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Saturday
8 May 2004 |
Haram
Imams Denounce Terrorist Attacks
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 imam at al-Masjid
al-Haraam in Makkah.
Delivering
his sermon to the thousands of faithful who thronged the mosque
for the Friday prayer, the imam reiterated that Islam prohibits
the killing of innocent people.
The
imam was referring to the killing of five Western engineers
and a National Guard officer in the latest terrorist attack
in the industrial city of Yanbu and the suicide bombing of
a security forces building in Riyadh, which killed six people,
including four security men and a young girl, and wounded
145 others.
The
imam accused the perpetrators of the attacks, suspected sympathizers
of the Al-Qaeda terror network, of being stooges of Muslims’
enemies. “In truth, who benefits from these
actions? The Muslims or their enemies?” asked
Khayyat.
“How
can a reasonable person become a willing tool in the hands
of his enemies and the enemies of his country and the (Islamic)
nation?” he asked, urging worshipers to denounce
violence and stand united against this “grave
danger.”
In
Madeenah,
his words were echoed by Sheikh Hussein Al-Asheikh, one of
the imams of al-Masjid
an-Nabawee, who also said the main purpose of the Sharee'ah
was to assure the happiness of the whole of mankind.
“Islamic
teachings aim to achieve lofty and noble goals...every activity
of a Muslim should conform to the objectives set by his religion.”
“The
criminal actions that took place in the Kingdom are despicable.
They violate the orders of God and the teachings of His Prophet...They
will only serve the interests of our enemies,”
he added.
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