Jihadist Booklet: Islamic Scholars Apply Double Standard: Praise Jihad in Gaza...

MEMRI.org ^ | February 9, 2009 | n/a

[Cindy]

Special Dispatch - No. 2235

February 9, 2009 No. 2235

Jihadist Booklet: Islamic Scholars Apply Double Standard: Praise Jihad in Gaza, Condemn Jihad Elsewhere

Jihadists have lately been complaining about what they perceive as a double standard in the response by Muslim scholars to the jihad in Gaza versus their response to jihad activity elsewhere. They point out that many scholars express unqualified support for the jihad in Palestine - especially for Hamas' resistance efforts in Gaza - but at the same time, these very same scholars condemn the jihad of Al-Qaeda, and even issue fatwas against it.

This complaint is set out in a booklet recently posted on Islamist forums, titled "Buzugh Al-Fajr Bil-Muhajir Al-'Ash" (The Break of Dawn: 10 Arguments). The author, who calls himself "Abu Hazam Al-Salafi," presents 10 arguments explaining and demonstrating this double standard, which, he emphasizes, is applied especially by the Saudi clerics and scholars.

Following is an excerpt from the introduction to the booklet, and a summary of the booklet's main arguments:

To view this report you must be a member of the Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Project (JTTM). To register as a JTTM subscriber, visit http://subscriptions.memri.org/content/en/member_registr_jttm.htm .

To view the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3075&param=JT .