MUSLIM MATTERS
Muslim clerics condemn IS
New Delhi — More than 1,000 Muslim clerics in India have ratified a religious ruling condemning the Islamic State (IS), calling the extremist group’s actions “un-Islamic.” Religious leaders from hundreds of mosques, education institutions and civic groups across India have signed the edict, saying the actions of the IS group went against the basic tenets of Islam.
The edict has been signed by the leaders of all the main mosques in India. “The acts of the IS are inhuman and un-Islamic,” Muslim leader Abdul Rehman Anjaria said. — AP