What won’t those mullahs think of next? Joshua Marks reports for JNS that a fatwa has been issued against President Trump:
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Following the June 21 U.S. strikes on key Iranian nuclear sites, a prominent Iranian cleric has issued a fatwa (Islamic religious ruling) which is being interpreted by some as calling for the assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUDI), a non-profit advocacy group promoting secular democracy and human rights in Iran, translated the edict, issued by Shi’ite Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi. The fatwa, dated Saturday and published by Islamic Republic state media the following day, was issued in response to a formal religious query (estefta) that NUDI also released.
The estefta states:
“Over the past few days, U.S. President [Donald Trump] and leaders of the Zionist regime have threatened to assassinate the Supreme Leader [Ayatollah Ali Khamenei] and other religious leaders. We implore you to declare what the religious edict [and required response] is for threatening the religious guide and leader of Islamic society. And Allah forbid, if such an act is carried out by the American government or anyone else, what would be the responsibility of every Muslim across the world?”
In response, the fatwa declared Trump a “Mohareb” (enemy of Allah), stating:
“It is upon all Muslims across the world to make these enemies regret their words and wrongdoing. If harm or hardship befalls them, they will be rewarded as Mojaeh [warriors] in the path of Allah, if Allah wills it.”
NUDI’s media advisory described this passage as an explicit call for Muslims to murder Trump, citing the Koran, Surah Al-Ma’idah, Ayat 33 (5:33):
“The penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and spread corruption on the Earth is death, crucifixion, cutting off their hands and feet on opposite sides, or exile from the land. This [penalty] is a disgrace for them in this world, and they will suffer a tremendous punishment in the Hereafter.”
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