Introduction to the fatwa on suicide bombings and terrorism

the long version

Presented here is the translation in English of the introduction, together with the contents listing and bibliography, of the fatwa, or Islamic decree, delivered by His Eminence Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a highly renowned Islamic scholar and recognised authority on Islam, on the vital matter of suicide bombings and terrorist attacks carried out in the name of Islam. It is regarded as a significant and historic step, the first time that such an explicit and unequivocal decree against the perpetrators of terror has been broadcast so widely.