[Pak Daily Times] Grand Mufti of Soddy Arabia...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah – in his Hajj sermon in Masjid-e-Nimra at Mount Arafat on Friday – has said that murder is a great sin and ‘haram’ in Islam.
He urged Moslems to shun evil, practice unity and follow teachings of Islam, as it’s a complete code of life, it’s a perfect and definite religion of Allah, it teaches brotherhood among Moslems and provides spiritual, moral and social training.
Addressing millions of Hajj pilgrims, he urged Moslems to keep away from crimes, such as murder and other evil deeds. “The murder is great fitna (mischief) in Islam. Our religion teaches obedience of Allah and His Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him),” he said.
“Islam prohibits obscenity as haram and sin… Oh Moslems! Be God-fearing, keep a control on yourselves,” he said. “Oh believers! Murder of a single person is the murder of entire humanity, and the one who committed this act unduly shall burn in the hell forever.”
He urged the Moslem rulers to discharge their duties honestly and said that they should not forget that they are answerable before Allah. The grand mufti asked the believers not to follow their wild wishes and worship Allah and remain thankful to Him for the blessings. He said that Islam preaches brotherhood and unity and one should never surrender that.
“Tyranny throws one in darkness whereas takwah (fear of Allah) leads one towards success,” he said. He said that the un-Islamic forces were hatching conspiracies against Islam and Moslem countries. “Blood is being shed… Khawarij (those who seceded from the mainstream Islam) are still among the ranks of Moslems,” he said.
The grand mufti said that jihad was also an obligation of Islam which should be carried out as per true and definite teachings of Islam. Praying to Allah for betterment and success of the Moslems, the top Islamic scholar urged Moslems to observe patience in their lives in testing times, protect each other’s lives and properties and work together for the success and prosperity of societies.
He said deviation from Islamic teachings was also one of the reasons for the problems faced by Moslems and the media of Moslem countries should play its role for raising the flag of Islam in the world. He said that Islam was easiest of religions, religion of humanity, based on truth and justice. “It contains principles for entire life,” he said.
He said the Holy Koran has declared Moslems the best of all nations because it preaches nobility and stops from wrongdoings. Sheikh Abdul Aziz appealed to the religious scholars to promote the true teachings of Islam and invite the people towards the path shown by the Holy Koran and Sunnah. He urged Moslems to spread love and humanity.