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| Grand mufti urges Muslims to confront IS |
| 2014-09-09 |
| [ARABNEWS] Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has urged Moslems to confront the "oppressive" Islamic State jihadists if they fight Moslems after seizing swaths of Iraq and Syria. "This group is aggressive and oppressive. It sheds blood," Aleqtesadiah daily quoted Al-Asheikh as saying. "If they fight Moslems, then Moslems must fight them to rid people and religion of their evil and harm," he said in a response to a request from an Iraqi for a fatwa or edict on fighting IS. "They have been killing ever since they began their fight. Their killing is filled with mutilations and hideousness that distort (the image of) Moslems," Al-Asheikh said. His remarks come as the United States seeks to build a broad-based international coalition to fight the Islamic State, which has carved out a stronghold in large areas of Syria and Iraq. The United States last month launched Last month, the Kingdom's highest religious authority branded Al-Qaeda and IS jihadists Islam's "No. 1 enemy", and warned Moslem youth to steer clear of "calls for jihad" issued on "perverted" grounds. IS jihadists, already well established in Syria, launched an offensive in Iraq on June 9 and rapidly seized control of vast swaths of territory there. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 they don't appear to be listening. Did he say it in Arabic? |
| Posted by: anon1 2014-09-09 10:13 |
| #1 he never says anything wrong about fighting non muslims does he? |
| Posted by: Paul D 2014-09-09 05:37 |