Legacy Matters

Muslem Clerics Refuse to Bury Mumbai Terrorists

The refusal by Muslim clerics to bury the Mumbai terrorists is an "original and bold protest against Islamist violence by religious authorities who would normally make sure any Muslim got a proper burial" writes Tom Heneghan of Faithworld, a Reuters blog.

This is symbolically very important,” Mustafa Akyol, a columnist for the Hürriyet Daily News in Istanbul and an active Muslim blogger. “I’ve heard of imams declining to lead a prayer for the deceased because he was an outright atheist, but never of people being denied burial.”
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Given the way Muslim protests against Islamist violence do not seem to attract much attention, is this a proper way for the religious authorities to dramatise their stand? And, as asked above, did you see this in your local newspaper? If not, do you think it should have been there?

By the way, this decision did not come out of the blue. Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, one of India’s leading Islamic groups, endorsed a fatwa against terrorism in early November. More than 6,000 clerics signed the edict, which follows a similar one issued in February by India’s top Islamic seminary, Darul Uloom Deoband.

via Mindful Hack