 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdallah bin Abdulaziz on Saturday warned of the dangers of deviant thoughts on the Islamic nation and the image of Islam.
| "We're warning you! You'll grow hair on your palms!" |
In a speech delivered on his behalf before the Learned Elders of Islam Unity of Islamic Nation gathering, organized by the Muslim World League, King Abdallah stressed the importance of Islamic scholars in uniting Muslims, protecting the youth against deviant thoughts, and confronting campaigns targeting Islam and its image. He touched on the Saudi vision for confronting such challenges through following the true teachings of Islam, improving relationships with world communities, and achieving Islamic unity.
| "Da'wa, da'wa, and more da'wa, by gum," said the king. "A little more da'wa, and we'll have the world on a string!" |
Mufti of Saudi Arabia and Head of the Establishing Council of the Islamic World League Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Alsheikh said in a speech that the path to the nation's unity is through the true teachings of Islam. He stressed importance of the role of Islamic scholars and thinkers in uniting the Islamic nation and spreading the teachings of Islam, which are valid for every time and place and capable of handling any issue, even modern ones.
| Good. Let's see one of those Islamic scholars plot us a trajectory or two to Jupiter. |
| "Well, maybe not *all* the modern issues, but us Elders don't really look at that as a problem," he added. "More like a challenge. We'll just have the Lions™ drag the world back to the Seventh century, or maybe the Sixth. We'll do it properly the next time, never fear." |
The gathering is held with the participation of over 300 Learned Elders Islamic scholars and thinkers to reinforce solidarity among Muslims and unite the stands of their leaders and scholars. |
