UK: Islamic cleric launches anti-ISIS curriculum in scholarly bid to fight extremism
The cleric, Dr. Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri, who in 2010 announced a "Fatwa on Terrorism," said on Tuesday that he plans to use his educational program in mosques and schools across the U.K. to prevent young people from fleeing to Syria to join ISIS, Reuters reported.
His 900-page curriculum will reportedly explain how ISIS's form of Islamic extremism contradicts the religion
It also "declares terrorists as disbelievers and condemns suicide bombers as destined for hellfire," said Shahid Mursaleen, a spokesperson for an organization that is promoting the scholar's effort, in an announcement.
Mursaleen added that the collection of text books and lectures will make up "arguably the most comprehensive curriculum against terrorism to date."
"We want to make clear that all activities being carried out by ISIS or any other terroristic and extremistic organization either in the name of God or religion or establishing any kind of Islamic state by acts of violence ... are totally in violation of the Koran and Islam," Qadri said in an interview with Reuters.
He added that he plans to use not only text curriculum, but also social media to spread counter-terrorism.
Minhaj-ul-Quaran, a non-governmental organization that works with UK Muslims to promote peace, urged those on Twitter to join a "Twitter Storm" to speak out against ISIS.
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