Some of Britain\u2019s most influential imams have condemned British Muslims fighting alongside ISIL extremists in Iraq and Syria.<\/p>\n
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They have issued a fatwa, describing them as \u201cheretics\u201d.<\/p>\n
The fatwa\u201dreligiously prohibits\u201d would-be British jihadists from joining \u201coppressive and tyrannical\u201d ISIL, also known as Islamic State. The imams order all Muslims to oppose ISIL\u2019s \u201cpoisonous ideology\u201d, especially when it is promoted within Britain.<\/p>\n
The fatwa has been issued after criticism that British Muslims have not done enough to condemn aspiring youths who have travelled to fight for ISIL, or those supporting its ideology in the UK, the report said.<\/p>\n
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Some of Britain\u2019s most influential imams have condemned British Muslims fighting alongside ISIL extremists in Iraq and Syria. \u00a0 They have issued a fatwa, describing them as \u201cheretics\u201d. The fatwa\u201dreligiously prohibits\u201d would-be British jihadists from joining \u201coppressive and tyrannical\u201d ISIL, also known as Islamic State. The imams order all Muslims to oppose ISIL\u2019s \u201cpoisonous ideology\u201d, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-u-k"],"yoast_head":"\n