The fatwa, issued by the International Union of ... The late Egyptian cleric Yusuf al-Qardawi served for many years as the head of the IUMS, and was seen as the spiritual leader of Hamas.

Several prominent Muslim scholars have issued a rare religious decree or "fatwa", calling on all Muslims ... an organisation previously led by Yusuf al-Qaradawi, called on all Muslim countries ...

The language of the fatwa is unambiguous. It urges Muslim governments to form a unified Islamic military coalition, demands an immediate halt to all normalization agreements with Israel, and brands ...