Islamic Viewpoint

Jihad in Islam | Iraqis and the Occupation | Backing Iraqis|

War Ethics | Muslim Institutions’ Views | Miscellaneous

Kidnapping and Taking Hostages

What is the Islamic stance on kidnapping and taking hostages, either combatants or non-combatants? Read Sheikh Muhammad Al-Mukhtar Ash-Shanqiti’s answer...More>>

Islam’s Stance on Torturing Captives 

Islam stance on captives and prisoners of war is very clear, as it strongly opposes subjecting human beings to any form of degradation and barbarism. Islam is the religion that strictly warns against hate crimes and all acts of vendetta. ...More>>

Two Levels of Backing Oppressed Muslims 

Muslims constitute one brotherhood and one body; when an organ aches, all other organs feel pain. All Muslims feel the pains of one another and try their best to help alleviating the sufferings of their Muslim fellows. ...More>>

Jihad in Islam:   

• What Does Islam Say about Terrorism?

• The Muslim Reluctance to Do the Most Obvious Jihad 

• Cooperation Versus Dealing With Anglo-American Troops in Iraq

• The Path to Allah’s Victory

• Jihad Against the US-Led Forces: Mass Suicide?

• Jihad: Not Only Fighting

• Jihad, Not a “Holy” War! 

• Who is a Martyr?

• Jihad and Peace in Islam 

• Jihad: When and Upon Whom? 

• Spending Zakah Money on Jihad

• Spiritual Discipline: A Prerequisite for Jihad 

• What is Jihad in Islam? 

• Hadiths on The Merits of Jihad 

• Muslim Women Participating in Jihad 

• Is Jihad Synonymous with Aggression? 

• Jihad: Its True Meaning and Purpose 

• Economic Jihad: A Legal Obligation and Religious Necessity

• Jihad in Islam: Preemptive or Defensive? 

• Did Muhammad (PBUH) Ever Torture His Enemies? 

• Does Islam Call for Killing Innocents? 

• Islam and the Use of Force

• Qaradawi: Resisting Invaders Individual Duty

• Is Jihad Obligatory upon Muslims If US Attacks Iraq?

• Killing the “Other” to Please the “LORD”!

• The way of the sword

• Explaining verses about Jihad

• Islam a religion of peace??!!

• Islam and Killing of Infidels

• Jihad of Average Muslim

• Permit to Fight

• Islam Teaches Peace

• Jihad, not... a "Holy" War!

• When and How to Fight

• Die and Live for a Belief  

• Any Teachings to Justify Terror? 

• To Kill or Not to Kill… Innocents?! 

• Violent Teachings of… the Qur’an??

• Fighting Back… When??

• What Does Islam Say about Terrorism?   

• Martyr Operations or Terrorism?

• Offering Funeral Prayer for Martyrs

• Jihad in the Cause of Allah

• Is the Struggle for Defending One's Nation Regarded as Jihad in Allah's Cause?

• Condemning the Martyr Operations

• Levels of Jihad  

• Jihad of the Nafs and in Da'wah

Iraqis and the Occupation:

• Kidnapping and Taking Hostages   

• Slaying American Civilians in Iraq

• Being a Translator for Americans Troops in Iraq: Permissible?

• Cooperation Versus Dealing With Anglo-American Troops in Iraq

• Should Iraqis Fight the International Forces in Iraq?

• Assisting the Occupation in Killing or Capturing Iraqis

• Taking over Iraqi Governmental Facilities: Permissible?

• Should Iraqis Take the Occupation a Fait Accompli?

• Frisking Women in Iraq: Legal & Juristic View

• Cooperation With the Americans in Reconstructing Iraq

• Submission to Occupation Is High Treason  

• Frisking Women in Iraq: Legal & Juristic View

• Cooperation With the Americans in Reconstructing Iraq     

• Iraqis' Obligation to Resist Occupation

• Suicide to Avoid Revealing Information to the Enemy

• Iraqis Cooperating with the Invaders: Permissible?  

• Expatriates: Do They Have to Fight for Their Homelands?

• Assisting US Against Iraq: Apostasy? 

• The Iraqi Opposition & the Destruction of Iraq 

• Selling Food to the US Troops Fighting in Iraq

• Backing the US-led War on Iraq to Remove "Dictatorship" 

• Seeking the US Support to Topple Saddam 

• Shi`ites & Sunnis: Time for Unity  

• Supplying US Army Fighting in Iraq

Backing  Iraqis:

• Working in the States & the Boycott Campaign

• Muslim Unity and Solidarity in the Face of Crisis

• Two Levels of Backing Oppressed Muslims

• Supporting the Palestinians & Iraqis via the Internet

• Allotting Zakah Money to Iraqis

• Using Zakah to Promote Psychological Counter Attack

• Collecting Donations during the Friday Khutbah  

• Baghdad’s Downfall: Should Muslims Stop Their Supplications?

• Why Do We Wait?

• Funeral Prayer in Absentia for Martyred Iraqis  

• Role of European Muslim Women in Supporting the Iraqis

• Supplications in Times of Distress

• What Can We Do??

• Scholars’ Silence towards Current Crises

• Offering Prayer for Peace in Iraq 

• Backing Fellow Muslims in Iraq 

• The Iraqi Crisis: Muslim Scholars’ Role

• Shi`ites & Sunnis: Time for Unity    

• Can I Travel to Fight with the Iraqis?

• How Can Muslims in US & Its Allies Support the Iraqi People?

• Boycotting Products of the US & Its Allies: Obligatory?

• Ulama’s Fatwa on Boycotting Israeli and American Products

• Pro-Iraq Rallies: Islamic Ethics  

• Backing the US-led War on Iraq to Remove "Dictatorship" 

• Why Demonstrate?

• Boycotting British and Spanish Products 

• Impact of Boycott on Arab Economy 

• Boycotting Israeli and American Goods

• Boycotting the Products: Will It Yield Result?

War Ethics:

• Kidnapping and Taking Hostages    

• Slaying American Civilians in Iraq

• In Times of War

• Of Torture and Abuse: Q & A Session

• Abusing American Captives in Return for Their Abuse 

• Enslavement of POWs 

• Iraqi Detainees Forced to Denounce Islam: Disbelievers?

• Islam’s Stance on Killing Captives

• Even in Retaliation… Ethics Must Be Honored 

• Slaying American Civilians in Iraq

• Abusing American Captives in Return for Their Abuse 

• Enslavement of POWs

• Iraqi Detainees Forced to Denounce Islam: Disbelievers?

• Islam’s Stance on Killing Captives

• Even in Retaliation… Ethics Must Be Honored 

• Slaying American Civilians in Iraq

• Islam’s Stance on Torturing Captives

• Treat Them Kindly… Prisoners of War

• In Times of War  

• Killing Wounded Enemy Soldiers

• Frisking Women in Iraq: Legal & Juristic View

• Destroying Places of Worship in War Times

• Rights of Refugees in Islam

• Islam’s Stance on Refugees

• Frisking Women in Iraq: Legal & Juristic View

• Islam’s Stance on Prisoners of War

• Islamic Ruling on Plundering and Looting in Iraq

• War and Peace: Friday Khutbah by Dr. Maher Hathout

• Ethical Treatment of American POWs

• War Ethics in Islam

• POWs Displayed: Juristic & Legal View

• Retaliation against US and Allied Civilians

• Using WMD in War: Islamic View

• Islam’s Stance on Prisoners of War

• Attacking Civilians in War Times: Juristic Approach

• Raping Enemies’ Women in Retaliation

• How Islam Views Possession of Nukes  

• Planting Landmines: Islamic View 

• Setting Fire to the Iraqi Oil Wells 

• Attacking Iraq & Targeting the US Interests 

• Attacking US Bases in Arab Countries  

• Seeking Martyrdom by Attacking US Military Bases in the Gulf

• Islam Stance on Torturing Captives

Muslim Institutions’ Views:

• Azhar Questions Scholar on Iraqi Council Fatwa

• Iraqi Governing Council “Illegitimate”: Azhar

• 33 Russian Muftis Declare Jihad Against US

• Jihad to Defend Iraq: Al-Azhar’s View

• War on Iraq: European Jurists' View

• Al-Azhar Calls for Jihad in Case of Iraq War

• Declaration of the European Council of Fatwa and Research

Miscellaneous:

• Is Anti-Americanism Due to Envy?

• Freedom

• What Does Islam Say about Terrorism?

• Islam and Politics

• The Middle East Conflict

• Taliban and Al-Qaeda, and the Islamic Stand

• Being a Translator for Americans Troops in Iraq: Permissible?

• Is Islam Undemocratic?

• Cheek Striking in Mourning Al-Hussein – Shiite Fatwa 

• Karbala’: Lessons for the Muslim Ummah 

• Prostration on Turbah Husainiyyah (the Ground of Karbala’)

• Intelligence Activities in Islamic States

• Committing Suicide to Escape Capture

• Justice... for Peace and Security    

• Shi`ites & Sunnis: Time for Unity     

• How Did Prophet Muhammad Unite the Muslim Ummah? 

• Overthrowing an Oppressive Ruler

• Cheek Striking in Mourning Al-Hussein…Shiite Fatwa

• Islamic Comportment in Times of Tribulations

• War on Iraq: Liberation or Occupation?

• Seeking the Truth: a Religious Obligation

• The Muslim Ummah: Looking on the Bright Side

• Muslims and the Task of Maintaining the Status Quo

• US-Styled Liberation…: Friday Khutbah by Dr. Jamal Badawi 

• Before It’s too Late, End the Aggression: Friday Khutbah by Dr. Jamal Badawi  

• Declaration of War Against non-Muslims?!   

• Killing the “Other”…

• Is It Obligatory for Iraqis to Return to Defend Iraq?

• War on Iraq: New Crusade or Imperialism?

• Attacking Iraq & Prophesied Quest for Gold 

• Armageddon & the End of the World

• Rumors at Times of Crisis

• Fatwas on the Iraqi Crisis by Sheikh Faisal Mawlawi

• Fatwas on Economic Issues of the Iraqi Crisis

• Muslims Possessing Weapons of Mass Destruction

• Universality and Humanism

• The Propaganda of Terrorism

• Reflections on the Iraqi Situation: An Islamic Background

• Iraqis Living Abroad: Should They Return to Defend Iraq?

• Preemptive War

• Participation of Muslim Soldiers in US & Its Allies Armies in War on Iraq 

• Civility… a Universal Human Virtue  

• It is Politics, Not Religion, That Teaches Hate   

• Muslim Soldiers’ Participation in War on Iraq   

• Non-Muslim Military Bases in Muslim Lands  

• “May Allah Curse all Americans” Never Say Amen!