 Millions of citizens and residents offered Eid Al-Adha prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophetâs Mosque in Madinah yesterday. Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, the imam of the Grand Mosque, in his sermon called on Muslims to respond to the hate campaign against Islam. âIslam is the religion of moderates and yet a vicious campaign has been unleashed to tarnish its image. For the misdeeds of a few, the entire community is being held to ransom,â he said. âWe all must realize that they are always on the lookout for the mistakes of a few Muslims so that Islam gets a bad name and people all over start hating it.â
Calling for more moderation among Muslims, he said deviation of thoughts and concepts had assumed âdangerousâ levels. âWe now see fights and challenges taking place in the form of intellectual invasion globally for more freedom,â he said.
| ... and one thing Moose limbs don't need is more freedom... |
âFight terrorism and extremism,â he told Muslims and urged them to spread the message that Islam does not preach terrorism, and moderates should not be held responsible for the crimes and killings being committed by a few in the Muslim world. He appealed to the few disgruntled elements that have strayed from the path of peace to return to their senses. âLetâs start with ourselves. However, reforms should not be imposed on us. They should come from within us and in keeping with the tenets of Islam,â the imam said.
"And how long's that gonna take?"
"'Bout another 1400 years." |
Referring to the Al-Aqsa Mosque issue, which remains unsolved, he called a halt to the ongoing killings and destruction of homes and property by Israelis. âThey are trying to destroy the mosque,â he said. He reminded the Ummah not to forget the people of Iraq who are in a hopeless situation struggling for peace and prosperity.
| Had a pretty hard time homogenizing that tirade, I'd guess. It'll be interesting to see the MEMRI version. I think they still haven't quite caught on that people are watching... |
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