The leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom on May 31 issued a fatwa against terrorism. It noted that “in its [Islam’s] eyes, on any part over the surface of the earth spreading mischief, rioting, breach of peace, bloodshed, killing of innocent persons and plundering are the most inhuman crimes.” Deoband’s cleric Riyasat Ali Bijnouri quoted the Holy Koran as saying: “Do not mischief on the earth after it has been set in order.” The fatwa further stated that “Islam loves peace. Islam rejects all kinds of unjust violence ... and does not allow it in any form … The religion of Islam has come to wipe out all kinds of terrorism and to spread the message of global peace1.”

• 1. “Fatwa against terrorism,” The Hindu, June 1, 2008, at http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/01/stories/2008060155921000.htm