{"id":73792,"date":"2022-10-07T18:20:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T17:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/insurgency-sheikhs-deconstruct-extremists-interpretations-of-sharia-jihad"},"modified":"2022-10-07T19:47:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T18:47:10","slug":"insurgency-sheikhs-deconstruct-extremists-interpretations-of-sharia-jihad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insurgency-sheikhs-deconstruct-extremists-interpretations-of-sharia-jihad","title":{"rendered":"Insurgency: Sheikhs deconstruct extremists\u2019 interpretations of Sharia, Jihad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Resource persons at a workshop in Yola, Adamawa State, have deconstructed interpretations of Islamic law (Sharia) which extremist groups quote to back their violent acts.<\/p>\n

The resource persons said at the workshop which ended Friday afternoon that, contrary to interpretations by extremist groups, the killing of anyone is a sin and is thus forbidden in Islam.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an offence in Islam to kill anyone even if by mistake,\u201d one of the resource persons, Sheikh Mansur Isa, said, adding, that the killer may only be forgiven if the act of killing is by mistake.<\/p>\n

Sheikh Mansur spoke on the topic, \u2018Alternative Narratives\u2019 at a three-day workshop on \u2018Sharia Intelligence, Constructive Alternatives and the Role of Journalism in the Prevention of Extremism and Violence\u2019, organised by a conflict resolution and peace building group, Dar Al Andalus Centre, which ended in Yola Friday.<\/p>\n

Mansur who said the only killing that can be condoned is when done in self-defence; expressed regret that extremist groups rush to kill, ignoring healthy options for achieving their aims.<\/p>\n

He explained that extremists are quick to kill because they believe the only relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims is constant warfare till every non-Muslim accepts Islam or is killed, but that this contrasts sharply with the example of Prophet Muhammed who lived peacefully with non-Muslims and converted many by peaceful preaching.<\/p>\n

Explaining why extremist groups such as Boko Haram kill fellow Muslims, Mansur said extremist Muslims see Muslims who do not toe their line as being worse than non-Muslims and so, do not deserve to live.<\/p>\n

Another Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Nuru Lemu who delivered a paper on Alternative Narrative with a focus on Jihad, emphasised that Jihad is not the forceful conversion of people into a movement as often portrayed.<\/p>\n

He said no single verse (in the Qur\u2019an) indicates Jihad as something to convert non-Muslims or kill them, but that the objective of Jihad is limited to removing oppression, protecting Muslims and safeguarding freedom of religion.<\/p>\n

He added that violence is never the initial route but becomes an option in ideally rare cases for the purpose of attaining peace, justice and equality as applies in regular life situations.<\/p>\n

During the workshop at which other resource persons made presentations, the Adamawa-based media executives and journalists in attendance were taught to take elements like Boko Haram as people who apply superficial knowledge of Islam and must not be seen as representing the voice of Islam.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe person to interpret the Qur\u2019an is not the one who memorises it but does not know the meaning. It is not Boko Haram to speak for Islam. Before Boko Haram were scholars we turned to for interpretations. It is such scholars we must still look up to,\u201d the resource persons said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Resource persons at a workshop in Yola, Adamawa State, have deconstructed interpretations of Islamic law (Sharia) which extremist groups quote to back their violent acts. 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