Statement by League of Libyan Ulema on the Murder of US Ambassador to Libya

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12
September
2012
Reg.
52/2012
In
the
name
of
God,
the
Most
Gracious,
the
Dispenser
of
Grace
Praise
be
to
God,
the
Lord
of
the
Worlds,
and
peace
and
blessings
on
the
Prophet
Muhammad,
his
Kin,
and
his
Companions.
Since
its
establishment
The
League
of
Libyan
Ulema,
or
even
prior
to
that
under
its
precursor
“The
Network
of
Free
Ulema”—which
was
founded
on
February
19th
,
2011—The
League
has
been
involved
in
advocating
and
propagating
a
moderate
Islamic
methodology
that
our
country
has
inherited,
generation
after
generation,
from
our
forefathers
who
called
unto
the
Way
of
Allah
through
wisdom
and
good
counsel.
The
League
has
been
meticulously
cautious
in
following
this
moderate
approach
indigenous
to
this
country
in
order
to
preclude
bloodletting
and
maintain
security,
consecrate
justice,
and
to
labour
towards
building
a
safe
and
secure
nation.
It
has
been
our
objective
to
propel
our
country
into
protecting
the
weak,
sheltering
the
impoverished,
and
defending
people’s
rights
-­‐-­‐
all
in
a
manner
that
conforms
with
the
teachings
of
the
Prophet
(peace
and
blessings
be
upon
him).
Nowadays,
a
new
group
has
emerged
in
society,
excommunicating
people,
deeming
them
as
religious
innovators
and
libertines,
and
branding
the
country’s
luminous
scholars
throughout
the
ages
with
the
most
inappropriate
of
descriptions.
As
if
that
was
not
enough,
they
also
bombarded
and
demolished—both
openly
and
covertly—
Libya’
heritage,
and
desecrated
the
cemeteries
of
Muslims
and
non-­‐Muslims
and
the
mausoleums
of
the
scholars,
blowing
up
Sufi
lodges
and
mosques,
torching,
plundering,
and
looting
libraries,
and
killing
anyone
who
stood
in
their
way.
In
so
doing,
they
neither
revered
sanctity
nor
obeyed
the
leaders
of
this
country.
On
the
contrary,
they
were
deceived
by
their
power
and
munitions
and
their
actions
caused
fear
to
spread
amongst
people
without
paying
any
heed
to
the
consequences
of
their
actions;
all
of
which
are
frowned
upon
by
our
virtuous
religion.
There
have
been
strenuous
efforts
by
the
authorities
to
dissuade
them
from
such
activities.
Sufficient
and
successive
statements
have
been
issued
by
the
League
of
Libyan
Ulema
and
the
Libyan
Dar
al-­‐Ifta'
urging
them
to
restrain
their
actions.
Many
statements
have
been
issued
by
international
Ifta’
bodies,
like
the
Egyptian
and
Jordanian
Ifta’
Houses,
among
others.
Several
highly
acclaimed
Muftis
have
ruled
them
as
outlaws
harboring
intent
to
drag
the
country
into
bottomless
pit
of
tribulations.
Several
statements
were
also
made
by
the
Libyan
Government,
the
first
of
which
came
from
the
Libyan
National
Transitional
Council,
condemning
their
actions
and
threatening
with
legal
prosecution.
Then,
lastly
was
the
statement
Issued
by
the
General
National
Congress
in
response
to
the
upsurge
in
the
intensity,
extent
and
viciousness

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of
their
actions
that
have
caused
the
deaths
of
scores
of
innocent
souls
and
the
spread
of
mayhem.
Instead
of
these
outlaws
contributing
to
serving
the
country
and
ensuring
security,
they
had
the
audacity
to
challenge
state
authorities
and
its
elected
government—which
is
the
only
legitimate
caretaker
of
the
country—entitled
to
govern
the
people
who
elected
it,
without
rebellion
or
disturbance.
They
then
crowned
their
actions
with
the
horrendous
crime
condemned
by
Allah
and
His
Messenger
(peace
and
blessings
be
upon
him):
by
killing
innocent
souls
in
their
attempt
to
reach
their
objectives
and
in
a
manner
that
contradicts
the
teachings
of
the
Messenger
(peace
and
blessings
be
upon
him).
They
attacked
the
U.S.
Consulate
in
Benghazi,
killing
the
U.S.
Ambassador
and
other
diplomats
representing
their
country
in
accordance
to
international
conventions
that
are
honored
by
our
religious
codes.
Their
vindication
was
defending
the
Messenger
(pbuh).
Their
actions
were,
however,
antithetical,
resulting
in
the
stigmatization
of
the
image
of
Islam.
Indeed,
we
reject
any
insult
to
our
Prophet
(peace
and
blessings
be
upon
him)
or
our
Islamic
sanctities.
We
have
issued
a
pervious
statement
in
this
regard;
that
whoever
so
does
will
be
pursued
legally
and
non-­‐violently,
not
through
killing,
burning
and
destruction.
The
blood
and
property
of
those
foreign
guests
of
our
country
are
inviolable
and
must
be
preserved
as
established
in
the
jurisprudential
tradition
of
the
four
Schools
of
Jurisprudence
of
this
Muslim
nation.
This
is
also
well
established
through
the
traditions
and
actions
of
our
chosen
Prophet
(peace
and
blessings
be
upon
him),
the
one
who
taught
us
that:
1.
“If
a
man
entrusts
you
with
his
blood
then
do
not
kill
him”
(narrated
by
Ahmad
and
Ibn
Majah).
2.
“Whosoever
kills
a
covenanter
he
shall
never
smell
Paradise,
whose
aroma
can
be
smelled
from
a
forty-­‐years
march
distance”
(narrated
by
Ahmad,
al-­‐Bukhari,
al-­‐Nasaai,
and
Ibn
Maja).
Therefore,
we
call
upon
the
state
to
execute
reciprocal
retaliation
(qisas)
against
these
Kharijites
(dissidents)
against
whom
Imam
Ali—may
Allah
be
pleased
with
him—fought,
and
were
also
combated
by
righteous
rulers
and
governors,
because
fighting
them
is
the
only
way
to
put
an
end
to
their
unrelenting
tribulation
which
knows
no
limits,
and
to
thwart
their
seedy
objectives
that
have
bypassed
the
state
and
strayed
into
murder
and
torture,
and
to
rescue
the
country
from
their
evil,
towards
to
the
establishment
of
a
safe
and
secure
Muslim
state
protected
by
its
national
army
and
police
forces.
There
is
no
might
nor
power
except
from
Allah,
Allah
is
sufficient
for
us
and
He
is
our
Guardian.
The
League
of
Libyan
Ulema

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