Islam = Peace ? NOT!
Monday, July 14, 2003 @ 18:37:08
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"O God, help our mujahidin brothers score victory.
O God, destroy the enemies of Islam, Zionists and Americans."
FBIS (US government service) Report - Friday sermon broadcast by the official television station of the Republic of Yemen on 11 July 2003: [With thanks to MidEastWeb.org]
YEMEN:
Sanaa Republic of Yemen Television in Arabic, official television station of the Republic of Yemen, at 0915 GMT carries a 32-minute live sermon from the Grand Mosque in Sanaa.
Shaykh Akram Abd-al-Razzaq al-Ruqayhi delivers the sermon. He praises God, the messenger, and his companions and calls on Muslims to carry out their religious duties as a way to salvation. He also warns that those who have abandoned their religious duties, particularly prayer, will face severe punishment in the Hereafter and urges Muslims to seek God's forgiveness before it is too late. The imam devotes his sermon to the need for Muslims to carry out their religious duties.
Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, help our mujahidin brothers score victory. O God, destroy the enemies of Islam, Zionists and Americans. O God, shake the ground under them, instill panic into their hearts, and freeze the blood in their veins. O God, destroy them, for they are within your power. O God, close the ranks of Muslims and the faithful."
FBIS (US government service) Report - Friday sermons broadcast by the Saudi Government media on 11 July 2003: [With thanks to www.mideastweb.org/mewnews1.htm ]
SAUDI ARABIA:
Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia TV1 in Arabic, official television station of the Saudi Government, at 0935 GMT carries a 30-minute live sermon from the holy mosque in Mecca.
Shaykh Abd-al-Rahman Bin-Abd-al-Aziz al-Sudays delivers the sermon. He praises God, the messenger, and his companions and calls on Muslims to obey God as a way to paradise. The imam urges Muslims who have become bored with everyday life and who plan to take summer vacations, to follow God's orders, abide by good conduct, and not waste time. The imam urges society to care for youngsters during summer vacations, "especially since recent incidents have misled some of them and made them adopt crooked views, which are likely to ruin their minds and harm their country's security." This, he also says, should prompt society to fill the youths' spare time with useful programs and stresses the need for parents "to watch their sons' movements and behavior, to explore any misconduct on their part, and to try to open a constructive dialogue with them."
As a result of too much leisure time and the absence of familial control, the imam says, "serious intellectual distortions have affected youths, forcing them to resort to alcohol, to drown in the quagmire of drugs, and to commit crime." Assailing extremism and terrorism, the imam says: "Other groups suffer from intellectual deviation, which leads them to extremism, violence, and terrorism. Therefore, they are viewed as a fatal disease in the body of the nation. Crime reached its climax after they used the Koran as a booby trap and exploited mosques for their own purposes. Even worse is the wave of terrorism and infidelity in the country of the two holy mosques, may God protect it and preserve its security. If a person becomes corrupt and plans to commit aggression against his society's security and stability, then he should be punished under Islamic law in order to protect the society and its individuals from crime."
The imam then expresses sorrow for the "innocent youths, who have been victimized" by violence and urges society to fortify itself by working out an intellectual security system and to persuade youths that "Islam forbids killing non-Muslims, terrorizing innocent people, or plundering their property." The imam also calls on the ulema, mass media organ, and writers to enlighten youths and guide them to the right path in order "to foil the designs of the enemies, who use certain incidents to achieve their suspect goals." By this, he says, we do not mean that we should not have confidence in youths, because the majority of them are moderate and lead a good life.
Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, strengthen Islam and Muslims, humiliate infidelity and infidels, destroy the enemies of our nation and religion, and grant safety and prosperity to the country and the other Islamic countries." He goes on: "O God, support our mujahidin brothers everywhere. O God, help them score victory over the unjust Jews and aggressive Zionists in Palestine. O God, destroy the Jews and their supporters. O God, destroy them, for they are within your power. O God, disperse them and make them prey for Muslims."
Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabic TV2 in Arabic, official television station of the Saudi Government, at 0935 GMT carries a 24-minute live sermon from the holy mosque in Medina.
Shaykh Salah al-Budayr delivers the sermon. He begins by praising God, the messenger, and his companions and says that man needs a wife to live a quiet life based on mutual respect and love, warning husbands against mistreating their wives in violation of Islamic law. The imam devotes his entire sermon to the importance of marriage and marital life.
Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, strengthen Islam and Muslims, humiliate infidelity and infidels, and destroy the aggressive unbelievers. O God, grant us safety in our homelands and give wisdom to our imams and leaders." He goes on: "O God, support our brothers in Palestine against the usurper Jews. O God, deal with the tyrant, unjust, corrupt, and aggressive Jews. O God, shake the ground under them, instill panic into their hearts, and make them prey for Muslim."
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