Presented here is the translation in English of the introduction, together with the contents listing and bibliography, of the fatwa, or Islamic decree, delivered by His Eminence Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a highly renowned Islamic scholar and recognised authority on Islam, on the vital matter of suicide bombings and terrorist attacks carried out in the name of Islam. It is regarded as a significant and historic step, the first time that such an explicit and unequivocal decree against the perpetrators of terror has been broadcast so widely.