Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti yesterday called upon Al-Qaeda militants in the country to repent and surrender to the authorities. He also praised Saudi security forces for launching pre-emptive strikes to foil terrorist attacks. In a statement following Tuesday’s anti-terror operation in Dammam, which led to the killing of five most-wanted terrorists, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh […]
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Grand Mufti urges moderation and right thinking
The Kingdom’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al-Asheikh, who also chairs the Senior Commission of ulema (religious scholars) and heads the administration for religious research, today praised the success of the security forces in foiling subversive actions by the deviant group. The measures taken, he said, reflect long-standing concepts of stability in the […]
Grand Mufti and others denounce London bombings
The Kingdom’s grand mufti yesterday strongly denounced the deadly blasts that rocked London, saying Islam strictly prohibits the killing of innocent people. He also censured the terrorists for tarnishing the image of Islam by attaching their heinous crimes to the religion. The explosions that ripped through central London’s transport system on Thursday, “targeting peaceful people, […]
Grand Mufti denounces the killing of Egypt’s envoy to Iraq
Shaikh Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah Al-AsShaikh, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Chairman of the Committee of Senior Ulema [religious scholars] and Chairman of the Department of Scientific Research and Ifta [guidance], today issued the following statement in response to the killing of the Egyptian envoy to Iraq: Praise be to Allaah, and prayer and peace […]
‘Eed Milaad an-Nabee – Celebration of the Prophet’s ﷺ Birthday
al-Hamdu-Lillaahi Rabbil-‘Aalameen was-Salaatu was-Salaamu ‘alaa Ashrafil-Anbiyaa.e wal-Mursaleen, wa ba’d: Once again, the time has come for the ritual celebration of the Prophet’s ﷺ birthday, more commonly known as ‘Eed Milaad an-Nabee (12 Rabee’ al-Awwal [Thursday 21 April 2005]). We have therefore gone as far as publishing 9 fataawa outlining the prohibition of ‘Eed Milaad an-Nabee; […]
Women welcome Grand Mufti’s ruling on forced marriages
Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, who heads the Council of Senior Islamic Scholars, has come out strongly against the practice of forcing women to marry against their will while calling for the imprisonment of violators, the Saudi Press Agency reported yesterday. The grand mufti’s call evoked positive reaction among women in the […]
250 talked out of Terrorism
Saleh Al-Asheikh speaks to the media at the Counterterrorism International Conference in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has been successful in changing the idological thinking of more than 250 Al-Qaeda sympathizers, the Kingdom’s Islamic Affairs Minister Saleh Al-Asheikh said yesterday. “We have reached out to them and have succeeded in convincing more than 250 to change their […]
Saudis stand united against Terrorism
A nationwide anti-terror campaign was launched on Saturday as officials, intellectuals, students and the general public vowed to stand by the government in its efforts to stamp out terrorism. The campaign, coinciding with the Counterterrorism International Conference in Riyadh, aims at increasing public awareness of terrorism and deviancy. All governorates, ministries and government departments are […]
Makkah Imam urges Muslims to shun Terror
As millions of faithful marked ‘Eed al-adh.haa yesterday, Muslims were warned against heeding militant calls to wage terrorist attacks in the name of Islam. The warning came, amid a surge in militant attacks in Muslim countries and beyond, from Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, while addressing Haj pilgrims in a […]
‘Eed al-Adh.haa 1423 – High Judiciary Council of Saudi Arabia
CORRECTION: ‘Eed al-adh.haa on Thursday 20 January 2005 The Standing on Arafat which marks the climax of Hajj will this year fall on Wednesday, January 19 (9 Dhul-Hijjah), and not on Thursday, January 20 as announced earlier (below). Accordingly, Eid al-adh.haa (the feast of sacrifice) will be celebrated on Thursday, January 20. A statement by […]