Saudi Arabia’s top cleric says extremism and the ideologies of groups like the Islamic State and al-Qaida are Islam’s top enemy and that Muslims have been their first victims.
Grand Mufti Sheik Abdul-Aziz Al-Sheik says extremism and terrorism do not belong to Islam and that the followers of these groups do not follow Islam.
His remarks Tuesday come a day after al-Sheik had issued less stinging words in which he described Islamic State fighters as criminals.
King Abdullah has been pressing clerics to publicly condemn terrorism.
The Islamic State group’s advances in Iraq and Syria have heightened security concerns in neighboring countries like Saudi Arabia and prompted a number of articles and discussions in local media about how to confront the spread of their extremist ideology.
(AP)
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Israel’s most active enemy is Hamas, and they are connected to Islamic State. All their other enemies are united against Islamic State. Israel should be willing to make any concession short of suicide to turn their remaining enemies into allies in the hope of ending the permanent state of war which is undermining the yishuv. This may be a unique chance.
Akup,you always talk as if you were some sort of authority – historical, ethical and otherwise, and like people are actually listening to you. Nobody is listening to you. Sorry.
Well apparently you do