Palestinian Scholars Association Warns Against Targeting the Ibrahimi Mosque

The Palestinian Scholars Association warned against continued Israeli attacks on the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, noting that the call to prayer has been banned and the mosque has been closed to Muslim worshippers for about three months. The association called on Muslim scholars, ministries of endowments, and Islamic institutions to act to defend Islamic holy sites in Palestine.

The Palestinian Scholars Association warned against what it described as continued Israeli attacks on the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron. In a statement, the association noted that Israeli authorities have banned the call to prayer in the mosque and closed it to Muslim worshippers for about three months. The association emphasized that the Ibrahimi Mosque is a sacred Islamic site, and considered the ban on the call to prayer, restrictions on prayer, and repeated closures as an assault on Islamic rituals and the sanctity of the mosque. It warned against the continuation of these measures and the potential imposition of a new reality in the Ibrahimi Sanctuary. The association called on Muslim scholars, ministries of endowments, and Islamic institutions to act to defend Islamic holy sites in Palestine. It also called for keeping the issue of holy sites at the forefront of the Islamic nation's concerns and taking positions to protect the sanctity of the Ibrahimi Mosque and other holy sites.