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Egypt Attacks Calls for Jihad Against Israel by Qatar-Affiliated International Union of Muslim Scholars
(MEMRI) On March 31, 2025, the Qatar-based and funded International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) - an arm of the Qatari regime - issued a fatwa (religious ruling) calling on all Muslims and all Islamic countries to wage jihad against Israel. In response, on April 7, 2025, Dar Al-Ifta, Egypt's official fatwa-issuing body, harshly attacked the IUMS fatwa, declaring that it contradicts shari'a law. It said no organization is entitled to issue religious rulings on such a sensitive matter, endangering the stability of the Muslim countries and societies. Only the ruler and the country may make decisions about war - not any entity lacking legitimate authority.