Defending the Transgressed by censuring the reckless against the

Shaykh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti?s Fatwa entitled ?Defending the transgressed by Censuring the Reckless against the killing of Civilians? was written in response to the strife and troubles afflicting the community of Muslims, and humanity at large, in our age, day in and day out. Stress and confusion have been created by Muslims who, intentionally or not, have misinterpreted the legal discussions on warfare in Islamic Law. They set them outside their proper contexts and abuse them, turning them into justifications for their hate-inspired crimes.

The key Islamic concepts and rules pertaining to the conduct of war and its jurisprudence, its arena and boundaries, and the subject of suicide bombings and the reckless targeting of civilians have probably never before been presented in English with such depth, clarity of thought, and breadth of scholarship in Muslim Law.