Muslim World League

The Muslim World League Muslim World League (Arabic رابطة العالم الإسلامي, DMG Rābiṭat al - ʿ Ālam al -Islami ) is an international Islamic non-governmental organization from Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1962 by Islamic scholars from 22 countries in Mecca. She sees herself as a cultural and religious representation of Islamic peoples.

For the Muslim World League include the "Islamic charity ", the " Islamic legal advice " and the " Council for Mosques ". It is funded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; according to an estimate of about $ 90 billion since the mid-1970s, according to Grundmann included in the international activities even $ 48 billion from 1975 to 1987 and $ 70 billion between 1988 and 2002. The Secretary-General must be Saudi Arabians, at present there is Abdullah Al- Turki. Therefore, from a government -controlled non-governmental organization ( GONGO, Government -operated Non-governmental organization) is spoken.

According to the German newspaper Die Zeit tried the Islamic World League with billions, " other Muslims with the" enlighten true Islam ". [ ...] About organizations such as the Muslim World League, the Saudi government funded worldwide schools and mosques where Wahhabi Islam is taught. " In northern Nigeria, founded with the support of the World League, the scholar Abu Bakar Gumi in 1978 his " Society for the elimination of heresy and erection of the Sunna " ( Ǧamā ʿ at Izālat al -bid ʿ a wa - iqamat as- sunna, Hausa: Yan Izala ).

In April 1974, the Muslim World League has issued a fatwa, after which the Ahmadiyya had to be excluded from the Islamic community. From 1979 to 1982 discussed and finally in 1983 they condemned Muammar Gaddafi's image of Islam as " unbelief ". However, the organization in 1985 agreed to ijtihad in principle to al -Azhar view of the partial re-opening of the gate.