Zij [IS] die onze samenleving vernietigen, maken op geen enkele manier deel uit van de islam. Zij zijn de grootste vijand van het geloof en moslims zijn hun eerste slachtoffers.
Grootmoefti Abdul Aziz Aal ash-Shaikh van Saoedi-Arabië.
I think to use the word “Islam” and him in the same sentence is not acceptable. That he even speaks in the name of Islam for me is just so horrendous and so shocking.
Koning Abdoellah II van Jordanië over ‘Kalief’ Aboe Bakr al-Baghdadi.
We do not believe the terror group responsible should be given the credence and standing they seek by styling themselves Islamic State. It is neither Islamic, nor is it a state. […]
So we believe the media, civic society and governments should refuse to legitimise these ludicrous caliphate fantasies by accepting or propagating this name. We propose that ‘UnIslamic State’ (UIS) could be an accurate and fair alternative name to describe this group and its agenda – and we will begin to call it that.
Een groep leidende Britse imams in een brief aan minister-president David Cameron.
They boast of their brutality; they claim to do this in the name of Islam. That is nonsense. Islam is a religion of peace. They are not Muslims, they are monsters.