Mufti: Violence due to ignorance of Islamic teachings
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 12/5/2003

"The wave of violence sweeping through some Islamic countries is due to ignorance of Islamic teachings," Egypt's Mufti of the Republic Ali Gomaa said yesterday.

"Only by educating the new generation in accordance with the true principles of Islam can these dangerous, trends be reversed, Gomaa said in an interview with the Middle East News Agency (MENA).

"The image of Islam has not changed, only the realities which we are experiencing," Gomaa explained, adding that he rejected the idea that a fatwa (ruling based on Islamic law) should apply to all Muslim countries.

"A fatwa demonstrates the flexibility of Islamic law, but the Muslim should be selective in such matters, otherwise the imposition of one opinion on all believers is tantamount to bigotry, which is rejected by Islam," he said.

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