Posted on 08/20/2014 12:54:56 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Al al-Sheikh, the highest religious authority in the country, said Tuesday that the militant groups Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda were "enemy number one of Islam" and not in any way part of the faith.
Although the mufti and other senior Saudi preachers have condemned ISIS, Al-Qaeda and other groups before, the timing of Sheikh's statement is significant given the gains by militants in Iraq.
"Extremist and militant ideas and terrorism which spread decay on Earth, destroying human civilization, are not in any way part of Islam, but are enemy number one of Islam, and Muslims are their first victims," he said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.
He later compared them to the Kharijite movement in early Islam, which assassinated the Prophet Mohammad's son-in-law Ali for making compromises to a rival Muslim faction, and has been seen as heretical by most subsequent Muslim sects.
Saudi Arabia follows the ultra-conservative Wahhabi school of Sunni Islam but sees Islamist militants, who staged attacks in the kingdom last decade, as posing a threat to its own stability.
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Where is the stinking FATWA virgin boy?
In true Saudi fashion, they don’t condemn the actions of ISIS until it is apparent that they may be getting strong enough to pose a threat to the Saudis. Next they’ll ask for our help.Their big stupid rock should already be fused to the surrounding landscape.
The Grand Poobah has spoken, that ought do it.
Popeye has been found in Mecca.
“I’m keeping an eye on you guys..”
Useless words & meaning!
I was checking some Pakistani forums, they are also scared of ISIS. They think they have Iran and Afghanistan as a buffer.
You know what, this is exactly what I expected to see.
Any person comfortable enough to be the leader of that religion would have to look just like that.
Butchering women
Beheading people
What exactly is ISIS doing that the rest of Islam isn’t?
They’re living by the word of the Koran. Does this leader swear off the Koran?
Dear leader, ISIS is YOU, and you are ISIS. You live by the same exact code, found in the Koran.
Live by the Koran, die by the Koran.
The civilized world is embarrassed to have you a part of the human race. Oh never-mind, you aren’t.
Daniel Pearl
Why when I see pictures of Muslim high holy men are one or both of their eyes screwed up? It seem it happens a lot, ala Mullah Omar. Is it just the state of the art 7th century medical technology that they have in Arab countries? Sorry, ladies and gents, I just find it weird.
Rant off
CC
As the Saudis shovel tons of money into ISIS hands under the table...
Does HE have his eye out for Mullah Omar??
I just think it’s kewl that he was able to weave his
beard into a Tee shirt...
Sunni vs Shia. Pretty much expected and the Saudi’s are terrified.
>Next they’ll ask for our help.<
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And we will respond with: “How much, how long and how often?”
And the American taxpayer will pay the bill.
All because they are our “friends”.
Okay, fine ... now what? Nothing, as usual? Just a denouncing?
Ha. Someone’s worried about those documents that got jacked in France.
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