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BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-173: INSIDEN DI MASJID AL-NOOR DAN MASJID LINWOOD DI CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND: KENYATAAN KAMI
What is the position of the Federal Territories Mufti Office on the attacks at Al-Noor Mosque and Linwood Mosque in Christchurch?
Short answer
This Bayan Linnas is an official statement expressing grief and sympathy to the victims' families and rejecting violence and extremism that takes lives.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Bayan Linnas
- Topic
- Social & Contemporary Issues
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
This Bayan Linnas is an official statement expressing grief and sympathy to the victims' families and rejecting violence and extremism that takes lives. It praises the New Zealand government and people for their solidarity with the victims. It also gives background on New Zealand's population, a chronology of the attacks and examples of past killings in mosques in modern times, as lessons so that such events are not repeated.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kita menentang keganasan dan sifat melampau sehingga membawa aksi yang menatijahkan kehilangan nyawa dan kemalangan jiwa.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-173: INSIDEN DI MASJID AL-NOOR DAN MASJID LINWOOD DI CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND: KENYATAAN KAMI”, 23 March 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/bayan-linnas/3224-bayan-linnas-siri-ke-173-insiden-di-masjid-al-noor-dan-masjid-linwood-di-christchurch-new-zealand-kenyataan-kami. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/mufti-position-christchurch-mosque-attacks-new-zealand/