Terrorism condemned

London, UK - Condemning terrorism in his 600 page fatwa, Dr. Tahir ul-Qadri - a leading Muslim scholar, describes al-Qaeda as an "old evil with a new name." Challenging the promises made to suicide bombers of rewards in the afterlife, he emphasizes in his religious ruling that Islam forbids the massacre of innocents.

"Extremist groups based in Britain recruit the youth by brainwashing them that they will 'with certainty' be rewarded in the next life," says Shahid Mursaleen, spokesman for Minhaj-ul-Quran in the UK. "This fatwa injects doubt into the minds of potential suicide bombers. Dr Qadri's fatwa has removed this key intellectual factor from their minds."

The fatwa, a binding religious document concerning Islamic law issued by a religious scholar, sets out point-by-point rebuttals used by terrorist recruiters to enlist youth to their cause.