessly
denounced and opposed them throughout Islamic his-
tory. They are the ones who afrmed, as do we, the rm
andunshakeable understandingthat Islamis a religionof
[noble] character traits inbothits ends andmeans; a reli-
gion that strives for the good of the people, their happi-
ness in this life and the next; and a religion that can only
be defended in ways that are ethical; and the ends do not
justifythe means inthis religion.
The source of relations between Muslims and others
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is peace; for there is noghting[permitted] whenthere is
noaggression. Eventhen, [it must be done with] benevo-
lence, justice and virtue: God does not prevent you, as
regards those who do not ght you in religions [cause], nor
drive you from your homes, from dealing kindly and justly
with them: truly God loves the just; (o:8) Then if they
cease, let there be no aggression, save against the oppressors.
(::+)
On religious and moral grounds, we denounce the
contemporary concept of terrorism that is associated
with wrongful practices, whatever their source and form
may be. Such acts are represented by aggression against
human life in an oppressive form that transgresses the
rulings of God, frightening those who are secure, violat-
ing peaceful civilians, nishing off the wounded, and
killing prisoners; and they employ unethical means,
such as destroying buildings and ransacking cities: Do
not kill the soul that God has made sacrosanct, save for jus-
tice. (:+j+)
We condemnthese practices andbelieve that resisting
oppressionandconrming justice shouldbe a legitimate
undertaking through legitimate means. We call on the
people to take the necessary steps to achieve the strength
and steadfastness for building identity and preserving
rights.
We realize that over history extremism has been
instrumental in destroying noble achievements in great
civilizations, and that the tree of civilization withers
when malice takes hold and breasts are shut. In all its
shapes, extremismis a stranger to Islam, which is found-
ed upon equanimity and tolerance. No human whose
heart has been illumined by God could be a radical
extremist.
At the same time, we decry the campaign of brazen
distortion that portrays Islam as a religion that encour-
ages violence and institutionalizes terrorism. We call
upon the international community to work earnestly to
implement international laws and honor the interna-
tional mandates and resolutions issued by the United
Nations, ensuring that all parties accept them and that
they be enacted without double standards, to guarantee
the returnof rights totheir [rightful] holders andthe end
of oppression. Achieving this will be a signicant contri-
bution to uprooting the causes of violence, fanaticism
andextremism.
The way of this great religion that we are honored
to belong to calls us to afliate with and participate in
modern society, and to contribute to its elevation
and progress, helping one another with every faculty [to
achieve] goodandto comprehend, desiring justice for all
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peoples, while faithfully proclaiming the truth [of our
religion], and sincerely expressing the soundness of our
faith and beliefsall of which are founded upon Gods
call for coexistence and piety. [We are called] to work
toward renewing our civilization, based upon the guid-
ance of religion, and following upon established prac-
tical intellectual policies.
The primary components of these policies comprise
developing methods for preparing preachers, with the
goal of ensuring that they realize the spirit of Islam and
its methodology for structuring human life, as well as
providing them with knowledge of contemporary cul-
ture, so that they are able to interact with their com-
munities on the basis of awareness and insight: Say,
This is my way. I, and those who follow me, call for God
withinsight.(+::+o8); takingadvantage of the communi-
cationrevolutionto refute the doubts that the enemies of
Islamare arousing, ina sound, intellectual manner, with-
out weakness or agitation, and with a style that attracts
the reader, the listener and the viewer; consolidating the
educational structure for individual Muslims, who are
condent in their knowledge and abilities, working to
form the integral identity that protects against corrupt-
ing forces; interest in scientic research and working
with the modern sciences upon the basis of the Islamic
perspective that distinguishes between creation, life and
the humanbeing; beneting frommodernachievements
in the elds of science and technology; adopting an
Islamic approach for realizing the comprehensive devel-
opment that is founded upon [maintaining] the delicate
balance between the spiritual, economic and social
dimensions [of life]; providing for human rights and
basic liberties, ensuring life, dignity and security, and
guaranteeing basic needs; administering the affairs of
society in accordance with the principles of justice and
consultation; and beneting fromthe goods and mecha-
nisms for adopting democracy that human society has
presented.
Hope lies in the scholars of our Nation, that through
the reality of Islamand its values they will enlighten the
intellects of our youththe ornament of our present age
and the promise of our future. The scholars shield our
youth fromthe danger of sliding down the paths of igno-
rance, corruption, close-mindedness and subordina-
tion. It is our scholars who illuminate for themthe paths
of tolerance, moderation, and goodness, and prevent
them from [falling] into the abysses of extremism and
fanaticismthat destroythe spirit andbody.
We look to our scholars to lead us in partaking of our
role and verifying our priorities, that they may be exem-
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plars in religion, character, conduct, and discerning
enlightened speech, presenting to the nation their noble
religion that brings ease [in all matters] and its practical
laws in which lie the awakening and joy of the nation.
Among the individuals of the nation and throughout the
regions of the world, they disseminate good, peace and
benevolence, through subtle knowledge, insightful wis-
dom and political guidance in all matters, uniting and
not dividing, appeasing hearts and not deterring them,
looking to the horizons of fulllment to meet the requi-
rements andchallenges of the :+st century.
We ask God to prepare for our Islamic Nation the
paths of renaissance, prosperity and advancement; to
shield it from the evils of extremism and close-minded-
ness; to preserve its rights, sustain its glory, and uphold
its dignity. What an excellent Lord is he, and what an
excellent Supporter.
GodAlmighty says: This is My straight path, so follow
it. And follow not the [other] ways, lest you be parted from
His way. This has He ordained for you, that you may be
God-fearing. (:+j:+j)
And the last of our supplications is that praise be to
God, Lord of the worlds. (+o:+o)
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The Hashemite Kingdomof Jordan November :oo cr
THE THREE POINTS
OF THE AMMAN MESSAGE
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(+) Whosoever is an adherent to one of the four Sunni
schools (Mathahib) of Islamic jurisprudence (Hana,
Maliki, Shai and Hanbali), the two Shii schools of
Islamic jurisprudence (Jafari and Zaydi), the Ibadi
school of Islamic jurisprudence and the Thahiri school
of Islamic jurisprudence, is a Muslim. Declaring that
person an apostate is impossible and impermissible.
Verily his (or her) blood, honour, and property are invio-
lable. Moreover, in accordance with the Shaykh Al-
Azhars fatwa, it is neither possible nor permissible to
declare whosoever subscribes to the Ashari creed or
whoever practices real Tasawwuf (Susm) an apostate.
Likewise, it is neither possible nor permissible to declare
whosoever subscribes to true Sala thought an apostate.
Equally, it is neither possible nor permissible to de-
clare as apostates any group of Muslims who believes in
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God, Gloried and Exalted be He, and His Messenger
(may peace and blessings be upon him) and the pillars
of faith, and acknowledges the ve pillars of Islam,
and does not deny any necessarily self-evident tenet of
religion.
(:) There exists more in common between the various
schools of Islamic jurisprudence than there is difference
between them. The adherents to the eight schools of
Islamic jurisprudence are in agreement as regards the
basic 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; and
that our master Muhammad, may blessings and peace
be upon him, is a Prophet and Messenger unto all man-
kind. All are in agreement about the ve pillars of Islam:
the two testaments of faith (shahadatayn); the ritual
prayer (salat); almsgiving (zakat); fasting the month of
Ramadan (sawm), and the Hajj to the sacred house of
God (in Mecca). All are also in agreement about the
foun-dations of belief: belief inAllah (God), His angels,
His scriptures, His messengers, and in the Day of
Judgment, in Divine Providence in good and in evil.
Disagreements between the ulama (scholars) of the
eight schools of Islamic jurisprudence are only with
respect to the ancillary branches of religion (furu) and
not as regards the principles and fundamentals (usul) [of
the religion of Islam]. Disagreement with respect to the
ancillary branches of religion (furu) is a mercy. Long
ago it was saidthat variance inopinionamong the ulama
(scholars) is a good affair.
() Acknowledgement of the schools of Islamic juris-
prudence (Mathahib) within Islam means adhering to
a fundamental methodology in the issuance of fatwas:
no one may issue a fatwa without the requisite personal
qualications which each school of Islamic jurispru-
dence determines [for its own adherents]. No one may
issue a fatwa without adhering to the methodology of
the schools of Islamic jurisprudence. No one may claim
to do absolute Ijtihad and create a new school of Islamic
jurisprudence or to issue unacceptable fatwas that take
Muslims out of the principles and certainties of the
Shariah and what has been established in respect of its
schools of jurisprudence.
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The Official version of the three points of the Amman Mes-
sage (see above) was the version signed by most of the sig-
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natories listed in the Grand list on the following pages. The
three points were also endorsed at the Islamic Fiqh Aca-
demys th session held in Amman, Jordan, on th-th
June . The text had slight variations to the official text
yet it followed an essentially identitical form. This is duly
noted as version in the Grand List. The full text is as
follows:
(+) Whosoever is an adherent to one of the four Sunni
schools (Mathahib) of Islamic jurisprudence (Hana,
Maliki, Shai and Hanbali), the two Shii schools of
Islamic jurisprudence (Jafari and Zaydi), the Ibadi
school of Islamic jurisprudence and the Thahiri school
of Islamic jurisprudence, is a Muslim. Declaring that
person an apostate is impossible and impermissible.
Verily his (or her) blood, honour, and property are
inviolable. Moreover, in accordance with the ShaykhAl-
Azhars fatwa, it is neither possible nor permissible to
declare whosoever subscribes to the Ashari creed or
whoever practices real Tasawwuf (Susm) an apostate.
Likewise, it is neither possible nor permissible to declare
whosoever subscribes to true Sala thought an apostate.
Equally, it is neither possible nor permissible to
declare as apostates any other group of Muslims who
believes in God, Gloried and Exalted be He, and His
Messenger (may peace and blessings be upon him), the
pillars of faith (Iman), and the ve pillars of Islam, and
does not deny any necessarily self-evident tenet of
religion.
(:) There exists more in common between the various
schools of Islamic jurisprudence than there is difference
between them. The adherents to the eight schools of
Islamic jurisprudence are in agreement as regards the
basic 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 any
change or aberration; and that our master Muhammad,
may blessings and peace be upon him, is a Prophet and
Messenger unto all mankind. All are in agreement about
the 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
the sacredhouse of God(inMecca). All are also inagree-
ment about the foundations of belief: belief in Allah
(God), His angels, His scriptures, His messengers, and
in the Day of Judgment, in Divine Providence in good
and in evil. Disagreements between the ulama (schol-
ars) of the eight schools of Islamic jurisprudence are
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only with respect to the ancillary branches of religion
(furu) and some fundamentals (usul) [of the religion of
Islam]. Disagreement with respect to the ancillary
branches of religion (furu`) is a mercy. Long ago it was
saidthat variance inopinionamongthe ulama(scholars)
is a mercy.
() Acknowledgement of the schools of Islamic
jurisprudence (Mathahib) within Islam means adhering
to a fundamental methodology in the issuance of fatwas:
no one may issue a fatwa without the requisite quali-
cations of knowledge. No one may issue a fatwa with-
out adhering to the methodology of the schools of
Islamic jurisprudence. No one may claim to do unli-
mited Ijtihad and create a newopinion or issue unaccep-
table fatwas that take Muslims out of the principles and
certainties of the Shariah and what has been established
in respect of its schools of jurisprudence.
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GRAND LIST OF ALL RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL
LEADERS WHO HAVE ENDORSED THE AMMAN
MESSAGE AND ITS THREE POINTS
(July :oojJuly :oo)
Total number of signatures:jj: *
from8 countries
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True Islamand Its Role in Modern Society
Conference, Amman (July :ooj)
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Forumof MuslimUlama andThinkers, Mecca
(September :ooj) - rnoasrn
*
Islamic Schools of Jurisprudence Conference,
Aal Al-Bayt University, Jordan (November :ooj)
- rnoasrn
th Session of the Council of Ministers of Religious
Endowments and IslamicAffairs, Kuwait
(November :ooj) - rnoasrn
rd Extraordinary Session, OIC, Mecca
(December :ooj) - rnoasrn
Moderate IslamicThought and Culture, Amman
(April :oo)
[+narr ror+s vrasro +] - srorn
:o+
:

y
j
jj
International FiqhAcademy Conference, Amman
(June :oo)
[+narr ror+s vrasro :] - srorn
Muslims of Europe Conference, Istanbul
(July :oo) - rnoasrn
rsr+rc arrturrc or +ron+rs++
+ H.E. Mr. HamidKarzai
President
: Amb. Nusair AhmadNour
Afghani Ambassador to Qatar
Islamic Envoy of the Government of Afghanistan
arrturrc or +ru+r+
H.E. Mr. Florent Celiku
Deputy Minister of ForeignAffairs
Mr. Tahir Zenelhasani
rrorrr

s nroca++rc arrturrc or +rorar+

j H.E. Mr. Abdel Aziz Belkhadem
Minister of ForeignAffairs
H.E. Lakhdar Ibrahimi
Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations;
Former Foreign Minister of Algeria
+nr ++ rss+or
:
8
+jy
sro++oarrs
:j
y Prof. Dr. AbdAllahbinal-Hajj Muhammad
Al GhulamAllah
Minister of ReligiousAffairs
8 Dr. Mustafa Sharif
Minister of Higher Education and
FormerAlgerianAmbassador in Cairo
ShaykhYusuf binMahdi
Professor and Member of the Fatwa Committee inAlgeria
+o Dr. SaidShayban
Former Minister of ReligiousAffairs
++ Prof. Dr. Ammar Al-Talibi
Department of Philosophy, University of Algeria
+: Mr. AbuJara Al-Sultani
Head of theAlgerian Peace Society Movement
+ Dr. Ammar Jaydal
*
Batina University
+ Dr. MuhammadZurman
*
Batina University
+ts+a+rr+
+j ShaykhSalimUlwanal-Hassani fatwa
Secretary General Darulfatwa, Islamic High Council
+ Ms. Maha KarimAbdo
+ts+ar+
+y Prof. Anas Al-Shaqfa
Head of the Islamic Commission
+8 AymanAly
Federation of the Islamic Organizations in Europe, Graz
+ Mr. Tarafa Baghajati
Initiative of Austrian Muslims
arrturrc or +zrau+rJ+
:o H.E. Mr. IlhamAliev
President
:+ ShaykhAl-IslamAllah-Shakur binHemmat Bashazada
Grand Mufti, MuslimAdministration of the Caucasus
krono or u+na+r
:: H.M. King HamadbinIsa Al Khalifa
: ShaykhDr. MuhammadAli Al-Sutri
Minister of Justice
: Dr. FaridbinYaqubAl-Miftah
Undersecretary of the Ministry for IslamicAffairs
:j Mr. Mansour Al-Jamri
: Dr. IbrahimFadil Al-Dibbo
Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bahrain
+nr ++ rss+or
:
sro++oarrs
:y
rrorrr

s arrturrc or u+or+nrsn
:y H.E. BegumKhaleda Zia
Prime Minister
:8 Prof. Dr. AbuAl-HasanSadiq
President of theAsian University of Bangladesh
: Prof. Shamshir Ali
President of theAcademy of Sciences
and UniversityVice-President
urrort
o Mr. Ismail Batakli
Professor of Islamic Studies
+ Mr. MohamedBoulif
President, Islamic Executive Council
: Mr. AhmedBouziane
Dr. KarimChemlal
Pasteur Institute, Lille
Mrs. Malika Hamidi-Hosseinpour
Coordinator, European MuslimNetwork
j Mr. IbrahimKocaoglu
SheikhYacobMahi
Professor of Islamic Studies, Athne Royal Lonardo daVinci
y Dr. AbdelmajidMhauchi
Professor of Islamic Studies
8 Mr. KhalladSwaid
President, FEMYSO
arrturrc or urr
H.E. Mr. Dzulkii Salami
Senior Minister of Planning, Economy and Development
o ShaykhFathi Shitu
uosr+ +n nrazroovr+
+ Prof. Dr. ShaykhMustafa Ceric
Head of the Ulama and Grand Mufti of Bosnia and
Herzegovina
: Prof. HasanMakic
Mufti of Bihac
H.E. Professor Enes Karic
Professor in Faculty of Islamic Studies
Prof. Anes Ljevakovic
Researcher and Lecturer, Islamic Studies College
j Dr. Ahmet Alibasic
Lecturer, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Sarajevo
Mr. Amer Bukvic
Islamic Development Bank
+nr ++ rss+or
:8
sro++oarrs
:
y ImamSenaidKobilica
Vice President, Islamic Council of Norway
8 Mr. Mirnes Kovac
Journalist, Preporod Islamic Newspaper
Dr. Sukrija Ramic
University of Zenica
uatrr n+atss+r+
jo H.M. SultanHaji Hassanal Bolkiah
j+ Prof. Suhaili binHajj Muhyi Al-Din
Deputy Mufti of Brunei
utakr+ r+so
j: H.E. Mr. Youssouf Ouedraogo
Minister of State, Minister of ForeignAffairs
j Dr. AbuBakr Dakuri
Member of the Executive Council, ISESCO
ua+zrr
j ShaykhAli MuhmmadAbduni
Representative of the International IslamicYouth Club in
LatinAmerica; Accredited Religious Representative of the
DarAl-Fatwa of the Republic of Lebanon in Sao Paolo
arrturrc or c+raoo
jj H.E. Mr. Marfa HamidouYaya
Minister of State
j ShaykhMahmudMalbakri
Imam, Grand Mosque and President of the Council of
Ulama
c++n+
jy ShaykhFaraz Rabbani
Hanafi Scholar, Sunnipath.com
j8 Mr. FouzanKhan
Reviving the Islamic Spirit Organization
arrturrc or cn+n
j H.E. Mr. Idris Derby
President
o ShaykhDr. HusseinHasanAbkar
President, Higher Council for IslamicAffairs, Chad
+ Mr. Tijani SabunMuhammad
tro or cooaos
: H.E. Mr. KubMohamedLisharti
Deputy President
+nr ++ rss+or
o
sro++oarrs
+
arrturrc or co+r n

rvorar
H.E. Mr. Hamza Salleh
Ambassador in Riyadh
nr+ak
Imam FatihAlev
DanishAssociation of Cybermuslims
arrturrc or nJrut+r
j H.E. Mr. Ismail Omar Gulleh
President
ShaykhAbdAl-RahmanSulaymanBashir
Member of the Higher Judiciary Council
+a+u arrturrc or rovr+
y H.E. Mr. MohamedHosni Mubarak
President
8 H.E. GrandImamProf. Dr. Muhammad
SayyidTantawi fatwa
Shaykh al-Azhar
Prof. Dr. MahmudHamdi Zaqzuq
Minister of ReligiousAffairs
yo Prof. Dr. Ali Jumua fatwa
*

Grand Mufti of theArab Republic of Egypt
y+ Prof. Dr. AhmadMuhammadAl-Tayyib
President of Al-Azhar University
y: Prof. Dr. Kamal AbuAl-Majd
Islamic Intellectual; Former Minister of Information; Attorney
in the Court of Cassation
y Dr. MuhammadAl-Ahmadi AbuAl-Nur
*
Former Minister of ReligiousAffairs in theArab Republic
of Egypt; Professor, Faculty of Islamic Law, Yarmouk University,
Jordan
y Prof. Dr. Fawzi Al-Zifzaf
Chairman of the Permanent Committee of NobleAl-Azhar for
DialogueAmong the Heavenly Religions; Member of the
Academy of Islamic Research
yj Prof. Dr. HasanHanafi
Researcher and Islamic Intellectual, Department of Philosophy,
Cairo University; Fellowof theAal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic
Thought
y Prof. Dr. MuhammadMuhammadAl-Kahlawi
Secretary, General Union of IslamicArchaeologists;
Dean, Faculty of Antiquities, FayyumBranch, Cairo University
yy Prof. Dr. AymanFuadSayyid
Former Secretary General, Dar al-KutubAl-Misriyya
y8 ShaykhDr. Zaghlul Najjar
Head of the Committee onThe Miraculous Nature of the Quran
in the Higher Council for IslamicAffairs, Egypt
+nr ++ rss+or
:
sro++oarrs

y ShaykhMoez Masood
Islamic Missionary
8o Prof. Dr. MuhammadAl-Dasuqi
*
Researcher and Member of the Forumfor the
Proximity of the Islamic Schools of Jurisprudence
8+ Mr. Amr Khaled
Islamic Missionary
8: Mr. Bara Kherigi
Director, Awakening Records
8 Dr. Heba Raouf Ezzat
Department of Political Science, Cairo University
8 Dr. Jafar Abdussalam
President of the League of Islamic Universities
8j Dr. Shawqi AhmadDunya
Dean of the (Womens) Faculty of Commerce, Al-Azhar
University
8 Dr. Umar AbdAl-Ka
8y Dr. HudaAbdAl-Sami
88 Eng. Amr Faruk Farid
8 Mr. MuhammadAl-SammanLut
o Eng. AbuAl-Ala Madi
+ Dr. AbdAl-WahhabAl-Masiri
: Dr. AbdAl-HalimOweis
Mr. AhmadShaban
Mr. HusamTammam
j Mr. Muntasir Al-Zayyat
Dr. Ragedal-Sirjani
y Dr. MuhammadHidaya
8 Dr. MuhammadAbdal-MunimAbuZayd
Professor, Faculty of Shariah, Department of Islamic
Economics, Yarmouk University
arrturrc or ra+cr
ShaykhProf. Dalil AbuBakr
Chairman of the France Supreme Council of the Islamic
Religion and Dean of the Paris Mosque
+oo Dr. HusaynRais
Director of Cultural Affairs, Paris Grand Mosque
+o+ Prof. Dr. AbdAl-MajidAl-Najjar
*
President of the Islamic Centre, Paris
+o: Dr. FouadAlaoui
President, Union of Islamic Organizations in France (UOIF)
+nr ++ rss+or

sro++oarrs
j
+o Ms. Fatiha Ajbli
Sociologist
+o Ms. SihamAndalouci
Member, Prsence Musulman
+oj Dr. AhmedBakcan
Representative, Milli Grs
+o Mr. AbdelwahebBakli
President, MuslimYouth of France
+oy ShaykhKhalidAdlenBentounes
Alawiyah Sufi Order; Honorary President of the International
Association of the Friends of Islam
+o8 Mr. El Hadji BabouBiteye
President, MuslimStudents of France (EMF)
+o Mr. Laj Thami Breze
Union of Islamic Organizations in France (UOIF)
++o Mr. Haydar Demiryrek
Secretary General, The Islamic Council of France
+++ Dr. Boubaker El Hadj Amor
Treasurer, Union of Islamic Organizations in France (UOIF)
++: ShaykhOunis Guergah
Head of the Fatwa House, Paris
++ Prof. Dr. mer Faruk Harman
DITIP, Germany
++ Mr. FouadImarraine
Collecive of Muslims of France
++j Dr. AhmedJaballah
Member of the European Council for Fatwa and Reseach,
France
++ Mrs. Noura BenHamouda Jaballah
President of European women forum(France)
++y Dr. Zuhair Mahmood
Institute for the Human Sciences (IESH), Paris
++8 Dr. MohamedMestiri
Director, International Institute of IslamicThought, Paris
++ Mr. AbdelmajidNajar
+:o Ms. Nora Rami
Free Community Organization, Paris
+:+ ShaykhZakaria Seddiki
+:: Dr. MuhamadBashari
President, Federal Society for Muslims in France
arrturrc or o+uo
+: H.E. Elhadj Ali Bongo Awadamba
Minister of National Defence and Chairman of Supreme
Council for IslamicAffairs and Special Envoy of the President
+nr ++ rss+or

sro++oarrs
y
arrturrc or o+ur+
+: H.E. Alhaji Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh
President
+:j Mr. Samba Fall
Minister of ForeignAffairs, Youth, Sport, and Religious
Affairs, Gambia
+: Prof. Dr. Omar Jah
Former DeputyAssistant to the President for Special
Assistance Programs, Islamic Development Bank,
Jeddah
arrturrc or ora+v
+:y Prof. Dr. MuradHofmann
Former GermanAmbassador to Morocco; Intellectual and
Researcher
+:8 ShaykhSalahAl-DinAl-Jafarawi
Assistant Secretary-General of World Council for Islamic
Propagation
+: Mr. Ridvanakir
President, Turkish-Islamic Union of Germany
+o ShaykhBashir AhmadDultz
German MuslimLeague
++ Mr. Belal El-Mogaddedi
+: Mr. IbrahimF. El-Zayat
Head of Public Relations, Federation of Islamic Organisations
in Europe (FIOE)
+ Dr. Sabiha El-Zayat
Centre for Islamic Women Studies, Institute for the Human
Sciences (IESH), Paris
+ Mr. MesudGlbahar
IGMGPresident of Youth Organisations, Germany
+j Mr. Ali Kizilkaya
Head, Islamic Council of Germany
+ Dr. EypA. Khler
+y Mr. Michael MuhammedAbduhPfaff
German MuslimLeague
+8 Mr. Celal Tter
IGMGPresident of University Org., Germany
+ Mr. RecepYildirim
EuropeAssociation of Turkish Cultural Centers, Germany
+o Mr. OsmanYoba
++ Mr. Nabil Chabib
arrturrc or otrr+
+: H.E. Mr. CellouDaleinDiallo
Prime Minister
+nr ++ rss+or
8
sro++oarrs

+ Mr. Al-Husayni Diallo

Inspector General, Ministry of Justice
+ Prof. Dr. QutbMustafa Sanu
Department of Usul al-Fiqh, International Islamic University
of Malaysia
arrturrc or rnr+
+j H.E. Maulana MahmoodMadani
Member of Parliament; General Secretary, Jamiat
Ulema-i-Hindi
+ Prince Jafar Al-SadiqMufaddal Sayf Al-Din
Islamic Intellectual
+y Prince Taha Sayf Al-Din
Islamic Intellectual
+8 Prof. Dr. SayyidAwsaf Ali
President of Hamdard University
+ Prof. Dr. Akhtar Al-Wasi
Head of the Bureau of Islamic Studies, Dean of the College of
Humanities and Languages; Director of the Dhakir Husayn
Centre for Islamic Studies
arrturrc or rnorsr+
+jo H.E. Dr. Alawi binShihab
Coordinating Minister for Peoples Welfare
and Special Envoy of the President
+j+ Dr MuhammadMaftuhBasyuni
Minister of ReligiousAffairs
+j: Dr. Tutty Alawiyah
President, Al-Shafii Islamic University
+j Amb. RabhanAbdAl-Wahhab
Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Hashemite
Kingdomof Jordan
+j ShaykhAl-Hajj AhmadHashimMuzadi
Chairman, Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia
+jj ShaykhRozy Munir
Vice-Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama,
Indonesia
+j Mr. MuhamadIqbal Sullam
International Conference of Islamic Scholars, Indonesia
+jy Dr. MuhammadMasyuri Naim
Professor, Islamic University
+j8 Prof. Dr. M. DinSyamsuddin
Chairman of Muhammadiyah
rsr+rc arrturrc or ra+
+j Supreme Spiritual Leader GrandAyatollah
Al-SayyidAli Khamenei fatwa
+o H.E. Dr. MahmoodAhmedinejad
President
+nr ++ rss+or
o
sro++oarrs
+
++ GrandAyatollahShaykhMuhammadAli Al-Taskhiri
fatwa
Secretary General, Forumfor the Proximity of the Islamic
Schools of Jurisprudence
+: GrandAyatollahAl-SayyidFadil Lankarani fatwa
+ GrandAyatollahMuhammadWaez-zadeh
Al-Khorasani
Former Secretary General, Forumfor the Proximity of the
Islamic Schools of Jurisprudence
+ GrandAyatollahProf. Dr. Al-Sayyid Mustafa
MohagheghDamad
Director of theAcademy of Sciences; Justice in the Ministry
of Justice; Head of the Inspectorate General
+j Hujjat Al-IslamDr. MahmoudMohammadi Iraqi
Chairman of the Cultural League and Islamic Relations in the
Islamic Republic of Iran
+ Dr. Al-SayyidMahmoudMarashi Al-Najafi
Head of the GrandAyatollah Marashi Al-Najafi Library
+y Dr. MuhammadAli Adharshab
Secretary-General, Arab-Iranian Friendship Society
+8 Mr. Murtada HashimBur Qadi
Secretary-General, Bureau for International Relations, Great
Islamic Encyclopaedia
+ ShaykhAbbas Ali Sulaymani
Representative of the Supreme Spiritual Leader
in Eastern Iran
+yo Mr. GhulamRida Mirzai
Member, Consultative Council
+y+ Dr. SyedMuhammadRida Khatimi
Political leader; Former Deputy Speaker of the Iranian
Parliament
+y: ShaykhMuhammadShariati
FormerAdvisor to the President of Iran; Member of Parliament
+y Amb. MuhammadKazemKhuwansari
Permanent Representative of Iran to the OIC
+y Mr. Ma Sha AllahMahmoudShams Al-Waithin
Journalist andWriter
+yj Dr. Ruqayya RustumYurmaki
*
ImamSadiq University
+y Dr. MojganSakhaei
*
ImamSadiq University
+yy ShaykhAhmadMablaghi
Professor, QomSeminary
+y8 Dr. GholamReza Noor-Mohammadi
Director, Centre for Islamic Medical Research, Imamal-Sadiq
University, Qom; Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Tehran
+nr ++ rss+or
:
sro++oarrs

+y ShaykhHassanJawahiri Zadeh
Professor, Religious Seminary, Qom
arrturrc or ra+q
+8o H.E. Mr. Jalal Talabani
President
+8+ GrandAyatollahAl-SayyidAli Sistani fatwa
+8: GrandAyatollahShaykhIshaqAl-Fayad fatwa
+8 GrandAyatollahAl-SayyidMuhammadSaidAl-
Hakim fatwa
+8 GrandAyatollahShaykhBashir Al-Najafi fatwa
+8j GrandAyatollahAl-SayyidShaykhHusseinIsmail Al-
Sadr fatwa
+8 GrandAyatollahShaykhHusaynAl-Muayyad
*
Knowledge Forum, Baghdad
+8y GrandAyatollahAhmadal-Bahadili
Islamic Missionary
+88 ShaykhDr. HarithAl-Dari
Head of Ulema organization
+8 Dr. MuhsinAbdAl-Hamid
+o Dr. AhmadAbdAl-Ghaffur Al-Samarai
Head of the Diwan of the Sunni Waqf
++ Al-SayyidAbdal-SahibAl-Khoei
Secretary General, ImamAl-Khoei Benevolent Foundation
+: Al-SayyidMuhammadAl-Musawi
Secretary General, World IslamicAhl Al-Bayt League
+ ShaykhDr. MahmoudMhd. DawudAl-Sumaydai
+ Prof. Dr. AbdAl-Aziz Al-Duri
Researcher and Historian, Department of History, University
of Jordan; Fellowof Aal al-Bayt Institute for IslamicThought
+j Prof. Dr. Bashshar AwwadMarouf
*
Researcher and Editor; Fellowof Aal al-Bayt Institute for
IslamicThought
+ ShaykhAbbas Ali Kashif Al-Ghita
College of Islamic Studies, University of al-Kufa
+y Dr. AbdAl-HamidAl-Najdi
Islamic Intellectual
+8 ShaykhWalidFaraj AllahAl-Asadi
College of Islamic Studies, University of al-Kufa
+ ShaykhProf. Dr. AhmadAl-Kubaysi
Missionary and Islamic Intellectual
:oo Prof. GhanemJawad
Director of Cultural Affairs, Khoei Benevolent Foundation
:o+ Mr. MuhammadAllawi
Assistant Director General, World IslamicAhl Al-Bayt League
+nr ++ rss+or

sro++oarrs
j
:o: Prof. SadAl-Malla
Islamic Intellectual
:o Dr. Mustafa AbdAl-IlahKamal Al-Din
Islamic Intellectual
:o Prof. Dr. AdnanAli Al-Faraji
*
Islamic University
:oj Dr. Aziz RashidAl-Dayini
*
Islamic University
:o Dr. AbdAl-Qadir Mustafa Al-Muhammadi
*
Islamic University
:oy Mr. Ala Al-DinAl-Mudarris
*
Researcher and Historian
arrturrc or rarr+n
:o8 Mr. Noohal-Kaddo
Director, Islamic Cultural Centre of Irelands
r++rv
:o Mr. Yahya Sergio Pallavicini
Vice President, Islamic Religious Community of Italy
(CO.RE.IS.)
:+o Dr. Ali AbuShwaima
Head, Islamic Centre of Milan
n+snrr+r krono or Joan+
:++ H.M. King AbdullahII binAl-Hussein
:+: Prof. Dr. HRHPrince Ghazi binMuhammad
Personal Envoy and Special Advisor to HMKingAbdullah II
binAl-Hussein; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of theAal
al-Bayt Institute for IslamicThought
:+ ShaykhIzzedine Al-KhatibAl-Tamimi
IslamicAffairsAdvisor to HMthe King; Chief Justice
:+ Prof. Dr. Abdul-SalamAl-Abbadi
Former Minister of IslamicAffairs; President, Aal al-Bayt
University
:+j Prof. Dr. ShaykhAhmadHlayyel
Advisor to HMthe King and Imamof the Royal Court
:+ ShaykhSaidAl-Hijjawi
Grand Mufti of the Hashemite Kingdomof Jordan
:+y Mr. Akel Bultaji
Advisor to HMthe King
:+8 Prof. Dr. KhalidTouqan
Minister of Education; Minister of Higher Education and
Scientific Research
:+ H.E. ShaykhSalimFalahat
Director General of the MuslimBrotherhood in Jordan
+nr ++ rss+or

sro++oarrs
y
::o H.E. ShaykhDr. AbdAl-Aziz Khayyat
Former Minister of ReligiousAffairs
::+ ShaykhNuhAl-Quda
Former Mufti of the JordanianArmed Forces
::: Prof. Dr. KhalidAl-Karaki
Deputy-Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Aal al-Bayt
Inst. for IslamicThought; President, Jerash Private University
:: Prof. Dr. IshaqAl-Farhan
President of Zarqa Private University;
Former Minister of Education
:: Prof. Kamil Ismail HamdanAl-Sharif
Secretary General, International Council for Islamic
Propagation and Relief
::j Dr. AbdAl-Latif Arabiyyat
Former Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament;
Chairman of the Consultative Committee of the Islamic
Action Front
:: ShaykhAbdAl-KarimSalimS. Al-Khasawneh
Grand Mufti of the JordanianArmed Forces
::y Prof. Dr. Adel Al-Toweisi
*
Former President, Aal al-Bayt University; Minister of Culture
::8 Prof. Dr. Yusuf Al-Ghaydhan
Dean of the University Faculty of Religion, Balqa Applied
University
:: ShaykhHasanAl-Saqqaf
Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of theAal al-
Bayt Institute for IslamicThought; Director of Imam
Al-Nawawi Publishers and Distributors
:o Eng. MarwanAl-Faouri
Chairman, Forumfor Moderation inThought and Culture
:+ Mrs. Nawal Al-Faouri
Educator and Islamic Intellectual
:: Prof. Dr. AbdAl-Nasir AbuAl-Basal
Former Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law, Yarmouk
University
: Mr. Bilal Al-Tal
Editor-in-Chief, Liwa Newspaper
: Prof. Dr. Azmi Taha Al-Sayyid
College of Jurisprudential and Legal Studies, Aal al-Bayt
University
:j Prof. Dr. MuhammadHishamSultan
*
Vice-President for Islamic Studies, Aal al-Bayt University
: Prof. Dr. ZiyadAl-Daghamin
*
Dean of the College of Jurisprudential and Juridical Studies,
Head of the Preparatory Committee of the Internal Islamic
Conference
:y Dr. RashidSaidShahwan
Faculty of Islamic Propagation and the Fundamentals of
Religion, BalqaApplied University
+nr ++ rss+or
8
sro++oarrs

:8 Prof. Dr. QahtanAl-Duri

*
Aal al-Bayt University
: Prof. Dr. Sharif Al-ShaykhSalihAl-Khatib
*
Aal al-Bayt University
:o Prof. Dr. AbdAl-MajidAl-Salahin
*
Dean of the College of Islamic Law, University of Jordan
:+ Dr. Hayil AbdAl-Haz
:: ShaykhAbdAl-KarimAl-Akor
: Mr. HaythamAl-Amayreh
: Dr. MuhammadAl-Khatib
:j Mr. HatimAl-Manasir
: Dr. Malik Al-Moumini
:y Dr. MuhammadAl-Qada
:8 Dr. Fayez Al-Rabi
arrturrc or k+z+kns++
: H.E. Mr. Askar Mussinov
Ambassador in Riyadh and Special Envoy of the President
krv+
:jo ShaykhAbdullahi Abdi
Chief Executive Officer, NorthernAid
s+++r or ktw+r+
:j+ H.H. ShaykhSabahAl AhmadAl Jaber Al Sabah
Prime Minister
:j: Dr. AbdullahMatuqal-Matuq
Minister of Awqaf and ReligiousAffairs, Kuwait
:j Prof. Dr. AbdullahYusuf Al-Ghoneim
Head of the Kuwaiti Centre for Research and Study
:j Dr. Adel AbdullahAl-Fallah
Undersecretary of the Ministry of ReligiousAffairs
:jj Dr. MohamedAbdul Ghaffar Al-Sharif
Secretary-General, Secretariat General of ReligiousAffairs
:j Dr. MuhammadAbdAllahJafar Al-Sharif
Undersecretary of Waqf Foundation
:jy Dr. KhaledMadhkour AbdallahMadhkour
Professor, Faculty of Shariah, University of Kuwait
:j8 Mr. MutlaqRashedAl-Qarawi
:j ShaykhDr. Ajil Jassimal-Nashami
Professor, Faculty of Shariah, University of Kuwait
:o Dr. AhmadRajai al-Jundi
Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences, Kuwait
+nr ++ rss+or
jo
sro++oarrs
j+
kvaovz arrturrc
:+ H.E. Mr. DastanSarygulov
Secretary of State
arrturrc or rru+o
:: H.E. Mr. FouadSinoura
Prime Minister
: Prof. Dr. HishamNashabeh
Chairman of the Board of Higher Education
Dean of Education at MakassedAssociation
: Al-SayyidMuhammadHusaynFadlallah fatwa
:j ShaykhMuhammadRashidQabbani
Grand Mufti, Republic of Lebanon (Mufti of the Sunni Muslims)
: Prof. Dr. Hani Fahs
Member of the Higher Shii Council
:y ShaykhAbdullahal-Harari fatwa
Head of the Habashi Order
:8 Prof. Dr. RidwanAl-Sayyid
Faculty of Humanities, Lebanese University;
Editor-in-Chief, Al-Ijtihad Magazine
: Prof. MuhammadAl-Sammak
Secretary-General of the National Council for Islamic-Christian
Dialogue; Secretary-General for the Islamic Spiritual
Summit
:yo Jafari Qadi ShaykhAsadAllahAl-Harashi
Higher Islamic Shii Council
:y+ ShaykhKhalil Al-Mays
Mufti of Zahleh andWestern Beqa
:y: ShaykhAbdAl-Emir Qublan
Deputy Head of the Higher Shii Counci
:y Prof. Dr. Zakariyya AbdAl-RazzaqAl-Misri
*
ImamAl-Awzai University
:y Prof. Dr. AhmadAl-Sahmarani
*
ImamAl-Awzai University
:yj Dr. MuhammadAssaf
:y Dr. AsadAl-Sahmarani
:yy ShaykhAbdAl-Naser Jabri
:y8 ShaykhJamil MuhammadHusseini fatwa
:y Mr. HasanFarhat
oar++ socr+rrs+ rrorrr

s rruv+ +a+u J++nrarv+

:8o H.E. Mr. Abdel RahmanMohamedShalqam
Minister of ForeignAffairs
:8+ Prof. IbrahimAli AbuAl-QasimAl-Rabu
Secretary of the Office of Conferences, International Islamic
Propagation Society
+nr ++ rss+or
j:
sro++oarrs
j
:8: Dr. Al-Ujaili Farhat Al-Miri
Official for Dialogue in the International Islamic Popular
Leadership
:8 Dr. MuhammadAl-Ziyadi
President, International Islamic Call University
:8 Prof. Dr. HamzahAbuFaris
*
Al-Fatih University
:8j Mr. AbdAl-SalamMuhammadAl-Sharif Al-Alim
*
Al-Fatih University
+crnor+
:8 Mr. Rufat Sherifi
+r+vsr+
:8y H.E. Dato Seri AbdullahbinHaji AhmadBadawi
Prime Minister
:88 Dr. Anwar Ibrahim
Former Deputy Prime Minister
:8 Dato Dr. Abdul HamidOthman
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister
:o Prof. Dr. Kamal Hasan
President, Islamic International University, Kuala Lumpur
:+ Prof. Dr. MohammadHashimKamali
Dean of the International Institute of IslamicThought and
Civilisation
:: Mr. ShahidanKasem
First Minister of Perlis State, Malaysia
: Mr. Khayri Jamal Al-Din
Deputy Chairman for theYouth Sector, the United Malays
National Organisation
: Dr. SalihQadir KarimAl-Zanki
*
International Islamic University
+rnrvrs
:j H.E. Mr. MaumoonAbdul Gayoom
President
: Dr. MahmudAl-Shawqi
Minister of Education
:y ShaykhMohamedRasheedIbrahim
President of the Supreme Council for IslamicAffairs
arrturrc or +rr
:8 H.E. Mr. AmadouToumani Toure
President
: Mr. Sidi MohamedYoussouf Djire
General President of the Islamic Foundation for Production
+nr ++ rss+or
j
sro++oarrs
jj
rsr+rc arrturrc or +tar++r+
oo H.E. Mr. Al OuldMohamedFal
President
o+ H.E. ShaykhAbdallahBinBayyah fatwa
FormerVice President of Mauritania;
Vice President of the International Union of MuslimScholars
o: Mr. Al-Hajj WuldAl-Haji Ahmad
Advisor to the Minister of Education and Islamic Guidance
o Mr. Cheikhna BinBayyah
+tar+rts
o ShaykhGhulamMuhammad
Chairman and Secretary General of the Blue Crescent Society
ornov+
oj Mr. AbdulraheemAljabari
krono or oaocco
o H.M. King MohammedVI
oy Prof. Dr. Abbas Al-Jarari
Advisor to HMthe King
o8 Prof. Dr. AbdAl-Hadi BuTalib
FormerAdvisor to HMthe King
o Amb. Al-Makki Kawan
Ambassador of the Kingdomof Morocco to Kuwait,
representing Dr. AhmadAl-Tawfiq,
Minister of ReligiousAffairs, Kingdomof Morocco
+o Prof. Dr. Abdelhadi Al-Tazi
Fellowof the Royal MoroccanAcademy; FormerAmbassador
++ Prof. Dr. MohammadFarouk Al-Nabhan
Former Director of DarAl-HadithAl-Hasaniyya
+: Prof. Dr. AhmadShawqi Benbin
Director of the Hasaniyya Library
+ Dr. Hamdati Chbihanna Malainine
Member, Supreme Constitutional Council;
President, Regional Scientic Council, Al-Qunaitra
+ Prof. Dr. Najat Al-Marini
Department of Arabic Language, MohammedVUniversity
+j Dr. Abdul Filali Ansary
Director, Institute for the Study of MuslimCivilizations, Aga
Khan University
+ Dr. Abdel-Kabeer Al-Madghari
Former Minister of Waqf and IslamicAffairs
+y Dr. MaryamAyat Ahmad
+8 Mr. MuhammadAl-Amin
+ Mr. MuhammadTullabi
+nr ++ rss+or
j
sro++oarrs
jy
:o Dr. SadAl-DinAl-Uthmani
arrturrc or oz+urqtr
:+ H.E. Mr. Aris Ali
Minister of Education and Culture
+nr r+nrar+ns
:: Mr. Zakaria Hamidi
Director, NewHorizon
arrturrc or rora
: H.E. Mr. Hama Amadou
Prime Minister
rrnra+r arrturrc or rorar+
: H.E. Mr IbrahimMousa Kazawari
Ambassador in Riyadh
:j H.H. Prince Haji Ado Bayero
Emir of Kano
: Mr. SulaymanOsho
Secretary General of the Islamic Conference forAfrica
:y Dr. AhmadLimu
Head of the Organization of the Islamic Endowment for
Education and Guidance
:8 Dr. Al-Khidr AbdAl-Baqi Muhammad
*
Researcher andWriter
oaw+v
: Mr. BrahimBelkilani
Journalist, ITRI
o Dr. Lena Larsen
Coordinator, The Oslo Coalition on Freedomof Religion
or Belief, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, Uni. of Oslo
str++++r or o+
+ H.H. Al SyedAsaadbinTareqAl Said
Special Envoy of the Sultan
: ShaykhAhmadbinHamadAl-Khalili fatwa
Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman
ShaykhAhmadbinSaudAl-Siyabi
General Secretary in the Office of the Grand Mufti
Dr. AbdAllahMubarak Al-Shanfari
University Professor, University of Dhofar
j ShaykhDr. KahlanbinNahbanAl-Kharusi
*

Jurisprudential Advisor in the Ofce for the Issuance of
Fatwas
Mr. AahbinAhmadAl-Khalili
*
Researcher in the Ofce for the Issuance of Fatwas
y AbdAl-Latif Al-Humaym
+nr ++ rss+or
j8
sro++oarrs
j
arrturrc or r+krs++
8 H.E. General Pervez Musharraf
President
H.E. Ambassador MuhammadAslam
Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Kuwait
representing Dr. Muhammad IjazAl-Haqq, Minister of
ReligiousAffairs, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
o ShaykhMufti MuhammadTaqi Uthmani fatwa
Deputy Chairman, Islamic Fiqh Council, Jeddah;
Vice President, Dar al-Ulum, Karachi
+ ShaykhDr. MuhammadTahir ul-Qadri
Director General, Centre for Islamic Research, Islamabad
: Prof. Dr. Zafar IshaqAnsari
Director General, Centre for Islamic Research, Islamabad
Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi
Researcher and Islamic Intellectual
H.E. Ambassador Arif Kamal
Ambassador of the Republic of Pakistan to the Hashemite
Kingdomof Jordan
j H.E. Prof. Dr. MahmoudAhmadGhazi
President of the Islamic University, Islamabad;
Former Minister of ReligiousAffairs, Pakistan
s+++r or r+rrs+rr
H.E. Mr. AhmedQorei
Prime Minister
y ShaykhDr. IkrimahSabri
Grand Mufti of JerusalemandAll of Palestine;
Imamof the BlessedAl-Aqsa Mosque
8 ShaykhTaysir RajabAl-Tamimi
Chief Justice of Palestine
Dr. Mustafa MahmudYusuf AbuSuway
Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy
and Islamic Studies inAl-Quds University
jo Dr. MuhammadAli Al-Salibi
*
Al-Najah University
j+ Dr. MarwanAli Al-Qaddumi
*
Al-Najah University
ror+n
j: Dr. Samir Ismail
roa+to+r
j Mr. Abdool MagidVakil
Chairman, Banco Efisa
j Mr. Sohail Nakhooda
Editor-in-Chief, Islamica Magazine
+nr ++ rss+or
o
sro++oarrs
+
q+++a
jj H.E. ShaykhHamadbinJassemAl Thani
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of ForeignAffairs
j Prof. Dr. ShaykhYusuf Al-Qaradawi fatwa
Director of the Sunna and Sira Council;
Vice President of the International Union of MuslimScholars
jy ShaykhThaqil binSayer ZaydAl-Shammari
Justice, Court of Cassation, Member of the Supreme Judicial
Council
j8 Prof. Dr. Aisha Al-Manai
Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law, University of Qatar
j ShaykhAbdAl-RahmanbinAbdAllahbinZaydAl
Mahmud
Member of Prominent Persons Committee,
Organization of the Islamic Conference
o Dr. Ali Muhyi Al-DinQaradaghi
Professor, Faculty of Shariah, University of Qatar
+ Dr. Ali AhmadAl-Salus
Professor, Faculty of Shariah, University of Qatar
: ShaykhMohammadHaj Yusuf Ahmad
Imam, Doha Mosque
atssr+ rrnra++ro
ShaykhRawi AynAl-Din
Mufti; Head of the MuslimReligiousAdministration
Prof. Dr. SaidHibatullahKamilev
Director, MoscowInstitute of Islamic Civilisation
j Dr. MuradMurtazein
President, Islamic University, Moscow
Mr. RushanAbassoof
Director of External Affairs, Dept. of Council of Muftis, Russia
y Mr. YakupovValiulla
Assistant to the Chief Mufti of Tatarstan
krono or s+tnr +a+ur+
8 H.M. King AbdullahbinAbdel Aziz Al Saud
King of Saudi Arabia; Custodian of theTwo Holy Mosques
Dr. AbdAl-Aziz binUthmanAl-Touaijiri
Director General, The Islamic Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (ISESCO)
yo H.E. ShaykhAbdAllahSulaymanbinMani
Member, Council of Senior Ulama of Saudi Arabia
y+ Dr. HassanbinMohamedSafar
Professor, Islamic Studies Department, Faculty of Humanities
KingAbdulaziz University, Jeddah
+nr ++ rss+or
:
sro++oarrs

y: Mr. Abobakr Abdelfatah

y ShaykhAli Baddahdah
y Dr. SalihAl-Wuhaibi
yj ShaykhAbdAllahYahya
y Mr. Nabil AbdAl-IlahNassif
Assistant to the President forAssistanceAffairs
Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah
yy Dr. MuhammadJabr Al-Alfi
Professor, Higher Judiciary Institute, Department
of Comparative Jurisprudence, Riyadh
y8 Dr. MuhammadbinYahya binHasanAl-Najimi
Associate Professor, King Fahd Defence College
y Dr. AhmadAbdal-AlimAbdAl-Latif
Researcher, Department of Studies, The International
Islamic FiqhAcademy, Jeddah
8o Dr. AbdAl-Qahir Qamar
Researcher, Department of Studies, The International
Islamic FiqhAcademy, Jeddah
8+ Shaykhal-HabibMuhammadbinAbdurrahmanal-
Saqqaf
8: Dr. MohamedAli Al-Bar
King Fahd Centre for Medical Research
arrturrc or srro+r
8 H.E. Mr. Abdoulaye Wade
President
8 Mr. Al-Hajj Mustafa Sisi
Special Advisor to the President of Senegal
8j Prof. AbdallahBah
President of the Union ofVolunteers in Islamic Education and
Culture
8 Prof. Abadir Tiyam
University Press and President of the National Society, Dakar
8y Prof. AhmadMukhtar Embo
Former Director General, UNESCO, Paris
88 Prof. RohanMbaye
Director, Islamic Institute, Dakar
arrturrc or srraa+ rror
8 H.E. Alhaji Dr. AhmadTejanKabbah
President
arrturrc or sro+roar
o Dr. YaqubIbrahim
Minister of the Environment andWater Resources, and
MuslimAffairs
+nr ++ rss+or

sro++oarrs
j
arrturrc or so+rr+
+ H.E. Mr. AbdullahYoussef Ahmed
President
arrturrc or sot+n +rarc+
: ShaykhIbrahimGabriels
Head of SouthAfrican Ulama
sr+r
Mr. Mansur Escudero
Spanish Islamic Commission
Mr. Ali Boussaid
Islamic League for Dialogue and Conviviality
arrturrc or stn+
j H.E. General Omar HassanAl Bashir
President
AbdAl-RahmanSawar Al-Dhahab
Former President of the Republic of Sudan
y Al-ImamAl-SadiqAl-Mahdi
Former Prime Minister of Sudan
Head of Ansar Movement
8 Dr. IsamAhmadAl-Bashir
Minister of Guidance and ReligiousAffairs
Mr. TariqAli Bakhit
Director in the General Secretariat and
Head of Cultural and IslamicThought Committee, Khartoum
oo Prof. Dr. Izz al-DinUmar Musa
Lecturer in the Department of History, Malik Saud
University, Riyadh
o+ Dr. MuhammadMahjubHarun
Journalist and University Professor, University of Khartoum
o: Dr. AhmadAli Al-Imam
Advisor to the Sudanese President
o Dr. MustafaUthmanIsmail
Former Foreign Minister of Sudan
Special Envoy of the Secretary General of theArab League
o Dr. IbrahimAhmadUthman
Secretary General, Supreme Judiciary Council
oj Dr. AhmadKhaledBabacar
Secretary General of the Islamic FiqhAcademy of Sudan
swrnr
o Mr. MahmoudKhalfi Driri
swr+zrar+n
oy Prof. TariqRamadan
Islamic intellectual
+nr ++ rss+or

sro++oarrs
y
svar+ +a+u arrturrc
o8 H.E. Mr. Farouk Al-Sharaa
Minister of ForeignAffairs
o ShaykhDr. AhmadBadr Hasoun
Grand Mufti of the SyrianArab Republic
+o Prof. Dr. MuhammadSaidRamadanAl-Buti
Head of the Religion Department, Faculty of Law, University
of Damascus
++ Prof. Dr. ShaykhWahba Mustafa Al-Zuhayli
Head of Department of Islamic Jurisprudence and its Schools,
Islamic LawFaculty, Damascus University
+: Dr. SalahAl-DinAhmadKuftaro
Director General, ShaykhAhmad KuftaroAcademy and
Islamic Intellectual
+ Dr. MuhammadTawfiqSaidAl-Buti
Professor of Shariah at Damascus University
+ Dr. MahmudAl-Sayyid
Academic Researcher in the Centre of Islamic Studies,
School of Oriental andAfrican Studies, University of London
+j ShaykhAbdallahAdhami
Islamic missionary and scholar
+ Dr. MuhammadHabash
+y Dr. MuhammadAbdal-Latif Salehal-Farfur
Secretary General, International ScientiAcademy
+8 Prof. Dr. AbdAl-Sattar AbuGhuddah
President of the United Shariah Council of the Baraka
Group, Jeddah
arrturrc or ++Jrkrs++
+ H.E. Mr. ImamAly Rahmanov
President
+n+rr+n
:o Mr. WanMuhammadNur Matha
Advisor to the Prime Minister
:+ Amb. WiboonKhusakul
Ambassador of Thailand in Baghdad
arrturrc or +ooo
:: H.E. Mr. ZarifouAyva
Minister of ForeignAffairs
arrturrc or +trsr+
: Mr. MohamedAl-Ghanousi
Prime Minister
: Prof. Dr. Al-Hadi Al-Bakkoush
Former Prime Minister of Tunisia
+nr ++ rss+or
8
sro++oarrs

:j Dr. AbuBaker Al-Akhzuri

Minister of ReligiousAffairs
: Prof. Dr. Ali Al-Shabi
Chairman of the Higher Islamic Council;
Former Minister of IslamicAffairs
:y Prof. IbrahimChabbouh
Advisor to the Higher Chairman of theAal al-Bayt Institute
for IslamicThought; Director of theAal al-Bayt Institute for
IslamicThought
:8 ShaykhDr. MohammadAl HabibibnAl Khojah
Secretary-General, Int. Islamic Fiqh Council, Jeddah
: Prof. Dr. MuhammadAl-Bashir Al-Buzaydi
Director of the Higher Institute for the Fundamentals of
Religion, Zaytuna University
o Mr. AhmadAl-Ujaymi
Advisor in the Ofce of the Secretary General of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference
+ ShaykhDr. RachidGhannouchi
Leader of Ennada
: Prof. HabibShaybub
Writer and Historian
Dr. Amir Al-Zamali
Advisor of Islamic WorldAffairs, International Committee for
the Red Cross
Dr. ShaykhMohieddine Gadi
The Higher Islamic Council, Tunis
j Dr. TaiebSalama
The Higher Islamic Council, Tunis
arrturrc or +takrv
H.E. Mr. Bulent Arinc
President of the GrandTurkishAssembly
y Prof. Dr. EkmeleddinIhsanoglu
Secretary-General, Organisation of the Islamic Conference
8 H.E. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Aydin
Minister of State, Government of Turkey
Prof. Dr. Ali Bardakoglu
Head of ReligiousAffairs Directorate
o Prof. Dr. Ali Auzak
Head of the Endowment for Islamic Scientific Studies,
Istanbul
+ Prof. Dr. Mualla Saljuq
Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law, Ankara
: Prof. Dr. Mustafa agrici
Grand Mufti of Istanbul and Professor of Islamic Philosophy
Prof. IbrahimKafi Dnmez
Professor of Islamic Jurisprudence at the University of
Marmara
+nr ++ rss+or
yo
sro++oarrs
y+
Dr. Ali IhsanBala
*
YzncYil University
j Mr. Ufuk Gken
Advisor to the Secretary General of the OIC
Mr. Mustafa Akyol
Writer and journalist
y Dr. Muhammet Arui
Turkish Religious Endownment (DiyanetVakfi)
8 Prof. Dr. Akif Aydin
Marmara University
Mr. KurtuluAykan
jo Dr. Savas Barin
j+ Ms. SelinBlme
Marmara University
j: Prof. Ali Dere
ForeignAffairs Department, Presidency of ReligiousAffairs,
Ankara
j Mr. Muammer Dumanli
j Mr. Ahmet Hakan
jj Dr. IbrahimKalin
Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, College of the Holy
Cross, USA; Director, SETAFoundation, Ankara
j Prof. RecepKaymakcan
Assistant Professor of Religious Education, Sakarya
University
jy H.E. Ambassador Fazli Kesmir
CounsellorTurkish Embassy and Permanent Representative
of Turkey to FAO, Rome
j8 Dr. AbdlhamidKirmizi
j Mr. Fehmi Koru
Journalist, Yeni Safak
o Dr. Ali Kse
Lecturer, Faculty of Theology, Marmara University
+ Mr. Talha Kse
: Prof. TalipKukcan
Centre for Islamic Studies, Istanbul
Ambassador mr Orhun
OCSEPersonal Representative on Combating Islamophobia
Mr. Taha zhan
j Prof. Mehmet Paaci
Faculty of Theology, Ankara University
Mr. Ali Sarikaya
President, Islamic ConferenceYouth Forumfor Dialogue and
Cooperation
+nr ++ rss+or
y:
sro++oarrs
y
y Prof. Blent Senay
Professor of Comparative Religion, Uludag University, Bursa
8 Dr. Nazife Sisman
Dr. Ismail Taspinar
Faculty of Theology, Marmara University
yo Mr. Ahmet SelimTekelioglu
SETA, Anakara
y+ Dr. Nuri Tinaz
Centre for Islamic Studies, Istanbul
y: Mrs. mare Yazar
y Professor Ali Murat Yel
Lecturer in Sociology andAnthropology, Fatih University
+takrrs++
y H.E. Mr. RashidMirdov
Minister of ForeignAffairs
tka+rr
yj Mufti ShaykhAhmadTamim
Mufti of Ukraine
to+n+
y Mr. Anas Abdunnoor Kalissa
Director of Research and Shariah
tr+rn +a+u rra++rs
yy H.H. ShaykhKhalifa binZayedAl Nahyan
President
y8 H.H. Ambassador Nasir binAbdAllahbinHamdan
y Mr. Ali binAl-SayyidAbdAl-RahmanAl-Hashim
Advisor to the President for Judiciary and ReligiousAffairs
8o ShaykhMuhammadAl-Banani
Judge in the Supreme Federal Court
8+ Dr. SalehbinZabinAl-Marzuqi
Secretary-General, International Islamic FiqhAcademy,
Jeddah
8: MuhammadAbdulrahimSultanAl-Ulama
Deputy-Dean of Scientific ResearchAffairs, UnitedArab
Emirates University
8 Dr. HamadbinAl-SheikhAhmadAl-Chibani
Secretary-General, Bureau for IslamicAffairs and Charitable
Works, Dubai
8 ShaykhMansur Etahal-Minhali
Director, IslamicAffairs andAwqaf
8j Dr. AhmadAbdul Aziz Al-Haddad
Chief Mufti, Bureau of IslamicAffairs and Charitable Works,
Dubai
+nr ++ rss+or
y
sro++oarrs
yj
8 ShaykhTalibMuhammadAl-Shehi
Preacher, Ministry of Justice and IslamicAffairs
8y Dr. MahmudAhmadAbuLayl
Professor, Faculty of Shariah, Al-Ain University
88 Dr. KhalidSulaymanAl-Fahdawi
8 Dr. Ali MuhammadUjla
o Dr. MuhammadAl-Zahili
Dean, Faculty of Shariah, University of Sharjah
tr+rn krono
+ Dr. Abbas Mahajarani
Member of the ImamAl-Khoei Benevolent Foundation
: Dr. HassanShamsi Basha
Expert, The International Islamic FiqhAcademy, Jeddah
Mr. Shams Vellani
Director, Special Studies, The Institute of Ismaili Studies
Dr. FarhadDaftary
Associate Director, The Institute of Ismaili Studies
j ShaykhYusuf Islam
Islamic Missionary
Dr. FuadNahdi
Editor-in-Chief, Q-News International
y ShaykhWanis Al-Mabrouk
*
Representative, Union of MuslimOrganisations of UK&EIRE
8 Mr. Sharif Banna
Co-Founder, Awakening Records;
President, Union of MuslimStudents in the UK
Mr. Sami Yusuf
Islamic singer
joo MohamedAbdul Aziz
Director, Faithwise
jo+ Dr. Manazir Ahsan
Director, The Islamic Foundation
jo: Mr. KhurshidAhmed
British MuslimForum(BMF)
jo Mrs. Fareena Alam
Editor, Q-News International
jo Dr. Anas Shaikh-Ali
Director, International Institute of IslamicThought, London
joj Mr. AhmedAl-Rawi
President, Federation of Islamic Organisations in Europe
jo Mr. Ismail Amla
joy Mr. Iqbal Asaria
Finance Director, MuslimCouncil of Britain
+nr ++ rss+or
y
sro++oarrs
yy
jo8 Dr. Mehmet Asutay
Department of Economics, DurhamUniversity
jo Mr. Yasar olak
Counsellor forTurkish ReligiousAffairs in London
j+o Mr. SaidFerjani
MuslimAssociation of Britain
j++ Dr. Sophie Gilliat-Ray
Cardiff University
j+: Mr. AbdelRahmanHelbawy
j+ Mr. Dilwar Hussain
The Islamic Foundation
j+ Mrs. SarahJoseph
Editor, Emel Magazine
j+j Mr. Wakkas Khan
President, FOSIS
j+ Mr. Mustafa Kker
Chief Editor, Haber Newspapers (Turkish)
j+y Ms. Maleiha Malik
Department of Law, Kings College
j+8 Ms. Unaiza Malik
MuslimCouncil of Britain
j+ Mr. AhmedSheikhMohamed
j:o Dr. MohamedMukadam
Association of MuslimSchools
j:+ Mr. AhmedMusawi
j:: Prof. FarhanNizami
Director, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
j: Mr. Habibur Rahman
j: Sir Iqbal Sacranie
Former Secretary General of the MuslimCouncil of Britain
j:j ShaykhHaythamTamim
Utrujj Institute
j: Mr. AhmedVersi
Editor, The MuslimNews
j:y Mr. Shaukat Warraich
Community leader
j:8 ShaykhAbdal HakimMurad/ TimWinter
Lecturer, University of Cambridge
j: Mr. Haider Ali
Book distributor
tr+rn s+++rs or +rarc+
jo H.E. Prof. Dr. SeyyedHosseinNasr
Author and Professor of Islamic Studies at the George
Washington University
+nr ++ rss+or
y8
sro++oarrs
y
j+ ShaykhHamzaYusuf Hanson
President of the Zaytuna Institute
j: ShaykhFaisal Abdur Rauf
Imamof NewYork City Central Mosque
j Prof. Dr. IngridMattson
Professor of Islamic Studies, Hartford Seminary;
President of the Islamic Society of NorthAmerica (ISNA)
j Prof. Dr. SuleimanAbdallahSchleifer
Director Emeritus of theAdhamCenter forTelevision
Journalism
jj Mr. NihadAwad
Executive Director, Council onAmerican-Islamic Relations
j ShaykhNuhHa MimKeller
Islamic Missionary and Intellectual;
Fellowof theAal al-Bayt Institute for IslamicThought
jy SheikhSuhaibD. Webb
Islamic Missionary
j8 Dr. Caner Dagli
Special Advisor for InterfaithAffairs, Royal Hashemite Court
of Jordan; Professor of Islamic Studies, Roanoke College,
USA
j Prof. James Morris
Univesity of Exeter
jo Mr. RadwanAl-Masmudi
j+ Prof. JosephLumbard
Former Special Assistant to H.M. KingAbdullah II for
InterfaithAffairs
arrturrc or tzurkrs++
j: H.E. Mr. Shawkat Sirdayev
Prime Minister
j ShaykhMuhammadAl-SadiqMuhammadYusuf
Grand Mufti of the Republic
j Prof. Yusufov Ortoqbek
Islamic Intellectual
arrturrc or vrr
jj H.E. General Ali AbdullahSaleh
President
j ShaykhMuhammadbinMuhammadIsmail Al-
Mansur fatwa
jy ShaykhHumudbinAbbas al-Muayyad fatwa
j8 ShaykhIbrahimbinMuhammadAl-Wazir fatwa
Secretary General of the Islamic Unification andWorks
Movement
+nr ++ rss+or
8o
sro++oarrs
8+
j ShaykhHabibUmar binMuhammadbin
SalimbinHafiz
Principal, Dar al-Mustafa, Tarim
jjo ShaykhAl-HabibAl-Jifri
Islamic Missionary and Intellectual
jj+ ShaykhMuhammadAbduhUmar
Head, Bureau of Direction and Guidance, Permanent
Committee of the General Peoples Conference
jj: Prof. Dr. HusaynAl-Umari
Member of the Consultative Committee, Member of the
UNESCOExecutive Committee; Professor of Modern
History, University of Sanaa
8
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. Howdoes Islamfunction?
Islamhas nocentral authorityor church. It has beenheld
together over the centuries and generations, across geo-
graphic, juridical and intellectual diversity, by texts and
by established, authoritative interpretations of these
textsstarting with the Holy Quran itself. Misinter-
pretation of these texts, and misunderstanding of the
methodologies of their interpretationcanhave very dan-
gerous consequences andcanleadtoanentirelydifferent
civilizationfromthat of traditional orthodoxIslam.
z. What arethegreatest challenges facingIslam
today?
Islamtodayas a religionfaces manychallenges andprob-
lems. Perhaps one of the greatest of these is misunder-
standing and confusion about the true nature of the reli-
gion of Islamamongst Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
This misunderstanding has led to erroneous interpreta-
tions of Islamic texts and thus illegitimate religious
edicts (fatwas) by people who are intellectually and
morally unqualified to make religious edicts. Correcting
this situation through proper understanding of the tra-
ditional Islamic texts inall their diversityandcomplexity
is thus of profoundimportance tothe future of Islamand
Muslims.
. What is The AmmanMessage?
The Amman Message started as a simple but detailed
statement issued in Ramadan +:j +n/ November :oo
cr inAmman, Jordan by KingAbdullah II of Jordan and
senior Islamic scholars. It described what Islam is and
what it is not, and what actions represent it and what
actions donot. Its goal was toclarifytothe modernworld
the true nature of Islam and the nature of true Islam. It is a
message of devotion to God, love of the neighbor, good-
will, moderationandpeace.
. What areThe Three Points of The Amman
Message?
In order to give more religious authority to the Amman
Message andinorder to tackle the root problemof misin-
terpretation in Islam, in :ooj King Abdullah II sent the
following three critical questions to : of the most senior
+nr ++ rss+or
8
rarqtr+rv +skrn qtrs+ros
8j
religious scholars from all around the world represent-
ingall the branches andschools of Islam:
+. Who is aMuslim?;
:. Is it permissible to declare someone anapostate
(takfir)?; and
. Who has the right to undertake issuing fatwas (legal
rulings)?
Based on the fatwas provided by these great scholars
(who included the Shaykh Al-Azhar; Ayatollah Sistani
andSheikhQaradawi), inJuly :ooj cr, KingAbdullahII
of Jordan convened an international Islamic conference
of :oo of the worlds leading Islamic scholars or Ulama)
fromjo countries. InAmman, the scholars unanimously
issued a ruling on three fundamental issues (which
became known as the Three Points of the Amman
Message):
+. They specifically recognized the validity of all 8
Mathhabs (legal schools) of Sunni, Shia and Ibadhi
Islam; of traditional Islamic Theology (Asharism);
of Islamic Mysticism (Sufism), and of true Salafi
thought, and came to a precise definition of who is a
Muslim.
:. Baseduponthis definitiontheyforbade takfir (decla-
rations of apostasy) betweenMuslims.
. Based upon the Mathahib they set forth the subjec-
tive and objective preconditions for the issuing of
fatwas, thereby exposing ignorant and illegitimate
edicts inthe name of Islam.
These Three Points were then unanimously adopted by
the Islamic Worlds political and temporal leaderships at
the Organization of the Islamic Conference summit at
Mecca in December :ooj. And over a period of one year
from July :ooj to July :oo, the Three Points were also
unanimously adopted by six other international Islamic
scholarly assemblies, culminating with the International
Islamic Fiqh Academy of Jeddah (the Islamic Worlds
leading juridical body), in July :oo. In total, over joo
leading Muslim scholars worldwideas can be seen
online (at www.ammanmesage.com)unanimously
endorsedthe AmmanMessage andits Three Points.
. Whyis it soImportant?
The signed, universal Islamic Consensus on the Amman
Message andits Three Points is of the greatest importance
because it amounts to a historical, universal and unani-
mous religious and political consensus (ijma) of the
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Ummah (nation) of Islamin our day, and a consolidation
of traditional, orthodoxIslam.The significance of this is:
(+) that it is the first time inover a thousandyears that the
Ummah has formally andspecifically come to sucha plu-
ralistic mutual inter-recognition; (:) that such a recog-
nitionis religiously legally binding onMuslims since the
Prophet (may peace andblessings be uponhim) said: My
Ummah will not agree upon an error (Ibn Majah, Sunan,
Kitab al-Fitan, Hadith no.o8j), and() that it addresses
one of the most critical problems facing Muslims today:
lackof agreement about what constitutes Islam, andthus
lack of agreement about who is a Muslim and what is
trulyIslamic.
6. Is thecontent of theAmmanMessage something
newinIslam?
No. There is nothing essentially new in the Amman
Message, nor could there be for it to be truly authentic,
for Islamis a religion revealed by God, and therefore not
changeable by man. The Amman Message is merely a
concrete restatement and crystallization of the common
principles of traditional, orthodox, moderate Islam
in all its traditional schools of thought and lawthe
Islam to which over the vast, overwhelming majority of
the worlds approximately+.billionMuslims belong.
y. What doesAmman havetodowiththe
Message?
Nothing. The name Amman merely comes from the
fact that the Message was first launched in Jordan by the
countrys king and scholars. The Message is a universal
pan-Islamic one, as is seen in its acceptance by Muslims
authorities from every school of thought and of law in
Islam, and in its ratification by Muslims from every
country and major Muslim community in the world.
8. Will it resolveall of Islams problems?
Will it help?
No, the Amman Message will not resolve all of Islams
problems: no religion can be without problems on the
worldly plane, especially in the modern age. The Eco-
nomist (June :8th, :ooy) argues that: This much is true:
any of the Muslims who are drawn to jihadist violence,
or to strident forms of political Islam, are indifferent
to, or ignorant of, the nuances of theology; that makes
them susceptible to amateur fatwas. But as a French
scholar, Olivier Roy, points out, it doesnt follow that
such peoplewhen presented with sophisticated reli-
gious argumentswould change their mind. In many
cases, theyhave a general aversiontothe idea of elaborate
theology.
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However, what proper awareness, education and
understanding of the Amman Message and its Three
Points, might well do, GodWilling, is prevent .%of
Muslims from being influenced by illegitimate fatwas
and sliding into takfir and terrorism, as a visceral over-
reaction to poverty, injustice and mistakes in Western
foreignpolicy. After all, Godsays inthe HolyQuran:
O ye who believe! Be steadfast witnesses for God in
equity, and let not hatred of any people make you
swerve fromjustice. Deal justly, that is nearer to piety.
Observe your duty to God. Lo! God is Informed of
what ye do. (Al-Maidah, j:8)
Finally, proper awareness of The Amman Message, may
also, by exposing the illegitimate opinions of radical fun-
damentalists andterrorists fromthe point of viewof true
Islam, help in preventing calls in the West for hostility
against Muslims as such. As George Yeo, the Foreign
Minister of Singapore, declared in the oth Session of
the U.N. General Assembly (about the Amman Message):
Without this clarification, the war against terrorism
would be much harder to fight. It thus may help to pre-
vent a wider conflict between the over jj% of the
worlds population: approximately :.+ billion Christians
and+.billionMuslims
q. What couldit meanfor Islams relations with
non-Muslims?
The Amman Message Initiative is good news not only for
Muslims, for whom it provides a basis for unity and a
solution to infighting, but also for all non-Muslims. For,
in safeguarding of the basic principles, texts and legal
methodologies of Islam, the Amman Message necessarily
means inherently preserving traditional Islams internal
checks and balances. It thus assures balanced Islamic
solutions for essential issues like human rights; womens
rights; freedom of religion; legitimate jihad; good citi-
zenship of Muslims in non-Muslim countries, and just
anddemocratic government, all keyissues that are essen-
tial toworldpeace andharmony.
1o. What is thenext step?
Inorder that AmmanMessage not remainmerelya histor-
ical agreement on basic principles, various steps are
being taken to introduce it through pragmatic and insti-
tutional means, such as: (+) inter-Islamic treaties; (:)
national and international legislation using the Three
Points of theAmmanMessage to define Islamandforbid
takfir; () the use of publishing and the multi-media in
all their aspects to spread theAmman Message; () insti-
tuting the teaching of the Amman Message in school
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curricula and university courses worldwide; and (j)
making it part of the training of mosque Imams andmak-
ingit includedintheir sermons.
11. What canyoudo?
Whoever you are, and wherever you live, you can
help by adding your voice to this unique and histo-
ric international Islamic consensus. Please visit www.
ammanmessage.com, where youcanreadmore about
the Amman Message and find many useful documents
and links. Under the button saying: Click here to endorse
the Amman Message (or on the automatic pop-up) you
can add your name to the list of people worldwide who
have endorsed and supported the three points. Your
understanding of the Amman Message is in itself impor-
tant goal. Your endorsement of the Amman Message is
one waytocontribute towards peace inthe world.
nan rar cr on+zr ur tn++n
Chairmanof the AmmanMessage Committee
July ::nd, :ooy.
And praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds
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