The top Islamic authority in Egypt has launched an online campaign saying that ISIL Takfiri militants in Syria and Iraq should not be called an "Islamic State."

According to reports, the Dar al-Ifta began the campaign on Sunday.

Earlier this month, Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam had condemned the militants for atrocities they have been perpetrating in the countries and their violation of principles and teachings preached by Islam.

Allam said the terrorists are members of a corrupt and extremist organization, describing the group as a danger to Islam as a whole.

The mufti further noted that fighting terrorism requires international and regional cooperation at all levels.

The notorious group ISIL, which controls parts of Syria, sent its militants into neighboring Iraq in June and quickly seized swathes of territory straddling the border between the two countries.

Several gruesome video footages have been released, purportedly showing members of the ISIL Takfiri terror group brutally killing Shia Muslims and other communities in drive-by shootings in Iraq.

Senior Iraqi officials have blamed Saudi Arabia, Qatar and some Persian Gulf Arab states for the growing terrorism in their country.

The terrorist group reportedly has links with Saudi intelligence and is believed to be indirectly supported by the Israeli regime.