Maher Hamoud: What does the concept of "the Rule of the Jurisprudent" mean? I am talking about its general philosophy. The jurisprudent constitutes a source of authority for the sates and its politics – not the other way around, like things are today. Today, most of the so-called 'ulama are merely employees who receive their orders from the politicians.
Interviewer: Who are you referring to?
Maher Hamoud: The official 'ulama in general, who are employees working for the political authority. They say whatever is dictated to them, and none of them has the courage to cross the line delineated for him. Historically, it was the 'ulama who dictated to the politicians what is permitted and what is prohibited, and what they can or cannot do.
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It was [Osama Bin Laden] who carried out [9/11]. Whether Al-Qaeda was infiltrated and whether someone persuaded him to do it – this is another matter, and history will tell. But he carried it out, and he revealed the names of the "19 knights." Asking again and again whether or not he did it is an insult to intelligence. Do I admire his personality and loyalty? Yes, I do, but as I have said more than once, that if I had been with him and he had asked for my advice or fatwa, I would not have sanctioned any of the things he did, except for attacking the Pentagon, the CIA headquarters, and the White House.
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I wish I could meet [Osama Bin Laden] and discuss things. I am not saying this out of disregard for other people. I am convinced that I could persuade him of many things and channel his extraordinary energy to the right direction. More ...
Interviewer: Who are you referring to?
Maher Hamoud: The official 'ulama in general, who are employees working for the political authority. They say whatever is dictated to them, and none of them has the courage to cross the line delineated for him. Historically, it was the 'ulama who dictated to the politicians what is permitted and what is prohibited, and what they can or cannot do.
[...]
It was [Osama Bin Laden] who carried out [9/11]. Whether Al-Qaeda was infiltrated and whether someone persuaded him to do it – this is another matter, and history will tell. But he carried it out, and he revealed the names of the "19 knights." Asking again and again whether or not he did it is an insult to intelligence. Do I admire his personality and loyalty? Yes, I do, but as I have said more than once, that if I had been with him and he had asked for my advice or fatwa, I would not have sanctioned any of the things he did, except for attacking the Pentagon, the CIA headquarters, and the White House.
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I wish I could meet [Osama Bin Laden] and discuss things. I am not saying this out of disregard for other people. I am convinced that I could persuade him of many things and channel his extraordinary energy to the right direction. More ...
Source: MEMRI
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