Posted on 09/25/2002 7:14:29 AM PDT by SJackson
"O God, save Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem from the Zionists"
Yemeni Sermon 20 September 2002
20 September 2002FBIS (US Government service) Report]
Sanaa Republic of Yemen Television in Arabic, official televisionstation of the Republic of Yemen, on 20 September 2002 at 0903 GMT carries a22-minute live sermon from the Grand Mosque in Sanaa. Shaykh Akram Abd-al-Razzaq al-Ruqayhi delivers the sermon....
Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, strengthen Islam andMuslims, disappoint infidels and unbelievers. O God, strengthen yourfollowers and Your religion."
He goes on: "O God, give us victory overthe infidels and suppress the Zionists, their supporters, the Christians,and their supporters. O God, show them a bad day. O God, helpPalestine and its people score victory. O God, save Al-Aqsa Mosque andJerusalem from the Zionists."
Iraqi Sermon 20 September 2002[FBIS (US Government service) Report]
Baghdad Republic of Iraq Television in Arabic, official televisionstation of the Iraqi Government, on 20 September 2002 at 0925 GMT carries a56-minutre live sermon from Saddam Mosque in the city of Al-Hillah, BabilGovernorate. Shaykh Bakr Abd-al-Razzaq al-Samarra'i delivers the sermon...
The imam says: "O brothers. This is our faith. We, thefaithful, address our brothers in the Islamic and Arab countries. We sayto them that the Iraqi people have one position and stand behind theirfaithful, steadfast, and mujahid leadership, which raises the banner of Godis Great."
He then warns the enemies and hails the stone children on the land of Palestine, calling on Arabs to close their ranks and to defendIslam's dignity.
Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, support Islam andMuslims, elevate justice and the religion, and help us score victory overthe infidels, aggressors, and criminals."
He goes on: "O God, destroythe Americans, the British, the Jews, and the Crusaders. O God, dispersethem, punish them, and make them prey for Muslims."
"O God, destroy the usurper Jews" Jordanian Sermon 20 September 2002 > [FBIS (US Government service) Report]
[IMRA: Typically reports from Jordan do not indicate that such sharplanguage has been permitted for broadcast.]
Amman Jordan Television Channel 1 in Arabic, official televisionstation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 20 September 2002 at 0942 GMTcarries a 21-minute live sermon from martyr King Abdallah mosque in Amman. Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghul delivers the sermon. ...
Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, destroy Your enemies, the enemies of the religion, for they are within your power. O God, destroythe usurper Jews. O God, shake the ground under them and destroy them bytheir own practices. O God, show them a black day. O God, support themujahidin wherever your name is mentioned."
"O God, destroy the tyrant Jews. O God, oppress the Jews" Saudi Sermon 20 September 2002 >
[FBIS (US Government service) Report]
Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia TV1 in Arabic, official televisionstation of the Saudi Government, 20 September 2002 at 0927 GMT carries a19-minute live sermon from the holy mosque in Mecca. Shaykh Usamah Abdallah al-Khayyat delivers the sermon...
Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, strengthen Islam and theMuslims, protect the religion, and destroy Islam's enemies, tyrants, andinfidels. O God, close the ranks of Muslims and give wisdom to theirleaders. O God, give us safety in our homelands and wisdom to our imams and leaders and help our leaders succeed in serving their peoples. O God,support your religion, your book [Koran], and Prophet Muhammad's traditions.O God, support the mujahidin in Palestine, Kashmir, and Chechnya. O God,destroy the tyrant Jews. O God, oppress the Jews. O God, destroy them,for they are within your power. O God, deal with them and protect us fromtheir evils."
"O God, destroy the criminal and terrorist Zionists." Syrian Sermon 20 September 2002 >
[FBIS (US Government service) Report]
Damascus Syrian Arab Republic Radio in Arabic, official station of the Syrian Government, on 20 September 2002 at 0948 GMT carries a 24-minute live sermon from Al-Mawlawi Mosque in Damascus. Shaykh Salim Shab'aniyah delivers the sermon.
He praises God, the messenger, and his companions, urging people to obey God and giving examples of how the messenger stood fast and struggled to spread his message. The imam calls on the Arabs and Muslims "to launch jihad as a religious duty to save Jerusalem and the sanctities from the Zionist invaders and to put an end to the occupation, which flagrantly violates Islam and Muslims' rights."
As President Bashar Al-Asad has always said, the imam says, the responsibility for the liberation of the holy land lies with the Arabs and Muslims all over the world. He then condemns the "Zionist criminals," who kill Palestinians and destroy property, urging the Arabs not to make any further concession to the "Zionist entity."
Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, strengthen Islam and Muslims and elevate justice and the religion. O God, support those supporting the religion and disappoint those disappointing Muslims. O God, destroy the enemies of the Arabs and Muslims."
He goes on: "O God, support Al-Aqsa intfadah against the criminal Zionists and save our kinfolk in Palestine. O God, destroy the criminal and terrorist Zionists."
They do seem stuck a millenia or two ago. Then again, there's the crusader
We need more of them here or we'll all turn into fanatical right wingers.
The situations are not parallel, however.
The American Indians weren't after destroying our way of life, we were destroying theirs. That being said, it should be all the more apparent that we will not have anyone ending our way of life - without a fight.
You got that right! I just wish we'd make it happen before any more of us die at their hand.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.