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Cairo, Jumad Al-Awwal 13/June 20 (IslamOnline/IINA) Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, the Grand Sheikh of Azhar, has affirmed that it is not permissible to declare those who follow other Islamic sects as heretics, as long as they are in agreement on articles of faith and its pillars, regardless of the differences in implementing the requirements of those pillars. This was contained in a letter which the Grand Sheikh has addressed to Prince Ghazy bin Muhammad, Advisor to the Jordanian monarch, King Abdullah II. The memorandum contains mostly Fatwas (pronouncements) on various matters of faith which the Advisor had asked for, particularly those focusing on declaring followers of other sects, such Ibadhis, Dhahiriya, Ja'afariya, Zaidiyya, Ash'ariyya, and Sufism, as heretics. In his letter, the Grand Sheikh said that it is not permissible for one to refer to another as denier of the truth, except if the person referred to has decried what has come in the Islamic Shari'a, such as the basic articles of faith in Allah, his prophets, the angles, His Books, and sincere worship of Allah.
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Source: Islamic News
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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