Canadian imams declare fatwa against ‘honor killings’
Muslim clerics in Canada issued a fatwa against so-called honor
killings a week after three members of an Afghan family in Montreal were
convicted of the murders of four relatives.
The religious
decree—only the third of its kind in Canada—also prohibits domestic
violence and hatred of women. It was issued February 4 on the eve of
Mawlid an-Nabi, the Prophet Muhammad's birthday.
"These crimes
are major sins in Islam, punishable by the court of law and almighty
Allah," said Imam Syed Soharwardy of Calgary, representing 34 clerics
affiliated with the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada. "There is no
justification for honor killings, domestic violence and misogyny in
Islam," Soharwardy added.
