How should the world respond to the threat of the islamic state?

Negotiation is the main output. They should join the countries that have been victims of this group and seek solutions through peaceful means. The above is achieved with sufficient commitment. It is a titanic task but not impossible. The largest number of nations in the world must be allied to coordinate actions of a military nature. One can also think of a diplomatic solution to the eventual failure due to possible military action.

islamic religious leaders have traditionally been people who, as part of the clerisy, mosque, or government, performed a prominent role within their community or nation. however, in the modern contexts of muslims minorities in non-muslim countries as well as secularised muslim states like turkey, indonesia and bangladesh, religious leadership may take a variety of non-formal shapes.

compared to religious leaders/clerics of the other abrahamic faiths, islamic clergy are said to resemble rabbis and not priests. unlike catholic priests they do not "serve as intermediaries between mankind and god",[1] have "process of ordination",[2] or "sacramental functions",[1] but instead serve as "exemplars, teachers, judges, and community leaders," providing religious rules to the pious on "even the most minor and private" matters.[1]