MAPIM CALLS FOR A JOINT ALL-MALAYSIA BUSINESS CHAMBERS FORUM TO ADDRESS TRUMP-ERA US TARIFF WAR IMPACT
April 5, 2025RESPON MAPIM , MANAR , DAN SHURATERHADAP FATWA JAWATANKUASA IJTIHAD DAN FATWA KESATUAN ULAMA ISLAM SEDUNIA BERHUBUNG ISU GAZA
April 6, 2025Consultative Council of Islamic Organizations of Malaysia
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PRESS STATEMENT
6 April 2025
The Consultative Council of Islamic Organizations of Malaysia (MAPIM), the Global Mosque Alliance to Defend Al-Aqsa (MANAR), and the Secretariat of the Ulama Assembly of the Asian Region (SHURA) welcome and fully support the fatwa issued by the Ijtihad and Fatwa Committee of the International Union of Muslim Scholars regarding the prolonged aggression on Gaza and the continuous violation of the ceasefire.
This fatwa serves as a clear, firm, and highly relevant Shariah-based guide in light of the oppression currently faced by the Palestinian people. Among the key points of the fatwa that should guide Muslims around the world are:
- The obligation of armed jihad against the occupation of Palestine for every capable Muslim.
- The obligation of immediate military intervention by Arab and Islamic countries to defend the dignity of the Ummah.
- The obligation to besiege the Zionist entity by land, sea, and air — including the closure of straits, ports, and airspaces belonging to Islamic nations.
- The obligation to support the Palestinian struggle militarily, financially, politically, and in the realm of human rights.
- The establishment of an Islamic military alliance to protect the Ummah and repel aggression.
- The prohibition of normalizing relations with the Zionist entity, which is clearly an occupier and a war criminal.
- The prohibition of supplying oil and gas to the Zionist regime that is using such resources to destroy the people of Gaza.
- The need to reassess peace agreements made by some Arab countries with the occupying entity, which have proven ineffective.
- The obligation of financial jihad (infaq) to aid the people of Gaza and the urgent need to open border crossings without restriction.
- A call to the Muslim community in the United States to pressure the U.S. administration to end support for the aggression and advocate for a just peace.
MAPIM, MANAR, and SHURA call upon all Muslims—particularly the member states of the OIC, Islamic NGOs, religious institutions, and civil society—to act in unity and coordination in accordance with this fatwa.
This is the time for us to demonstrate real solidarity—not just with prayers and condemnations, but with strategic, large-scale action grounded in Shariah obligations.
May Allah SWT guide and grant us the strength to stand with truth and justice.
MOHD AZMI ABDUL HAMID
President, MAPIM
DATUK SERI SYEKH AHMAD AWANG
Chairman, MANAR
DATO’ WIRA SYEKH DR ABDUL GHANI SAMSUDIN
Chairman, SHURA
