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The Grand Imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar Al Shareef, Ahmad El-Tayyeb has frowned at some Western officials’ insistence to use the term “Islamic terrorism,” calling for the incrimination of its use.
In a statement by El-Tayyeb’s office, the term is offensive to Islam and its believers just as it symbolizes ignorance of the religion’s graceful laws and principles on the part of those who use the offensive term, noting that Islam takes as criminal, violence against human rights, freedoms, and mutual respect.
“Sheikhul Azhar said that ascribing the crime of terrorism to Islam or any other divine religion is a defective confusion between the truth of religions that came down for the happiness of mankind and using them for low purposes at the hands of a minority.”
“Those who insist on using this hateful term are not aware they are reducing opportunities for fruitful dialogue between the East and West and increasing hate speech among societies,” Sheikul Azhar concluded.
Sawt Al-Azhar
