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Muslim groups here condemn ISIS and violence in the name of Islam
View(s):A group of 12 Muslim organisations have issued a joint declaration on the ‘Issues of IS (ISIS) and Extremism’ in which they condemned all forms of violence and extremism. “We strongly and unequivocally condemn any person associated with the ISIS or any other extremist organisation operating under the guise of Islam. We do not condone any person or organisation that engages in extremism in any form, the declaration said.
The Group called on the government to take action against any individual involved in any form of extremism. “We also wholeheartedly offer our fullest support and cooperation to all government agencies to identify such anti-social and criminal elements in order to eliminate this menace from our Motherland”.
They added the IS (ISIS) is a violent extremist organisation which acts against the fundamental teachings of Islam and is a deviant organization which operates against all the principles and tenets of Islam.
The group of Muslim organisations that have issued the declaration are All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU), Muslim Council of Sri Lanka (MCSL), Sri Lanka Jamat e Islami (SLJI), Jama’athus Salama (MFCD), Jamiyyathus Shabab (AMYS), Al-Muslimath, International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO), World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), All Ceylon YMMA Conference (YMMA), Thableegh Jama’ath, All Ceylon Thowheedh Jama’ath (ACTJ) and Colombo District Masjid Federation (CDMF).