Thirty eight leading Muslim scholars and leaders have signed a joint open letter to the Pope in the spirit of goodwill to respond to the remarks made by His Holiness on 12 September 2006.
All the eight schools of thought and jurisprudence in Islam are represented by the signatories, including a woman scholar. In this respect the letter is unique in the history of interfaith relations. The signatories include:
Shaykh Muhammad Said Ramadan Bouti (Syria),
Shaykh Mustafa Ceric (Bosnia and Herzegovina),
Shaykh Ali Mashhour (Tarim, Yemen),
Shaykh Umar bin Hafeeth (Tarim, Yemen),
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf (USA),
Prof Omar Jah (Gambia),
Shaykh Ali Zain al-Abideen al-Jifri (UAE),
Shaykh Ali Jum’a (Egypt),
Prof Muhammad Hashem Kamali (Malaysia),
Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller (Jordan),
Shaykh Ahmad Hasyem Muzadi (Indonesia),
Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr (USA),
Ayatollah Muhammad Ali Taskhiri (Iran),
Mufti Taqi Uthmani (Pakistan),
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad (UK)
Click here to go to ISLAMICA Magazine’s website to read the full letter.
Hat-tip to the Reading Sanctuary for this.
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Here is also a litle repoted letter by one of the Patriarchs of the Greek Orthodox Church to the Pope, in defense of Islam:
http://darvish.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/letter-to-the-pope/
Ya Haqq!