Events taking place in Gaza, Palestine, are deplorable. The imposition of a medieval-like barbaric embargo is causing untold suffering to the people living in the city. That all this destruction, displacement and pain is taking place is sad. But the fact that we are passive witnesses to all the injustice and cruelty being inflicted upon innocent children, women and innocent men is frightening – for it reflects the loss of our humanity and betrays both a wrapped sense of justice and double standards.

What is taking place in Gaza is an affront to civilized norms of behavior. Allowing such savage conduct to go unchallenged is to accept the rule of the jungle – that might is right. Passiveness to what is taking place is collaboration with evil: it is an affront to any understanding of justice, humanity and fair play. We call for solidarity among all people – regardless of their colour, race and creed – to stand up against the injustice and stop the suffering in Gaza City. The embargo has to be immediately lifted so that food and other emergency supplies such as medicine, water and electricity can be delivered without hindrance.

The continued victimization and oppression of the people in Gaza does not bode well for the future of the region and the entire world. Unless the situation changes fundamentally we should prepare for the worst – a scenario that would be detrimental to all. Unless justice is restored and all parties adhere to civilized behavior the suffering and the pain will continue with devastating conclusion. Therefore we call upon all good people to stand up and be counted by campaigning against persecution and injustice and for fairness and a just and tolerant society.

It is an absolute necessity for every human being wherever he/she is to do whatever is within his/her capacity to extend the hand of help in order to put an end to this terrifying tragedy.

Signatories

1. Shaykh Abd Allah bin Mahfudh Bin Bayyah, Professor, King Abd Al-Aziz University,
Former Vice President; Minister of Justice; Minister of Education and Minister of
Religious Affairs, Mauritania
2. Dr. Sayyed Abduallah Fada’aq, Jurist and Islamic Intellectual, Saudi Arabia
3. Shaykh Abdul Qader Misiliar, Head of Young Muslims Association, Kerala, India
4. Shaykh Abdul-Azeem al-Rubi, Director General for Holy Quran Affairs, Egypt’s
Ministry of Endowment
5. Dr. Abdul-Aziz al-Hifadhi, Professor and Researcher at Mohammed I University in
Wajda, Morocco
6. Prof. Dr. Abdulbaqi Ahmad al-Saghir, Professor, Faculty of Islamic Theology in Cairo
7. Prof. Dr. Abdulbasit al-Sayyed Mursi, Professor, Faculty of Islamic Propagation, Cairo
8. Shaykh Dr. Abdul-Fattah al-Bizim, Mufti of Damascus, Director of the Fath Islamic
Institute in Damascus
9. Shaykh Abdul-Hakim A.L. Abdullah, Quran Reciter of al-Azhar Mosque
10. Dr. Abdul-Karim Akiwi, Professor at Ibn Zahr University in Agadir, Morocco
11. Prof. Dr. Abdullah A.H. Muhammad, Professor, Faculty of Islamic Theology in Cairo;
Former Dean, Girls’ College, Bani Suwaif
12. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Samak, Professor, Faculty of Islamic Propagation, Cairo
13. Shaykh Abdul-Qader Muhi al-Din, Head of the Islamic Education Board of India
14. Dr. Abdul-Rafi’ al-Ilj, Professor at Wali Ishmael University in Meknes, Morocco
15. Shaykh Abdul-Rahman al-Thaqafi, Secretary General of Young Muslims Association,
Kerala, India
16. Dr. Abdul-Razzaq Hurmas, Professor at Ibn Zahr University in Agadir, Morocco
17. Shaykh Abdur-Rahman al-Bukhari, Head of Ahl Al-Sunna Association, India
18. Shaykh Abdus-Sattar Hamadani, Director of Sunni Center, Kujrat, Indai
19. Prof. Dr. Abshar Awad Muhammad, Vice Dean, Faculty of Islamic & Arabic Studies,
Duba
20. Shaykh Abu Bakr Ahmad al-Milibari, Secretary-General of Muslim Scholars
Organization of India
21. Prof. Dr. Adel Darwish, Professor, Faculty of Islamic Propagation, Cairo
22. Prof. Dr. Adel Mahmoud Abdulkhaleq, Professor, Faculty of Islamic Propagation, Cairo
23. Shaykh Adham Samcic, Mufti of Banja Luka, Bosnia
24. Shaykh Ahmad Abdul-Aziz al-Haddad, Grand Mufti in Dubai
25. Shaykh Ahmad al-Khalili, Mufti of Oman
26. Shaykh Dr. Ahmad alKubaisi, Founder of the ‘Ulema Board, Iraq
27. Shaykh Dr. Ahmad Badr Al-Din Hassoun, Grand Mufti of Syria
28. Sayyed Ahmad bin Muhammad Alawi al-Malki, Lecturer at King Abdul-Aziz
University, Jeddah
29. Shaykh Ahmad Darwish al-Kurdi, Religious Judge, Lebanon
30. Dr. Ahmad Fakir, Professor at Ibn Zahr University in Agadir, Morocco
31. Shaykh Ahmad Husayn A. Muhammad, Member of the Religious Committee for
Promoting Middle Way and Countering Extremism, Kuwait
32. Shaykh Ahmad Issa al-Ma’sarawi, Head of the Association of Egyptian Quran Reciters
33. Prof. Dr. Ahmad M. I. Shehata, Professor, Faculty of Islamic Propagation, Cairo
34. Dr. Ahmad Mahrazi al-Alawi, Professor at Qadi Eyadh University Marrakesh
35. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Rabi’e A. Yusuf, Dean, Faculty of Islamic Propagation, Cairo
36. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Umar Hashem, Former President of Azhar University; Head of
Religious Committee at the Egyptian Parliament
37. Shaykh Ajoob Dawtovic, Mufti of Zenica, Bosnia
38. Dr. Al-Arabi al-Buhali, Professor of the Qadi Eyadh University in Marrakesh
39. Dr. Al-Arabi Bu Silham, Professor in the Mohammed V University in Rabat
40. Dr. Al-Batool bin Ali, Professor and Researcher at the faculty of Arts in Rabat
41. Dr. Mawlai Al-Husayn Alihyan, Professor at the Qaraween University, Morocco
42. Shaykh Ali Bafaqi al-Faydhi, Head of Indian Teachers Association, Kerala
43. Dr. Ali Benbraik, Professor at Ibn Zahr University in Agadir, Morocco
44. Sayyed Dr. Ali bin Abdur-Rahman al-Hashimi, Advisor at the UAE Presidential Ministry
for Judiciary & Religious Affairs; Member of al-Azhar Islamic Research Assembly
45. Shaykh Dr. Ali Juma’a, Grand Mufti of Egypt
46. al-Habib Ali Mashhour bin Muhammad bin Hafeeth, Head of Fatwa Council, Tarim
47. al-Habib Ali Zain Al-’Abideen al-Jifri, Founder and Director, Tabah Foundation, Abu
Dhabi.
48. Dr. Al-Jilani al-Marini, Professor at Sidi Mohammad Bin Abdullah University, Fez
49. Dr. Al-Munsif al-Karasi, Professor at the Qadi Eyadh University in Marrakesh
50. Dr. Badi’e as-Sayyed al-Lahham, Undersecretary for Scientific Affairs, Faculty of
Shariah, Damascus University
51. Shaykh Dr. Badr ud-Din Mansur, Imam at Umayyad Mosque; Lecturer at Islamic Institutes
in Damascus

52. Dr. Basem H. Itani, Director, Dar Iqra for Islmaic Sciences; Member of the Admin
Body of Guidance and Reform Trust, Beirut
53. Dr. Bassam D. al-U’jok, Lecturer at Sheikh Ahmad Kiftaro Institution, Damascus
54. Dr. Bilal al-Mulla, Secretary of the Religious Board at the Baraka Bank in Beirut
55. Dr. Buthaina al-Ghalbzuri, Professor and Researcher at the faculty of Arts in Rabat
56. Shaykh Eid A.H. Yusuf Imam, Former Imam & Speaker of al-Azhar Mosque
57. Sayyed Fadhl bin Saleh Jamal al-Layl, Deputy Head of the Scholars of Kerala, India
58. Prof. Dr. Farouq Hamadah, Professor of Tradition Sciences, Mohammad V University,
Morocco
59. Sayyed Faysal al-Kaf, Caller to Islam, Saudi Arabia
60. Shaykh Habib Mustafa, Scholar, India
61. Shaykh Hamad al-Shaybani, Director of Dubai Awqaf Authority, UAE
62. Shaykh Hamed Afandic, Mufti of Gorazde, Bosnia
63. Shaykh Hamza Abdullah, Dean, Islamic Sunni College, Kerala, India
64. Dr. Hani AbdulMu’min, Physician, al-Husain University Hospital; Quran Reciter at
Imam al-Sha’rani Mosque
65. Shaykh Hani Fahs, Shiite Intellectual, Lebanon
66. Prof. Dr. Hani Sulayman Al-Tu’aymat, Dean, Shariah and Islamic Studies, UAE
University
67. Shaykh Hasan al-Saffar, Shiite Scholar, Saudi Arabia
68. Prof. Dr. Hasan Jabr H. Shuqair, Former Dean, Faculty of Islamic Propagation, Cairo
69. Shaykh Hasan Makjic, Mufti of Bihac, Bosnia
70. Shaykh Dr. Husam al-Din Farfoor, Head of Specialty Department, Lecturer at al-Fatih
Islamic Institute, Damascus
71. al-Habib Husayn Abdul-Qader al-Saqqaf, Caller to Islam, Yemen
72. Ayatullah Husayn al-Muayad, Iraqi Shiite Religious Authority; Head of Iraqi National
Current
73. al-Habib Husayn bin Muhammad al-Haddar, Mufti of Baydha, Yemen
74. Shaykh Husayn Kvasovic, Mufti of Tuzla, Bosnia
75. Shaykh Husayn Smajic, Mufti of Sarajevo, Bosnia
76. H.E. Cosultant Ibrahim M. Bumilha, Head of Organizing Committee, Dubai International
Holy Qura’an Award, U.A.E.
77. Shaykh Dr. Ibrahim R. al-Muraikhi, Head of Religious Supreme Court, Bahrain
78. Shaykh Ibrahim Salqini, Mufti of Aleppo, Syria
79. Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Shu’aib Zaidan, Professor, Faculty of Islamic Propagation, Cairo
80. Shaykh Dr. Ibrahim Z. Al-Kaylani, Head of Holy Qura’an Preservation Society, Jordan
81. Shaykh Imad ul-Din Mustafa, Imam of Ahmad al-Dardir Mosque, Egypt
82. Shaykh Ismail Ahmad, Dean, Faculty of Religion, Sunni Cultural Centre University,
India
83. Shaykh Ismail Smajlovic, Mufti of Armed Forces, Bosnia
84. Shaykh Dr. Issa bin Abdullah bin Mane’ al-Himyari, Dean, Imam Malik College, Dubai
85. Dr. Izzuddin Ibrahim, Advisor for Cultural Affairs, Presidential Ministry, UAE
86. Sayyed Jailani Ashraf Kijojoy, Scholar, India
87. Prof. Dr. Jamal Farouk al-Daqqaq, Professor, Faculty of Islamic Propagation, Cairo
88. Prof. Dr. Jassem Ali Al-Shamsi, Dean, Shariah College, U.A.E. University
89. Prof. Dr. Juda Abu al-Yazid al-Mahdi, Vice President, Azhar University
90. Dr. Larbi Kachat, Director of the Dawa Mosque, & head of the Islamic Cultural
Centre Paris
91. Shaykh Mahmood Shuwayat, Mufti of Jordanian Army
92. Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Shaikhun, Former Vice President, Azhar University
93. Dr. Maimon Barish, Professor at the Qadi Eyadh University in Marrakesh
94. Prof. Dr. Majed A.S Ibrahim, Professor, Faculty of Islamic & Arabic Studies, Dubai
95. Dr. Mazen al-Mubarak, Prominent University Professor (Retired), Damascus
96. Dr. Milodah Sham, Professor at the School of Law in Rabat
97. Shaykh Mohey al-Din Y. al-Asnawi, Researcher, Islamic Affairs Department, Dubai
98. Shaykh Mu’ammar Zukoulic, Mufti of Sanjak, Bosnia
99. Prof. Dr. Muhammad A.H. Imam, Professor, Faculty of Islamic Propagation, Cairo
100. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abd Al-Ghaffar al-Sharif, Secretary-General of the Ministry of
Religious Affairs, Kuwait
101. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Abdur-Rahim Sultan al-Ulama, Deputy-Dean of Scientific
Research Affairs, UAE University
102. Shaykh Muhammad Ahmad Assaf, Consultant Judge, Religious Court, Beirut
103. Sharif Muhammad Al-Alwani, Head of the European Academy of Islamic Culture and
Sciences, Brussels
104. Shaykh Muhammad al-Amin bin Shaykh M. al-Hafez, Lecturer at Religious
Institutes, Mauritania
105. Ayatullah Muhammad Ali Taskhiri, Secretary General of the World Assembly for
Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thoughts (WAPIST)
106. Dr. Muhammad al-Naqri, Dirctor of Dar al-Fatwa, Lebanon
107. Dr. Muhammad Bassam al-Zain, Caller to Islam, Syria
108. al-Habib Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman al-Saqqaf, Caller to Islam, Saudi Arabia
109. Dr. Muhammad bin Kiran, Professor of the University of Ibn Tufail in Qunaitara,
Morocco
110. Sayyed Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Mansur, Zeidi High Religious Authority in
Yemen
111. Dr. Muhammad Hasan Shurahbili, Professor at the Qaraween University,
Morocco
112. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Hasan Uthman, Professor, Faculty of Arabic Language, Azhar
University
113. Shaykh Muhammad Hisham al-Burhani, Teacher of Fiqh & Legal Principles in the
Faculty of Shariah, Damascus University
114. Shaykh Muhammad I. A.B. al-Kittani, Caller to Islam, Alexandria
115. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim al-Jiyushi, Former Dean, Faculty of Islamic Propagation,
Cairo
116. Dr. Muhammad Kharoubat, Professor at the Qadi Eyadh University in Marrakesh
117. Shaykh Muhammad M. Dahlawi, Judge of Dehli District, India
118. Prof. Dr. Muhammad M. M. Abdulbar, Professor, Faculty of Islamic Propagation, Cairo
119. Shaykh Muhammad M. M. al-Zainitni, Former Imam of Sidi Abdurrahim al-Qina’i
Mosque
120. Shaykh Muhammad Naiem al-Irqsusi, Prominent Scholar in Damascus; Imam and
Speaker of Iman Mosque, Syria
121. Shaykh Muhammad Nazir Maktabi, Well-known Orator; Lecturer at al-Furqan
Institute and Badr al-Din al-Hasani Institute in Damascus

122. Dr. Muhammad Rateb al-Nabulsi, Prominent Scholar, Professor of the Wondrous
Nature of Holy Qur’an, Damascus
123. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Said R. al-Bouti, Highly Prominent Scholar; Dean of Department
of Religion, University of Damascus
124. Dr. Muhammad Tawfiq al-Bouti, Lecturer at al-Fatih Islamic Institute, Damascus
125. Dr. Muhammad Wahbe Sulayman, Lecturer at Sheikh Ahmad Kiftaro Institution,
Damascus

126. Dr. Mustafa bin Hamza, Professor at the University of Mohammed I, Morocco
127. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Ceric, Grand Mufti and Head of ‘Ulema of Bosnia and Herzegovina
128. Shaykh Mutee’ u Rahman, Dean, the Radawiya University, Batin Bihar, India
129. Shaykh Dr. Naji al-Arabi, Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts, Bahrain University
130. Shaykh Nasrat Abdibigovic, Mufti of Travnik, Bosnia
131. Shaykh Nezdad Grabus, Mufti of Ljubljana, Slovenia
132. Shaykh Dr. Nuh Ali Salman al-Qudat, Grand Mufti of Jordan
133. Dr. Qays bin Muhammad Aal al-Shaykh Mubarak, Professor of Jurisprudence at
King Faysal University in Ahsa’, Saudi Arabia
134. Shaykh Rafi’e Kamel Muhammad, Imam of Saleh bin Lahej Mosque in Dubai
135. Dr. Ramez M. Zakai, General Director, Albanian Center for Islamic Thought &
Culture; Chairman of Supreme Council for Education & Culture in the West
136. Shaykh Sa’dallah Ahmad Barzanji, Prominent Iraqi Scholar and Jurist
137. Shaykh Saeed Abd al-Hafidh Hijjawi, Researcher at Aal al-Bayt Royal Institute for
Islamic Thought, Jordan
138. Shaykh Salah Mahmoud Nassar, Imam & Speaker of al-Azhar Mosque
139. Dr. Salah ul-Din Kiftarou, General Director of Shaykh Ahmad Kiftarou Islamic
Institution, Damascus
140. Prof. Dr. Salah Zaidan, Professor, Faculty of Islamic Sharia, Cairo
141. Dr. Saliha al-Rahuti, Professor and Researcher at the faculty of Arts in Rabat
142. Shaykh Sarya Abdul-Karim al-Rifaie, Imam, and Speaker at the Mosque of Zayd bin
Thabit al-Ansari
143. Shaykh Sayyed Smajkic, Mufti of Mostar, Bosnia
144. Shaykh Sevki Omarbasic, Mufti of Zagreb, Croatia
145. Shaykh Siraj ul-Din M. Sulayman, Imam & Speaker, Egypt’s Ministry of Endowment
146. Shaykh Sulayman Abdullah, Dean, Sunna Revival College, Kerala, India
147. Prof. Dr. Tal’at Muhammad Afifi, Professor, Faculty of Islamic Propagation, Cairo
148. Sayyed Tanweer Hashimi, Scholar, India
149. al-Habib Umar bin Hamed al-Jaylani, Scholar and Jurist; Trustee of al-Ahqaf University
150. al-Habib Umar bin Muhammad bin Hafeeth, Prominent Scholar, Dean, Dar Al-Mustafa
for Islamic Studies, Tarim
151. Prof. Dr. Umar Wafiq al-Da’uq, Professor, Faculty of Islamic & Arabic Studies, Dubai
152. Shaykh Usama Abdul-Karim al-Rifaie, Highly Prominent Scholar; Speaker at Abdul-
Karim al-Rifaie Mosque, Damascus
153. Shaykh Usama Ali al-Faqir, Assistant Professor, Department of Legal Theory, Faculty
of Religion and Islamic Studies, Jordan
154. Shaykha Yasmin Mahmoud al-Husari, Head of al-Husari Islamic Foundation, Egypt

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