Mecca Manifesto

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The Mecca manifesto is a manifesto of the International Islamic Scholars Council ( Islamic Fiqh Council ), which on 10. January 2002 in Mecca was adopted. It was created in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States . However, there is no explicit reference to the attacks of September 11, 2001 in the manifesto. First, it is emphasized that Islam demands the protection of human life, honor, property and religion. Acts of violence and terrorism perpetrated by individuals, groups or states against other people for no “just” reason are prohibited in both Sharia and Sunna . The most terrible form of terrorism is that practiced by states. The manifesto names the “terrorism” allegedly perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinians and by Serbs in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. The authors further differentiate between legitimate jihad and illegitimate terrorism. The extent to which legitimate jihad can be violent is not further explicated. The goal of legitimate jihad, on the other hand, is clearly defined: It is against oppression and aggression and aims to establish “justice” and “truth”. Illegitimate, on the other hand, is the "violent act" aimed at occupying land, attempting to intervene in national sovereignty, intimidating civilians and turning them into refugees.

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  • English translation of the Mecca Manifesto ( Terrorism. Islam's Viewpoint ) in: The Muslim World League Journal , Jumada l-ula 1423 / July 2002. Online reprint

Secondary literature

  • Bernhard Uhde : »No reason for a dispute between us and you« (Koran 42, 15). Comments on the peace potential of the world religions. In: Herrmann Weber (ed.): Global powers and powers - Who controls the world? The responsibility of the world religions. Ostfildern 2011, pp. 128–145.