Muslim Scholars end Ban on Muslims visiting Al Aqsa Mosque

Muslim Scholars end Ban on Muslims visiting Al Aqsa Mosque. HT: IMRA. SOURCE: Jordan times.


97 Muslim scholars an intellectuals have reached a consensus to end a ban of Muslim visits to Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

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 AMMAN - 97 Muslim scholars and intellectuals from various Islamic countries and schools of jurisprudence have reached a consensus on a fatwa (religious edict) to end a ban of Muslim visits to Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem while under Israeli occupation.

The fatwa was announced during the three-day Road to Jerusalem conference which concluded in Amman Wednesday 30 April], according to a statement e-mailed to The Jordan Times.

The proposed modifications to the ban specifically apply to Palestinians, regardless of current nationality or location and Muslims with passports from countries outside the Muslim world.

The agreement has left the door open for the ijtihad (conjectural interpretations of divine law) of Islamic scholars regarding the right of Muslims around the world to visit Al Aqsa, the third holiest site for Muslims.

The mosque risks falling prey to the Judaisation of Jerusalem, participants in the event said.

There are currently plans by the Israeli government to divide Al Aqsa or to demolish it and an influx of Muslim pilgrims lends support to the concerns of Jerusalemite Palestinians, the scholars stated.

Following is the full text of the edict:Read the full story here.