The imams of the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madeenah yesterday denounced recent terrorist attacks in the Kingdom and said the terrorists were playing in the hands of Islam’s enemies. “Our hearts tremble… from these criminal acts in Riyadh, from what followed in Yanbu… because they claimed sacred lives,” said Dr. Osama Khayyat, an […]
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Grand Mufti: ‘Crush terror mercilessly’
Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti yesterday reiterated Islam’s total opposition to terror and called upon the world’s decision-makers and politicians to do justice to the Islamic nation. Delivering his annual sermon to nearly two million pilgrims who had assembled on the plain of Arafat, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh emphasized that terror and violence must be “mercilessly” […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sudais calls for measures to counter anti-Islam campaign
Source: Saudi Gazette Millions of Muslim faithful braved sizzling sun and sultry weather on Friday to offer noon prayers in the Two Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah as authorities took all steps to provide ease and comfort to them in what could be the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan this year. […]
Extremist ideologies must be countered, says Muslim World League chief
Terrorists, extremists and those with political agendas should not be allowed to exploit religion and to distort religious texts to serve their own narrow self-interests.
Al-Sudais: Hajj not a platform for politics, sectarianism
Hajj is not a platform for politics or sectarianism, but for unity among Muslims, the head of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, told a Hajj symposium in Makkah.
Saudi Grand Mufti: Doha blocking pilgrim flights ‘wrong and dangerous’
Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh strongly criticized Doha for its handling of air transport for Qatari pilgrims to perform Hajj.
Extremists distort Qur’anic texts for Satanic reasons
THE Ideological Warfare Center (IWC or Fikr in Arabic), under the supervision of the Ministry of Defense, has dealt a heavy blow to extremists and terrorists when it exposed how they spread messages of hate in order to undermine national security, destabilize a country and provoke violence.
Kingdom has always exerted efforts toward peace, security: Saudi diplomat
Source: Arab News The Saudi charge d’affairs in Germany, Adnan bin Mahmoud Bostaji, said the Kingdom has always exerted efforts to achieve peace and security in the world. Speaking to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) in Hamburg, Germany, the diplomat said this comes within the framework of the Kingdom’s desire to fight terrorism in all […]