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in their respective societies. That is why it is so keen to attractpersons such as kings, presidents, ministers and seniorgovernment officials.10. It has many branches that take different names in order todeceive and direct the people's attention away from it. Thisway, it can carry out its activities under different names if it ismet with resistance to the name of Freemasonry in certainenvironment. The branches which work under different namesare most prominently known as Lions, Rotary and other outfitswhich harbour the sinister aims and activities that are totallyagainst the foundations of Islam.It has become very clear to the Islamic Fiqh Council thatthere is a strong relationship between Freemasonry andInternational Zionist Movement. That is why it was able tocontrol the activities of many officials in the Arab and non-Arabcountries, especially with regard to the issue of Palestine,obstructing their crucial roles for this great cause in the favour ofJews and International Zionist Movement.For this and other detailed information about the sinister aimsand activities of Freemasonry, the Islamic Fiqh Council decidesthat Freemasonry is one of the most dangerous organizationswhich aim at the destruction of Islam and Muslims, and thatwhoever associates with it, knowing its reality and objectives isan unbeliever.However, Dr. Mustafa Al-Zarqa, member of the Council is ofthe opinion that we add the sentence (believing in itspermissibility) between the phrase (knowing its reality andobjectives) and (is an unbeliever) so that the wording isharmonious with the Shari'ah ruling to differentiate between onewho commits a major sin believing that his act is permissible and29