Date of source: Monday, September 11, 2006
In an attempt to quench the uproar over his recent fatwá that appeared
to allow the
killing of Israeli Jews worldwide, Muslim dā‘īyah Shaykh
Safwat
Hijāzī, explains in two interviews with Sawt al-Ummah and al-Wafd that his
fatwá
should only be carried out during wartime.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 15, 2006
A
few days ago Muslim dā‘īyah, Dr. Safwat
Hijāzī, issued a fatwá
urging Muslims to declare war against Israeli civilians worldwide.
The fatwá was severely
condemned by the Azhar, the highest religious institution in the Muslim
world, as incorrect and
terrorist in nature.