endsmaqsad = see maqasidmasa'il = pl. of mas'ala = question or legal discussion or casemasa'il mufassala = detailed questions and answersmas'ala = see masa'ilmaslaha = welfare, public/general goodmubah = indifferently permissiblemufassir = exegetemufti = one who formulates fatwas or formal legal responsesMuhaqqiq = The Careful Examiner, a title given to Imam al-Kurdi, one of the last great jurist of our Schoolmujahid = one who does jihad (q.v.)mukallaf = legally-responsible Muslimmusharaka = mutual or reciprocal matternafs = ego, selfnasiha = faithful, sincere adviceqadaya = pl. of qadiya = issue or legal contextqadi = judge in an Islamic court of lawqa'ida = see qawa'idqatil nafsah = self-killer, suicideqawa'id = pl. of qa'ida = maxim or legal principleqawl = saying or legal positionqital = warfare, battlesabab al-wujud = raison d'etresabr = patient endurance and fortitudeSahabi = Companions of Prophet Muhammad, upon whom blessings and peaceSalaf = Pious Predecssors, early authoritiesshahid, pl. shuhada' = self-sacrificing believer who dies for the sake of God alone, "martyr"shar`i = adj. legitimate in the eyes of the Shari`a (Islamic Law), lawful, legalsiyar = military expeditionssunna = way, pathsura = a chapter of the QuranTabi`i = Successor of the Companionstafakkur = reflectiontafsil = detailed legal discussiontahluka = self-destructionthaghrir bil-nafs = risking one's lifetatimma = conclusiontawakkul = reliance upon Godthawabit = pl. of thabit = axiomUmma = the Muslim Community at largeusul = pl. of asl = foundational principle; adj. usuliwahm = imaginative faculty or emotionswasa'il = pl. of wasila, meanswasila = see wasa'ilDefending the Transgressed By Censuring The Reckless Against The Killing Of CiviliansFatwaaccording to the Madhhab of Imam Shafi'ibyShaykh Muhammad Afifi al-AkitiInitial QuestionIf you have time to address this delicate issue for the benefit of this mercied Umma which is reeling in fitna day in and day out, perhaps a few blessed words might use a refutation of the following text as a springboard? I would like you to read the following article which highlights some of the problems we are facing, and [shows] why it is quite possible that young Muslims turn to extremism. The article was issued by "Al-Muhajiroun" not long ago, headed by Omar Bakri Mohammed, and whatever our reservations about the man, it is the content I am more concerned about, and it is possibly these types of writings which need to be confronted head-on. Excerpt from an Article by a Group called 'al-Muhajiroun':AQD UL AMAAN: THE COVENANT OF SECURITYThe Muslims living in the west are living under a covenant of security, it is not allowed for them to fight anyone with whom they have a covenant of security, abiding by the covenant of security is an important obligation upon all Muslims. However for those Muslims living abroad, they are not under any covenant with the kuffar in the west, so it is acceptable for them to attack the non-Muslims in the west whether in retaliation for constant bombing and murder taking place all over the Muslim world at the hands of the non-Muslims, or if it an offensive attack in order to release the Muslims from the captivity of the kuffar. For them, attacks such