Muslims condemn killing of Zimbabwean lion
Joining worldwide condemnations of the killing of the prized African lion Cecil, the Egyptian Fatwa House [Dar al-Iftaa al-Masriyyah], a renowned center for Islamic scholarship, has issued a fatwa denouncing hunting the lion as against teachings of Islam.
“Islam calls on humanity to treat animals and all Allah’s creation with mercy,” a statement posted on the Dar al-Iftaa al-Masriyyah’s Facebook page reads, International Business Times reported on Thursday, July 30.
“Islam punishes those who are unmerciful to Allah’s creation.”
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Where to even start? Muslim and mercy? A fatwa denouncing lion hunting? Should non-muslim lions pay jizya?
David DeGerolamo
Taqiyya, pure and simple.