The Council of Senior Ulema, recently concluded its 78th session in Taif, in which it called on the international Muslim community to establish a draft bill criminalizing the denigration of the Companions of the Prophet.
The statement further called on the inclusion of Sunni beliefs and the virtues of the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, into the curricula of schools in Islamic countries.
During the session, the Council of Senior Scholars discussed the denigration of the Companions of the Prophet, the distortion of Islam and the false propaganda against the faith in the media.
The statement stressed four points, which included a recommendation to include Sunni doctrine in relation to the Companions of the Prophet, his family and wives into the curricula of schools in Muslim countries, and a call on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to draft a bill criminalizing the defamation of the Companions of the Prophet in Islamic countries.
The Council of Senior Scholars also called on media outlets within the Muslim world to comply with the decisions of religious scholar councils and other legislated fiqh bodies in Muslim countries with regards to the Companions of the Prophet (pbuh).
The body further stressed the need for the Muslim World League and other Islamic organizations and universities to frequently organize seminars and conferences on the Companions of the Prophet to provide the younger generation of Muslims with an understanding of who the early Muslims were.
Council of Senior Ulema seeks measures to prevent insults against early Muslims
