Top religious scholars working under the world's largest bloc of Islamic
countries say they strongly condemn the kidnapping of more than 270
Nigerian schoolgirls, and are calling for their immediate release.
The kidnappings three weeks ago by the extremist group Boko Haram have
led to worldwide condemnation. The group's leader has used Islamic
teachings as justification for threatening to sell the girls into
slavery.
The Islamic Fiqh Academy, which is based in Saudi Arabia and dedicated
to the advanced study of Islam, said Thursday that this "crime and other
crimes committed by the likes of these extremist organizations
contradicts all humanitarian principles and moral values and violates
the provisions of the Quran and Sunnah," or teachings of the Prophet
Muhammad. The academy is part of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
Source: ABC News
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