Muslims Condemn Terrorist Attacks

This page focuses on condemnations of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It is not a complete listing of all condemnations written or spoken by Muslims but is intended to provide a representative sample. Note: See also How American Muslims Really Responded to September 11 for more information about the Muslim response to 9/11. And another listing is at Statements Against Terror. Related commentary at Friedman Wrong About Muslims Again , by Juan Cole.
Muslim Leaders

• A Message from the Council on American-Islamic Relations
• American Muslim Leaders Condemn Attacks
• American Muslims and Scholars Denounce Terrorism on Anniversary of 9/11
• Australian Muslims Condemn Terrorist Attack
• Bin Laden Distorts Islam, Islamic Scholars Say
• Bin Laden's Idea of 'Jihad' is Out of Bounds, Islamic Scholars Say
• British Muslims Condemn Terrorist Attacks
• Canadian Muslims Condemn Terorist Attacks
• Islamic Statements Against Terrorism in the Wake of the September 11 Mass Murders
• Islamic World Deplores U.S. Losses
• Looking for Answers in Islam's Holy Book: What Islamic Scholars Have to Say
• Muslim Reactions to Sept 11
• Muslim World Condemns Attacks on U.S.
• Muslim rulers condemn WTC attacks
• New Zealand Muslims Condemn Terrorism
• Organization of the Islamic Conference Foreign Ministers Condemn International Terrorism
• Quran a Book of Peace Not War, Islamic Scholars Say
• Scholars of Islam Condemn Terrorism
• Some American Muslims Take a Look at Their Communities' Shortcomings
• U.S. Muslim Scholars Condemn Attacks
• UK Muslim Leaders Condemn 'Lunatic Fringe'
• When is jihad OK? Muslim Perspectives​

Specific Muslim Scholars

• Attacks on Civilians: Forbidden by Islam, by Shaykh Yusuf Qaradawi
• Ayatollah Muhammad Husain Fadlallah of Lebanon condemns Osama Bin Laden, by Ayatollah Muhammad Husain Fadlallah
• Bin Laden's Violence is a Heresy Against Islam, by AbdulHakim Murad (Tim Winter)
• Defending the Civilians (a fatwa against terrorism), by Shaykh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti
• Expert Says Islam Prohibits Violence Against Innocents, by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
• Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar Condemns Suicide Bombings, by Shaykh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi
• High Mufti of Russian Muslims calls for Extradition of Bin Laden, by Russian Muslim leaders
• Iran's Supreme Leader Condemns Attacks on U.S., by Ayatollah Ali Khamanei
• Islam and the Question of Violence, by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Iranian scholar
• Jihad: Its True Meaning and Purpose, by Muzammil H. Siddiqui
• Most Prominent Sunni Muslim Scholar Condemns Killing of Civilians, by Shaykh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University
• Muslim Attitudes about Violence, by Shaykh Muhammad al-Munajjid
• On the Terrorist Attacks, by Imam Zaid Shakir
• Prominent Pakistani Cleric Tahir ul Qadri condemns Bin Laden, by Tahir ul Qadri
• Reclaiming Islam from the Terrorists, by AbdulHakim Murad, British scholar
• Reflections on the National Horror of September 11, 2001, by Muzammil H. Siddiqui
• Refutation of Bin Laden's Defense of Terrorism, by Moiz Amjad, Pakistani scholar
• Response to a Question about Islam and Terrorism, by Moiz Amjad, Pakistani scholar
• Saudi Clerics Condemn Terrorism, by Sheikh Abderrahman al-Sudayes
• Saudi Grand Mufti Condemns Terrorist Attacks in U.S., by Shaikh Abdulaziz Al-Ashaikh
• Scholars' Statements Regarding The Attacks In The United States, by Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Aali-Shaykh, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and President of the Committee of Senior Scholars, and Shaykh Saleh Al-Lehaydaan, Chief Justice Of The Saudi Arabian Judiciary, and Shaykh Dr. Saaleh Ibn Ghaanem As-Sadlaan, Pres. Higher Studies Dept. Al-Imaam Muhammd Ibn Saud Islamic University
• Spanish Muslim Clerical authorities Issue Fatwa against Osamah Bin Laden, by Spanish Muslim leaders
• Terrorism Is at Odds With Islamic Tradition, by Khaled Abou El Fadl
• Terrorism: Not a doorway to heaven, by Jamil Abdul Razzak Hajoo, of Idriss Mosque, Seattle
• The Myth of Islamic Terrorism Exploded, by Shaykh Abdul Azeez bin Abdullah bin Baaz and Shaykh Muhammad Bin Saalih al Uthaymeen
• The worst enemies of Islam are from within, by Hamza Yusuf
• Top Saudi Cleric Says Attacks on U.S. a Terrible Crime in Islam, by Shaykh Salah al-Lahidan, head of the Islamic Judiciary of Saudi Arabia
• Violence Against Innocents Violates Islamic Law, by Imam Siraj Wahhaj

Individual Ordinary Muslims
Special links
A Country United- Poem by a Muslim woman about September 11
Islam Denounces Terrorism- Site of Muslim scholar Harun Yahya
Muslims Against Terrorism- An organization founded by Muslims who stand against the hijacking of Islam by extremists and terrorists
Report: Muslim Celebrities Condemn Attacks- Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Muhammad Ali, Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets
Muslim charities who solicited donations to help victims in New York City:

• Global Relief Foundation
• Islamic Relief
• Mercy USA

Articles, essays, and columns
Here are some things I've written myself; some of these pages may also contain links to further condemnations of more recent events:

• a step in the right direction
• Arab views on the Russian hostage crisis
• Bali Attacks a Heinous Crime, Total Barbarism, says prominent Muslim scholar
• Death and destruction in the name of Islam?
• do not let hatred drive you to injustice
• does the Quran really command killing unbelievers?
• Even more sick
• explosions in London
• Hiraba versus Jihad
• in case you hadn't noticed this story
• Islamic rulings on warfare
• Killing of children is an abomination, whoever does it
• Muslim scholars seek to rein in 'sheikhs of death'
• Muslims condemn Berg beheading
• Muslims who act as if Islam had never come and its teachings had never been revealed
• not silent
• not silent, not even close
• Oh, God. Not again.
• On the terrorist attack in Indonesia
• Once more with feeling
• Organization of the Islamic Conference: Muslims must fight extremism
• Qaradawi condemns terrorism in Qatar
• Qataris demonstrate against terrorism
• Saudi clerics condemn terrorism in front of 2 million Muslim pilgrims
• Saudi scholars condemn violence
• Sick
• Sick of people who murder to advance their cause
• terrorism is a return to the pre-Islamic ignorance
• Terrorism is not Islam
• terrorist attacks in Egypt
• terrorists strike at the heart of Shi'a Islam
• the truth about jihad
• the two sides of Yusuf Qaradawi
• to remember and again to condemn those who did it
• Top Saudi cleric condemns terrorism
• using Islam to fight terrorism
• Wahhabi scholar condemns terrorism
• Wahhabis condemning terrorism
• When I read this in the news, my heart sank to the floor
• And here are articles by other ordinary Muslims:
• A Curse Upon the Brigands Who Kill Children, by Aziz Poonawalla
• A Dastardly Act, by Ikram Seghal
• A Muslim Surgeon's Prayer for His Fellow Americans, by Aftab Ahmad
• Amid simmering religious tension, Muslims denounce killing of Christian family, by (Associated Press report)
• Area Muslims slam suicide bombing, by Washington Times report
• Bin Laden's Fatwa is a Call to Plunder Not Jihad, by Aziz H. Poonawalla
• Defaming, Defiling, and Falsifying Islam: A Condemnation of al-Qaeda, by Frank M. Afflitto, convert to Islam
• Does the Quran Sanction Violence?, by Mohamed Elmasry
• Hirabah versus Jihad, by Robert D. Crane, convert to Islam
• Horrified by What Happened in the U.S., by Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh
• Human Nature at Its Worst, by Amir Meshkin
• I Believe in Allah and America, by Arsalan Iftikhar
• I'm Not the Enemy, by Reshma Memon Yaqub
• Islam Demands a Muslim Response to 9/11 (PDF), by Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad
• Islam condemns all acts of terrorism, by Daar-ul-Ehsaan
• Islam is Not the Source of Terrorism, by Harun Yahya
• Islam is Not to Blame, by Omar Sarwar
• Islam is a Religion of Peace, Not Terrorism, by Muhammad Ali
• Islam: A Home of Tolerance Not Fanaticism, by Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
• Islamic Scholars Should Speak Up for the Truth about Islam and Jihad, by Laila Nasheeba-Or
• Jihad Means Waging Peace and Justice, by Mohamed Elmasry
• May God Touch All of Us with His Infinite Grace, by Susan Abulhawa
• Muslims Must Not Let Terrorism Become the Voice of Islam, by Blerime Topalli
• My Fatwa on the Fanatics, by Ziauddin Sardar
• Not In My Name: A Treatise Against Religious Intolerance, by Richard L. Dixon, convert to Islam
• Osama Bin Laden: An Enemy of Islam, by Muqtedar Khan
• Press Release, by Khalid Usman, Councillor, Ward 7, Markham, Ontario
• Some Misappropriations of Quranic Verses, by David Dakake, Islamic Research Institute (PDF)
• Terror Is Not Islam, by Kari Ann Owen (convert to Islam)
• The Meaning of Jihad, by Hesham Hassaballa
• The Real Meaning of the Concept of Jihad, by Ahmed Motiar
• Twin Towers Viewed from a Western Minaret: Thoughts of a Convert to Islam, by Michael Wolfe
• Under Attack, by Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad
• What Does the Quran's 'Verse of the Sword' Really Mean?, by Hesham A. Hassaballa
• When the innocent are murdered, we all go into the dark with them, by Ziauddin Sardar
• Who Hijacked Islam, by Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian dissident

Messages on Muslims' Websites:

• Al-Islam, by scholars at a Shi'ite resource site
• Islam: The Modern Religion, by Fareena Alam
• Islamic Studies page, by Alan Godlas (convert to Islam)
• Kamilat, by Talibah Jilani
• Muslim Answers, by Abd ar-Rahman Robert Squires

See also: Muslim Imam Offers Words of Prayer at World Trade Center Memorial Ceremony
Bonus: View This Is Islam: "Islam, it's all about peace, terrorism it doesn't teach".


Ongoing: The Council on American-Islamic Relations

• In an effort to show that Muslim activism against terrorism didn't stop after 9/11, this section contains press releases and statements by the Council on American-Islamic Relations condemning terrorist attacks. This is a resource in development. Subscribe to CAIR's mailing list to keep up with their latest statements and releases.
• American Muslims Condemn Riyadh Bombings - May 23, 2003
• CAIR Calls for Release of All Hostages in Iraq - Tuesday, September 21, 2004
• CAIR Condemns 'Barbaric' London Terror Attacks - Thursday, July 07, 2005
• CAIR Condemns Attack On U.S. Medical Personnel In Yemen - December 30, 2002
• CAIR Condemns Attack on US Diplomatic Convoy in Gaza - October 15, 2003
• CAIR Condemns Haifa Suicide Bombing - 10/04/2003
• CAIR Condemns Hariri Assassination - Monday, February 14, 2005
• CAIR Condemns Iraq Church Bombings - Sunday, August 01, 2004
• CAIR Condemns Killing of British Hostage in Iraq - Friday, October 08, 2004
• CAIR Condemns Murder of American in Saudi Arabia - Friday, June 18, 2004
• CAIR Condemns Murder of Margaret Hassan - Wednesday, November 17, 2004
• CAIR Condemns School Killings in Russia - Tuesday, September 07, 2004
• CAIR Joins 'Call to Action' on Darfur Crisis - Tuesday, August 03, 2004
• CAIR condemns Istanbul bombings - Thursday, November 20, 2003
• CAIR condemns attacks on civilians - Thursday, March 28, 2002
• CAIR condemns hostage-taking by Iraqi insurgents, calls for release of hostages - 4/9/2004
• CAIR condemns killings in Iraq, Pakistan - Tuesday, March 02, 2004
• CAIR condemns murder of American in Iraq - 5/11/2004
• CAIR condemns mutilation of bodies in Iraq - Wednesday, March 31, 2004
• CAIR statements on the events of September 11 - (various dates)
• CAIR welcomes capture of Saddam Hussein - Sunday, December 14, 2003
• CAIR-CAN Condemns Anti-Semitic Graffiti - August 25, 2004
• CAIR-CAN Condemns Vandalism of Jewish Homes in Toronto - Friday, March 19, 2004
• CAIR-CAN condemns Daniel Pearl killing - Friday, February 22, 2002
• CAIR-CAN condemns bomb attack on Passover celebration in Israel - Thursday, March 28, 2002
• CAIR-CAN condemns firebomb attack of Jewish school - Tuesday, April 06, 2004
• CAIR-CAN condemns gang-rape of woman in Pakistan by tribal court - Friday, July 05, 2002
• CAIR-CAN condemns killing of innocent Christian worshippers in Pakistan - Tuesday, October 30, 2001
• CAIR-CAN: There is no justification for attacks on innocent people - Thursday, November 14, 2002
• CAIR-NJ Offers Condolences to Coptic Community - Monday, January 17, 2005
• CAIR: American Muslims Condemn Sectarian Mosque Bombing - 07/05/2003
• Canadian Muslim scholars reject Bin Laden's calls for jihad - Monday, October 15, 2001
• Canadian Muslims Condemn Recent Khadr Comments That Excuse Terrorism - Friday, March 05, 2004
• Canadian Muslims condemn 9/11 terrorist attacks - Tuesday, September 11, 2001
• Canadian Muslims condemn anti-Jewish article - Monday, January 12, 2004
• Canadian Muslims condemn church attack in Pakistan - Sunday, March 17, 2002
• Canadian Muslims condemn vandalism of synagogues - Friday, April 12, 2002
• Muslims Condemn Philippines Airport Bombing - Tuesday, March 04 2003
• Muslims Offer Help for Victims of Terrorist Attacks - 9/11/01
• Muslims condemn anti-Jewish article - Wednesday, January 07, 2004
• Muslims condemn anti-Semitic article - 11/8/2002
• Muslims to hold 9/11 vigil at U.S. Capitol - Thursday, August 28, 2003
• Muslims urged to donate for D.C. sniper victims - Wednesday, October 16, 2002
• U.S. Imams Say Iraq Hostage-Takers Violate Islamic Beliefs - Friday, October 29, 2004
• U.S. Muslim Group Condemns bin Laden Videotape - 09/11/2003
• U.S. Muslims Condemn Madrid Bombings - 03/11/2004
• U.S. Muslims call for 9/11/02 "Day of Unity and Prayer" - Tuesday, July 23, 2002
• US Muslims Condemn Terrorism in Ad Campaign - March 8, 2003

Special: Muslims in the Military

• Are American Muslims patriotic? Do they serve their country, or support America's response to the terrorist attacks? Read these stories to find out more
• Islam Gains Place in U.S. Military As Ranks of Muslims Grow
• Islamic Scholars Say U.S. Muslim Soldiers Must Fight for Country
• Muslim soldier dies in Iraq
• Muslims In Military: Arab-American proudly serves U.S.
• Muslims in the U.S. Military are As Loyal As Any, Chaplain Says
• Ramadan a Sacred Time for U.S. Muslim Troops
• UK Muslims Must Obey UK Law, says Professor Muhammad Abdel Haleem
• Plus: American Muslim Armed Forces and Veterans

Also see Some Quranic Verses on Jihad, and What Islam Really Says about Killing the Innocent.