1914 Ottoman jihad proclamation
Declaration of holy war during WW1 by Sultan/caliph Mehmed V / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 11 November 1914, Ottoman Sultan Mehmed V proclaimed holy war against the Entente powers and appealed for support from Muslims in Entente-controlled countries. The declaration, which called for Muslims to support the Ottomans in Entente-controlled areas and for jihad against "all enemies of the Ottoman Empire, except the Central Powers",[1] was initially drafted on 11 November and first publicly read out in front of a large crowd on 14 November.[2][page needed] That same day, a fatwa (Islamic religious decree) to the same effect was declared by the Fetva Emini ("fatwa consultant", the Ottoman official in charge of dictating tafsir on behalf of the Shaykh al-Islām).[1]
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Farish A. Noor points to the 1915 Singapore Mutiny, arguing that the call did have a considerable impact on Muslims around the world.[3]