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THE THREE POINTS OF THE AMMAN MESSAGE V.1
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet Muhammad and his pure and noble family
(1) Whosoever is an adherent to one of the four Sunni schools (Mathahib) of Islamic jurisprudence (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi`i and Hanbali), the two Shi’i schools of Islamic jurisprudence (Ja`fari and Zaydi), the Ibadi school of Islamic jurisprudence and the Thahiri school of Islamic jurisprudence, is a Muslim. Declaring that person an apostate is impossible and impermissible. Verily his (or her) blood, honour, and property are inviolable. Moreover, in accordance with the Shaykh Al-Azhar’s fatwa, it is neither possible nor permissible to declare whosoever subscribes to the Ash`ari creed or whoever practices real Tasawwuf (Sufism) an apostate. Likewise, it is neither possible nor permissible to declare whosoever subscribes to true Salafi thought an apostate.
Equally, it is neither possible nor permissible to declare as apostates any group of Muslims who believes in God, Glorified and Exalted be He, and His Messenger (may peace and blessings be upon him) and the pillars of faith, and acknowledges the five pillars of Islam, and does not deny any necessarily self-evident tenet of religion.
(2) There exists more in common between the various schools of Islamic jurisprudence than there is difference between them. The adherents to the eight schools of Islamic jurisprudence are in agreement as regards the basic principles of Islam. All believe in Allah (God), Glorified and Exalted be He, the One and the Unique; that the Noble Qur’an is the Revealed Word of God; and that our master Muhammad, may blessings and peace be upon him, is a Prophet and Messenger unto all mankind. All are in agreement about the five pillars of Islam: the two testaments of faith (shahadatayn); the ritual prayer (salat); almsgiving (zakat); fasting the month of Ramadan (sawm), and the Hajj to the sacred house of God (in Mecca). All are also in agreement about the foundations of belief: belief in Allah (God), His angels, His scriptures, His messengers, and in the Day of Judgment, in Divine Providence in good and in evil. Disagreements between the ‘ulama (scholars) of the eight schools of Islamic jurisprudence are only with respect to the ancillary branches of religion (furu`) and not as regards the principles and fundamentals (usul) [of the religion of Islam]. Disagreement with respect to the ancillary branches of religion (furu`) is a mercy. Long ago it was said that variance in opinion among the ‘ulama (scholars) “is a good affair”.
(3) Acknowledgement of the schools of Islamic jurisprudence (Mathahib) within Islam means adhering to a fundamental methodology in the issuance of fatwas: no one may issue a fatwa without the requisite personal qualifications which each school of Islamic jurisprudence determines [for its own adherents]. No one may issue a fatwa without adhering to the methodology of the schools of Islamic jurisprudence. No one may claim to do unlimited Ijtihad and create a new school of Islamic jurisprudence or to issue unacceptable fatwas that take Muslims out of the principles and certainties of the Shari`ah and what has been established in respect of its schools of jurisprudence.
GRAND LIST OF ENDORSEMENTS OF THE AMMAN MESSAGE AND ITS THREE POINTS
* Many of those who endorsed or signed did so more than once, on separate occasions. Hence the discrepancy in the total number vis-à-vis the sum of the numbers of the conferences.
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN
REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA
PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH
BELGIUM
REPUBLIC OF BENIN
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BURKINA FASO
BRAZIL
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
CANADA
REPUBLIC OF CHAD
UNION OF COMOROS
REPUBLIC OF COTE D’IVOIRE
DENMARK
REPUBLIC OF DJIBUTI
ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
REPUBLIC OF FRANCE
REPUBLIC OF GABON
REPUBLIC OF GAMBIA
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
REPUBLIC OF GUINEA
REPUBLIC OF INDIA
REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
REPUBLIC OF IRAQ
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
ITALY
HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN
REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
KENYA
STATE OF KUWAIT
Prof. Dr. Abdullah Yusuf Al-Ghoneim §
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
REPUBLIC OF LEBANON
GREAT SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S ARAB JAMAHIIRIYA
MACEDONIA
MALAYSIA
MALDIVES
REPUBLIC OF MALI
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA
MAURITIUS
MOLDOVA
KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
THE NETHERLANDS
REPUBLIC OF NIGER
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
NORWAY
SULTANATE OF OMAN
REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
STATE OF PALESTINE
POLAND
PORTUGAL
QATAR
REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL
REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
REPUBLIC OF SUDAN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
THAILAND
REPUBLIC OF TOGO
REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
TURKMENISTAN
UKRAINE
UGANDA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
REPUBLIC OF YEMEN
THE AMMAN MESSAGE
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
Peace and blessings upon His chosen Prophet, and upon his household, his noble blessed companions, and upon all the messengers and prophets.
God Almighty has said:
O humankind! We created you from a male and female, and made you into peoples and tribes that you may know each other. Truly the most honored of you before God is the most pious of you. (49:13)
This is a declaration to our brethren in the lands of Islam and throughout the world that Amman, the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is proud to issue during the blessed month of Ramadan in which the Qur'an descended as guidance to humankind and as clarifications for guidance and discernment. (2:185)
In this declaration we speak frankly to the [Islamic] nation, at this difficult juncture in its history, regarding the perils that beset it. We are aware of the challenges confronting the nation, threatening its identity, assailing its tenets (kalima), and working to distort its religion and harm what is sacred to it. Today the magnanimous message of Islam faces a vicious attack from those who through distortion and fabrication try to portray Islam as an enemy to them. It is also under attack from some who claim affiliation with Islam and commit irresponsible acts in its name.
This magnanimous message that the Originator—great is His power—revealed to the unlettered Prophet Muhammad—God's blessings and peace upon him, and that was carried by his successors and the members of his household after him, is an address of brotherhood, humanity and a religion that encompasses all human activity. It states the truth directly, commands what is right, forbids what is wrong, honors the human being, and accepts others.
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has embraced the path of promoting the true luminous image of Islam, halting the accusations against it and repelling the attacks upon it. This is in accordance with the inherited spiritual and historical responsibility carried by the Hashemite monarchy, honored as direct descendants of the Prophet, the Messenger of God—peace and blessings upon him—who carried the message. For five decades, his late Majesty King Hussein Bin Talal—God rest his soul—demonstrated this way with the vigorous effort that he exerted. Since the day he took the flag, His Majesty King Abdullah II has continued this effort, with resolution and determination, as a service to Islam, fortifying the solidarity of 1.2 billion Muslims who comprise one fifth of humanity, preventing their marginalization or extrication from the movement of human society, and affirming their role in building human civilization and participating in its progress during our present age.
Islam is founded upon basic principles, the fundamentals are attesting to the unity of God (tawhid Allah); belief in the message of His Prophet; continuous connection with the Creator through ritual prayer (salat); training and rectifying the soul through the fast of Ramadan; safeguarding one another by paying the alms tax (zakat); the unity of the people through the annual pilgrimage ihajj) to God's Sanctified House, [performed] by those who are able; and [observing] His rulings that regulate human behavior in all its dimensions. Over history these [basic principles] have formed a strong and cohesive nation and a great civilization. They bear witness to noble principles and values that verify the good of humanity, whose foundation is the oneness of the human species, and that people are equal in rights and obligations, peace and justice, realizing comprehensive security, mutual social responsibility, being good to one's neighbor, protecting belongings and property, honoring pledges, and more.
Together, these are principles that provide common ground for the followers of religions and [different] groups of people. That is because the origin of divine religions is one, and Muslims believe in all Messengers of God and do not differentiate between any of them. Denying the message of any one of them is a deviation from Islam. This establishes a wide platform for the believers of [different] religions to meet the other upon common ground, for the service of human society, without encroaching upon creedal distinctions or upon intellectual freedom. For all of this we base ourselves upon His saying:
The messenger believes in what has been revealed unto him from his Lord as do the believers. Each one believes in God and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers. We make no distinction between any of His messengers—and they say: 'We hear, and we obey. [Grant us] Your forgiveness, our Lord. Unto You is the journeying,' (2:285)
Islam honors every human being, regardless of his color, race or religion: We have honored the sons of Adam, provided them transport on land and sea, sustained them with good things, and conferred on them special favors above a great part of our creation. (17:70)
http://ammanmessage.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=30
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet Muhammad and his pure and noble family
(1) Whosoever is an adherent to one of the four Sunni schools (Mathahib) of Islamic jurisprudence (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi`i and Hanbali), the two Shi’i schools of Islamic jurisprudence (Ja`fari and Zaydi), the Ibadi school of Islamic jurisprudence and the Thahiri school of Islamic jurisprudence, is a Muslim. Declaring that person an apostate is impossible and impermissible. Verily his (or her) blood, honour, and property are inviolable. Moreover, in accordance with the Shaykh Al-Azhar’s fatwa, it is neither possible nor permissible to declare whosoever subscribes to the Ash`ari creed or whoever practices real Tasawwuf (Sufism) an apostate. Likewise, it is neither possible nor permissible to declare whosoever subscribes to true Salafi thought an apostate.
Equally, it is neither possible nor permissible to declare as apostates any group of Muslims who believes in God, Glorified and Exalted be He, and His Messenger (may peace and blessings be upon him) and the pillars of faith, and acknowledges the five pillars of Islam, and does not deny any necessarily self-evident tenet of religion.
(2) There exists more in common between the various schools of Islamic jurisprudence than there is difference between them. The adherents to the eight schools of Islamic jurisprudence are in agreement as regards the basic principles of Islam. All believe in Allah (God), Glorified and Exalted be He, the One and the Unique; that the Noble Qur’an is the Revealed Word of God; and that our master Muhammad, may blessings and peace be upon him, is a Prophet and Messenger unto all mankind. All are in agreement about the five pillars of Islam: the two testaments of faith (shahadatayn); the ritual prayer (salat); almsgiving (zakat); fasting the month of Ramadan (sawm), and the Hajj to the sacred house of God (in Mecca). All are also in agreement about the foundations of belief: belief in Allah (God), His angels, His scriptures, His messengers, and in the Day of Judgment, in Divine Providence in good and in evil. Disagreements between the ‘ulama (scholars) of the eight schools of Islamic jurisprudence are only with respect to the ancillary branches of religion (furu`) and not as regards the principles and fundamentals (usul) [of the religion of Islam]. Disagreement with respect to the ancillary branches of religion (furu`) is a mercy. Long ago it was said that variance in opinion among the ‘ulama (scholars) “is a good affair”.
(3) Acknowledgement of the schools of Islamic jurisprudence (Mathahib) within Islam means adhering to a fundamental methodology in the issuance of fatwas: no one may issue a fatwa without the requisite personal qualifications which each school of Islamic jurisprudence determines [for its own adherents]. No one may issue a fatwa without adhering to the methodology of the schools of Islamic jurisprudence. No one may claim to do unlimited Ijtihad and create a new school of Islamic jurisprudence or to issue unacceptable fatwas that take Muslims out of the principles and certainties of the Shari`ah and what has been established in respect of its schools of jurisprudence.
GRAND LIST OF ENDORSEMENTS OF THE AMMAN MESSAGE AND ITS THREE POINTS
* Many of those who endorsed or signed did so more than once, on separate occasions. Hence the discrepancy in the total number vis-à-vis the sum of the numbers of the conferences.
KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN
REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA
PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH
BELGIUM
REPUBLIC OF BENIN
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BURKINA FASO
BRAZIL
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
CANADA
REPUBLIC OF CHAD
UNION OF COMOROS
REPUBLIC OF COTE D’IVOIRE
DENMARK
REPUBLIC OF DJIBUTI
ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
REPUBLIC OF FRANCE
REPUBLIC OF GABON
REPUBLIC OF GAMBIA
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
REPUBLIC OF GUINEA
REPUBLIC OF INDIA
REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
REPUBLIC OF IRAQ
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
ITALY
HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN
REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
KENYA
STATE OF KUWAIT
Prof. Dr. Abdullah Yusuf Al-Ghoneim §
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
REPUBLIC OF LEBANON
GREAT SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S ARAB JAMAHIIRIYA
MACEDONIA
MALAYSIA
MALDIVES
REPUBLIC OF MALI
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA
MAURITIUS
MOLDOVA
KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
THE NETHERLANDS
REPUBLIC OF NIGER
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
NORWAY
SULTANATE OF OMAN
REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
STATE OF PALESTINE
POLAND
PORTUGAL
QATAR
REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL
REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
REPUBLIC OF SUDAN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
THAILAND
REPUBLIC OF TOGO
REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
TURKMENISTAN
UKRAINE
UGANDA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
REPUBLIC OF YEMEN
THE AMMAN MESSAGE
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
Peace and blessings upon His chosen Prophet, and upon his household, his noble blessed companions, and upon all the messengers and prophets.
God Almighty has said:
O humankind! We created you from a male and female, and made you into peoples and tribes that you may know each other. Truly the most honored of you before God is the most pious of you. (49:13)
This is a declaration to our brethren in the lands of Islam and throughout the world that Amman, the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is proud to issue during the blessed month of Ramadan in which the Qur'an descended as guidance to humankind and as clarifications for guidance and discernment. (2:185)
In this declaration we speak frankly to the [Islamic] nation, at this difficult juncture in its history, regarding the perils that beset it. We are aware of the challenges confronting the nation, threatening its identity, assailing its tenets (kalima), and working to distort its religion and harm what is sacred to it. Today the magnanimous message of Islam faces a vicious attack from those who through distortion and fabrication try to portray Islam as an enemy to them. It is also under attack from some who claim affiliation with Islam and commit irresponsible acts in its name.
This magnanimous message that the Originator—great is His power—revealed to the unlettered Prophet Muhammad—God's blessings and peace upon him, and that was carried by his successors and the members of his household after him, is an address of brotherhood, humanity and a religion that encompasses all human activity. It states the truth directly, commands what is right, forbids what is wrong, honors the human being, and accepts others.
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has embraced the path of promoting the true luminous image of Islam, halting the accusations against it and repelling the attacks upon it. This is in accordance with the inherited spiritual and historical responsibility carried by the Hashemite monarchy, honored as direct descendants of the Prophet, the Messenger of God—peace and blessings upon him—who carried the message. For five decades, his late Majesty King Hussein Bin Talal—God rest his soul—demonstrated this way with the vigorous effort that he exerted. Since the day he took the flag, His Majesty King Abdullah II has continued this effort, with resolution and determination, as a service to Islam, fortifying the solidarity of 1.2 billion Muslims who comprise one fifth of humanity, preventing their marginalization or extrication from the movement of human society, and affirming their role in building human civilization and participating in its progress during our present age.
Islam is founded upon basic principles, the fundamentals are attesting to the unity of God (tawhid Allah); belief in the message of His Prophet; continuous connection with the Creator through ritual prayer (salat); training and rectifying the soul through the fast of Ramadan; safeguarding one another by paying the alms tax (zakat); the unity of the people through the annual pilgrimage ihajj) to God's Sanctified House, [performed] by those who are able; and [observing] His rulings that regulate human behavior in all its dimensions. Over history these [basic principles] have formed a strong and cohesive nation and a great civilization. They bear witness to noble principles and values that verify the good of humanity, whose foundation is the oneness of the human species, and that people are equal in rights and obligations, peace and justice, realizing comprehensive security, mutual social responsibility, being good to one's neighbor, protecting belongings and property, honoring pledges, and more.
Together, these are principles that provide common ground for the followers of religions and [different] groups of people. That is because the origin of divine religions is one, and Muslims believe in all Messengers of God and do not differentiate between any of them. Denying the message of any one of them is a deviation from Islam. This establishes a wide platform for the believers of [different] religions to meet the other upon common ground, for the service of human society, without encroaching upon creedal distinctions or upon intellectual freedom. For all of this we base ourselves upon His saying:
The messenger believes in what has been revealed unto him from his Lord as do the believers. Each one believes in God and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers. We make no distinction between any of His messengers—and they say: 'We hear, and we obey. [Grant us] Your forgiveness, our Lord. Unto You is the journeying,' (2:285)
Islam honors every human being, regardless of his color, race or religion: We have honored the sons of Adam, provided them transport on land and sea, sustained them with good things, and conferred on them special favors above a great part of our creation. (17:70)
http://ammanmessage.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=30
