Mohamed Issa: “We'll not combat Shiism and Salafism”
Mohamed Issa, Algeria's religious affairs minister. Photo: copyright
Issue of the fatwa in its entirety is the jurisdiction of the Scientific Council, which has the status of issuing correct fatwas about stunning chicken before slaughter, Regious Affairs and Endowment Minister, Mohamed Issa told Echorouk during the International Forum of Sheikh Al Ramassi in Ghilizane (western Algeria).
“The ministry asked for the opinion of specialists who included the subject in a serious discussion, that will be held in mid- June in order to find a solution, as they will give a scientific opinion that relieves the anxiety of citizens to consume chicken as normal”.
“Algerian citizen will receive a detailed correct and proper fatwa in coordination with the scientific regional councils, which will meet next mid-June, as they will be meeting before Ramadan, because the citizen criticized the more controversial image, which is an epilepsy or shock to the weaker creatures of Allah that is permissible to eat.”
“Scientific Council about Fatwa, in coordination with the regional scientific councils, will meet in mid- June to develop a unified strategy, to define the framework that shows the fatwa, in order not to go out of its scope, away from politics and exploit it by the administrators, particularly as it leads to methods other than those followed in Algeria.”
“With regard to the fact of his determination to fight some of the strange doctrines like Shiism and Salafism. We will not fight other sects but we will look at these doctrines to find an agreement ground to serve the interests of Algeria. We will combat the “bee”, which hit the western society before Muslims, because the bees, which means the sectarian deviation hitting the community and destroying it, is working to drain the energies of society and lead to suicides, as happened in the western society, and even in other societies. We are ready to combat the bees that exploit the passion to pursue their interests, as they will be addressed by legislation.”