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The '''All Pakistan Ulema Council''' is a Muslim organization in [[Pakistan]] whose members include [[Islamic Clerics|Islamic clerics]] and legal scholars from a range of Islamic traditions. Its head is Tahir Ashrafi.<ref name="TGuAug272012">Saeed Shah - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/27/pakistani-muslim-christian-girl-blasphemy|2=2013-03-07}} Pakistani Muslim leaders support Christian girl accused of blasphemy] - The Guardian, August 27, 2012</ref>
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The '''All Pakistan Ulema Council''' is an organization in Pakistan founded with the intention of reducing sectarian and interfaith violence among Muslims. Its members include [[Portal: Traditional Islamic Scholars|Islamic clerics]] and legal scholars from a range of Islamic traditions. It is currently led by Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi.<ref name="TGuAug272012">Saeed Shah - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/27/pakistani-muslim-christian-girl-blasphemy|2=2013-03-07}} Pakistani Muslim leaders support Christian girl accused of blasphemy] - The Guardian, August 27, 2012</ref>  


In August 2012, the Council joined hands with the Pakistan Interfaith League, which includes Christians, Sikhs and other religions, and Tahir Ashrafi denounced the ''misuse'' of Pakistan's [[blasphemy]] law. The unprecedented move came after a young Christian girl thought to have Down's syndrome was charged with desecrating the [[Qur'an]] and held in prison.<ref name="TGuAug272012"></ref>
==Protecting religious minorities and dissenters==
In August 2012, the Council joined the Pakistan Interfaith League, which includes Christians, Sikhs and other religions, to denounce the misuse of Pakistan's [[blasphemy]] law. The unprecedented move came after a young Christian girl with Down's syndrome was charged with desecrating the [[Qur'an]] and held in prison.<ref name="TGuAug272012"></ref>


However, in March 2013, the head of the council announced that [[suicide|suicide attacks]] are permitted in [[Afghanistan]] so long as [[United States|US]] forces remain in the country. Tahir Ashrafi told TOLOnews,"Palestine is occupied by Israel, Kashmir by India, and Afghanistan by the US. So if the Muslims don't have the atomic bomb, they should sacrifice their lives for God."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/9627-pakistan-ulema-permits-suicide-attacks|title=Pakistan Ulema Permits Suicide Attacks|publisher=|author=Abdul Haq Omari|date=|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/9627-pakistan-ulema-permits-suicide-attacks&date=2013-03-05|old-ra-templatetext=TOLOnews, March 2, 2013|deadurl=no}}</ref>
The council also issued [[Fatwa|fatwas]] prohibiting honor killings<ref>Baba Umar (1 June 2014). "Pakistan clerics issue stoning death decree". ''Aljazeera News Organisation website''. Retrieved 15 October 2019.</ref>, [[takfeer]] (the act of declaring someone a non-Muslim)<ref>No Islamic sect to be declared 'kaafir': Ulema Council Dunya TV News website, Published 5 June 2014, Retrieved 15 October 2019</ref>, and joining ISIS.<ref>"Pakistan ulema council condemns IS militants". ''Dawn (newspaper)''. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2019.</ref> The first of these three prohibitions is significant, given polling that indicates substantial support for honor violence in Pakistani society.<ref><nowiki>https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/05/30/four-in-ten-pakistanis-say-honor-killing-of-women-can-be-at-least-sometimes-justified/</nowiki></ref>


Lisa Lundquist of The Long War Journal notes, "Significantly, Ashrafi's rhetoric on suicide attacks is identical to that of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. In January 2009, the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan released a propaganda tape in which a jihadist said that "suicide bombers are the atomic weapons of Muslims."
==Views on suicide attacks==
 
In March 2013, Ashrafi appeared to suggest that [[Suicide Bombing in Islam|suicide attacks]] were permitted in Afghanistan so long as US forces remained in the country: "Palestine is occupied by Israel, Kashmir by India, and Afghanistan by the US. So if the Muslims don't have the atomic bomb, they should sacrifice their lives for God."<ref>Abdul Haq Omari - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/9627-pakistan-ulema-permits-suicide-attacks|2=2013-03-05}} Pakistan Ulema Permits Suicide Attacks] - TOLOnews, March 2, 2013</ref> This sentiment reflects other statements from the Taliban that have likened suicide bombers to "the atomic weapons of Muslims."<ref>Lisa Lundquist - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/03/for_some_time_lwj_ha.php|2=2013-04-03}} Pakistani clerics endorse suicide bombings, reject proposed peace conference] - The Long War Journal, March 2, 2013</ref> Ashrafi later said that he was quoted out of context and had “never supported suicide attacks that cause ''civilian casualties'' in Afghanistan,” explaining that the [[Taliban]]’s supreme leader Mullah Omar had also banned such bombings.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.afghanistantimes.af%2Fnews_details.php%3Fid%3D2817%26%26cid%3D1|2=2013-04-03}} <!-- http://www.afghanistantimes.af/news_details.php?id=2817&&cid=1 -->Ashrafi takes U-turn on Afghan suicide attacks] - Afghanistan Times, March 3, 2013</ref>
In the tape, a teenage suicide bomber named Masood, who was involved with a May 2008 double suicide bombing in Lahore, stated: 'Suicide bombers are the atomic weapons of Muslims because Muslims do not have the latest weapons to fight enemies who are committing atrocities against Muslims in Kashmir, Palestine, Afghanistan and Iraq.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/03/for_some_time_lwj_ha.php|title=Pakistani clerics endorse suicide bombings, reject proposed peace conference|publisher=|author=Lisa Lundquist|date=|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/03/for_some_time_lwj_ha.php&date=2013-04-03|old-ra-templatetext=The Long War Journal, March 2, 2013|deadurl=no}}</ref>
 
Tahir Ashrafi later told Pajhwok Afghan News that he was quoted out of context and had “never supported suicide attacks that cause ''civilian casualties'' in Afghanistan,” explaining that the [[Taliban]]’s supreme leader Mullah Omar had also banned such bombings.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.afghanistantimes.af%2Fnews_details.php%3Fid%3D2817%26%26cid%3D1|2=2013-04-03}} <!-- http://www.afghanistantimes.af/news_details.php?id=2817&&cid=1 -->Ashrafi takes U-turn on Afghan suicide attacks] - Afghanistan Times, March 3, 2013</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==


* [[72 Virgins]]  
*[[Portal: Traditional Islamic Scholars|Traditional Islamic Scholars]]
* [[Pakistan]] ''- A hub page that leads to other articles related to Pakistan''


==External Links==
==External Links==


*[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/03/04/jihadists-suicide-and-nuclear-weapons/|2=2013-03-07}} Jihadists, Suicide, and Nuclear Weapons]  
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/03/04/jihadists-suicide-and-nuclear-weapons/|2=2013-03-07}} Jihadists, Suicide, and Nuclear Weapons]


==References==
==References==
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The All Pakistan Ulema Council is an organization in Pakistan founded with the intention of reducing sectarian and interfaith violence among Muslims. Its members include Islamic clerics and legal scholars from a range of Islamic traditions. It is currently led by Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi.[1]

Protecting religious minorities and dissenters

In August 2012, the Council joined the Pakistan Interfaith League, which includes Christians, Sikhs and other religions, to denounce the misuse of Pakistan's blasphemy law. The unprecedented move came after a young Christian girl with Down's syndrome was charged with desecrating the Qur'an and held in prison.[1]

The council also issued fatwas prohibiting honor killings[2], takfeer (the act of declaring someone a non-Muslim)[3], and joining ISIS.[4] The first of these three prohibitions is significant, given polling that indicates substantial support for honor violence in Pakistani society.[5]

Views on suicide attacks

In March 2013, Ashrafi appeared to suggest that suicide attacks were permitted in Afghanistan so long as US forces remained in the country: "Palestine is occupied by Israel, Kashmir by India, and Afghanistan by the US. So if the Muslims don't have the atomic bomb, they should sacrifice their lives for God."[6] This sentiment reflects other statements from the Taliban that have likened suicide bombers to "the atomic weapons of Muslims."[7] Ashrafi later said that he was quoted out of context and had “never supported suicide attacks that cause civilian casualties in Afghanistan,” explaining that the Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Omar had also banned such bombings.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Saeed Shah - Pakistani Muslim leaders support Christian girl accused of blasphemy - The Guardian, August 27, 2012
  2. ↑ Baba Umar (1 June 2014). "Pakistan clerics issue stoning death decree". Aljazeera News Organisation website. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ↑ No Islamic sect to be declared 'kaafir': Ulema Council Dunya TV News website, Published 5 June 2014, Retrieved 15 October 2019
  4. ↑ "Pakistan ulema council condemns IS militants". Dawn (newspaper). 17 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. ↑ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/05/30/four-in-ten-pakistanis-say-honor-killing-of-women-can-be-at-least-sometimes-justified/
  6. ↑ Abdul Haq Omari - Pakistan Ulema Permits Suicide Attacks - TOLOnews, March 2, 2013
  7. ↑ Lisa Lundquist - Pakistani clerics endorse suicide bombings, reject proposed peace conference - The Long War Journal, March 2, 2013
  8. ↑ Ashrafi takes U-turn on Afghan suicide attacks - Afghanistan Times, March 3, 2013
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