Mount Arafat: Muslim leaders must strike the enemies of Islam with “an iron hand”, Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti said in the sermon during the Haj pilgrimage on Friday, in an apparent condemnation of the ISIS group.
"Which enemies of Islam?"
"HIS enemies of Islam!" |
Speaking to Muslims from around the world in the address, the Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al Sheikh called on fellow Islamic leaders to "hit with an iron hand the enemies of Islam."
"Your religion is threatened. Your security is threatened," he said, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA). "These criminals carry out rapes, bloodshed and looting," he said, adding that "these vile crimes can be considered terrorism" and their perpetrators have nothing to do with Islam. "They are tyrants," he said, warning of "their deviant ideology."
| You say the ISIS has nothing to do with Islam, but ISIS says they do, and a lot of young hard boyz agree with them. Seems like it's your job to fix this, not ours... |
The grand mufti spoke from Nimrah Mosque at Mount Arafat in western Saudi Arabia. "Oh Muslim peoples, your countries have been entrusted to you, so safeguard your security and stability, your gains, your resources and public projects," he said.
"And know that you are targeted by your enemies who want to tear your ranks, turn your hearts against each other and spread chaos and confusion and beware of their conspiracies," he said from the spot where Prophet Muhammad made his final sermon 14 centuries ago.
| How many are going to assume this means the usual Juices, Americans, Crusaders, Hindus, or whatever the local majority considers unacceptably heterodox varieties of Islam, and act accordingly? |
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