Source: Arab News Saudi Arabia’s highest religious authority urged Muslims yesterday to shun extremism and avoid waging unjustified jihaad as the Kingdom cracks down on militants. In a lengthy statement, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh told Saudis to listen to their religious authorities and ignore fanatical interpretations of Islaam. “One of the fallouts from […]
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Council of Senior Scholars back Government crackdown on terrorists
Source: Arab News The Kingdom’s highest Islamic authority yesterday denounced terror attacks in the Kingdom, describing them as “serious criminal acts,” and pledged its full support for the government. “Acts of sabotage such as bombings, murder and destruction of property are serious criminal acts and an aggression against innocent people… which warrant severe and deterrent […]
Imaams of Makkah and Madeenah condemn “heinous crime”
Source: Arab News At Friday sermons in the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah the imams of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque slammed the “heinous crime” committed by a group of terrorists in Makkah last week, which resulted in the killing of two police officers and five members of the group and the […]
Waging war against Muslims in Palestine is terrorism and oppression
Earlier today, Fatwa-Online was informed that: Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh, the mufti (one qualified to pass fatwa) of Saudi Arabia and the head of the Council of Senior Scholars and The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Fataawa mentioned in the khutbah of ‘Arafah that what is going on in Palestine is (Israeli) terrorism. Summarily […]
al-Luhaydaan: Deadly attacks in USA are a “terrible crime”
Earlier today, Fatwa-Online was informed that: The deadly attacks in the United States are a “terrible crime” which Islaam does not accept and no one should applaud them, the head of Saudi Arabia’s Islaamic judiciary said in comments published Friday. “Killing a person who has not committed a crime is one of the major sins […]
Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh says suicide bombings are un-Islaamic
Fatwa-Online has been informed that: Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh, the grand mufti of Saudi Arabia, has asked the people to desist from denouncing any Muslim a disbeliever. The matter should be left to competent religious scholars, the mufti said. Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez also said suicide bombings have no basis in the Sharee’ah as it […]