His Eminence the Grand Mufti of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Dr. Ahmad al-Hasanat, delivered a lecture on Monday at the Royal Jordanian National Defense College, titled "The Role of Fatwa in Confronting the Phenomenon of Extremism and Terrorism and the Impact on National Security." The lecture was attended by students in the 21st Defense Course, and was attended by the College's Chairman and members of directing staff

He stated that extremism can be either fanaticism or dissent, and in both cases, it deviates from the moderate, middle path. In both cases, each attributes truth to itself, and both are misguided and misleading.

He explained that extremism takes two forms: the first is that it shuns religion and seeks to exclude it from people's hearts and minds, preventing it from influencing their lives and societies.

The second is extremism in its understanding of religion, which is rigid and intransigent in its interpretation of its concepts and rulings. Islam has prohibited both types of extremism and has emphasized its prohibition against them, considering extremists to be outside the path of Muslims because they have abandoned the traditions of Islam and have been strict in their adherence to its obligations.

At the end of the lecture, an extended discussion took place, during which al-Hasanat responded. To the questions and inquiries of the audience.