War Ukraine fights against Russia is jihad, says Ukrainian mufti
Ismagilov with a rifle. Photo: Ismagilov’s Facebook
Mufti Said Ismagilov of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Ukraine said in an interview with Telegraf that the war Ukraine is fighting against Russia is a jihad.
He criticized the Kadyrovites, who insist that the true jihad is the war they themselves are fighting against Ukraine.
“They were told to call their aggression a jihad, so that is what they call it. But from the perspective of Sharia and Islamic theology, this is not jihad at all. It is criminal destruction and aggression,” Ismagilov said, adding that any Muslim fighting on Russia’s side in Ukraine is committing a sin.
“On the contrary, the Muslims of Ukraine who are fighting in the Armed Forces of Ukraine – we are the ones engaged in jihad. We are defending what God has given us: our children, our families, our homes, our country. And we must defend them,” the mufti stated.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that Kadyrov once again called the war in Ukraine a jihad and the soldiers killed there shahids.
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