Al Shaikh says perpetrators will ‘go to hell’

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al Shaikh branded suicide bombers as “criminals” who will go to “hell,” Al Hayat daily reported Thursday.

Suicide bombings are “great crimes” and bombers are “criminals who rush themselves to hell by their actions,” Al Shaikh said during a lecture in Riyadh a few days ago, according to Al Hayat.

Al Shaikh described suicide bombers as “robbed of their minds... who have been used (as tools) to destroy themselves and societies.”

In February 2010, Al Shaikh denounced terrorism as un-Islamic and condemned the killing of civilians, saying such attacks have nothing to do with the Muslim religion.

His latest remarks come after a preliminary inquiry into a December 5 suicide car bombing and assault on a Yemen defence ministry complex found that most assailants were Saudis. Fifty-six people were killed in the attack.

Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which was formed from a merger of the jihadist network’s Saudi and Yemeni branches, has claimed responsibility for the attack.

On Tuesday, a Saudi court jailed an Al Qaida-linked jihadist for 16 years for plotting to kill Shaikh and other clerics.

Al Qaida and other jihadists view the religious establishment of Saudi Arabia as an extension of the state and largely disregard its rulings.

Saudi jihadists have been accused of numerous suicide attacks in Iraq, and 15 of the 19 perpetrators of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States were Saudis.

Condemnation of terrorism.

ok

Some mutalas will still say Islam encourages suicide bombing.

Finally an influential person is saying something. More of this. The influential muslims seem to be quiet in large numbers. Only a few come out to condemn such a senseless act. This is why it goes on unchecked. Silence is consent and support.

Before nko

Saw this on FB yesterday.

takes a lot of courage to condemn the wrongdoings of these suicide bombers.

Islam is not terrorism and terrorism is not Islam

IF THE SULTAN AND OTHER EMINENT NORTHERN NIGERIANS CAN SPEAK AGAINST TERRORISM NIGERIA WILL BE A BETTER PLACE

De same Saudi arming terrorist in Syria with the US . Well sha de man try

CRIMINALS

MUST U TELL US WHAT THEY ARE B4 R DAY SAINTS.

The holy Quran and Hadith preach peace. suicide bombing has no basis in islam.

Some clowns in nairalandwill still got mouth to talk shit about al shaik nd i dnt knw wt i did 2 moderators if i comment u will delete my post

Notin person no go see 4 dis country u been tink say suicide-bombers na pastors?

This is a great way forward! A public campaign by top muslim clerics is the only way to stop terrorism!

That does not change what I think of 'all of una'

That means we shud be accord the dignity we deserve instead of being branded a terrorist.

And this is a news flash? Thank you for educating the sons,daughters,wives and husbands this menace has claimed already

Well said, even though we know some people willl still disagree if the Pope himself came out to say Islam is against terrorism.

May God cure such people of their Islamophobia though.

jackbaur: some people think with their anus instead of brain

he/she cant think beyond his/her brain capacity. To d topic SALAM2US all.

My religion does not harbour terrorist . The Islam that i know does not allow evil.
May Allah inrcease us in knowlegde. Amin

Okay. All speech and no action, after this speech we would still hear of sucide bombings so wats d use

CAN SOMEONE TELL ME..AFTER HOW MANY YEARS AND LOSS OF MANY LIVES. .IS THIS THE RIGHT TIME TO CONDEMN WHAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS condemnation in deed

presher: IF THE SULTAN AND OTHER EMINENT NORTHERN NIGERIANS CAN SPEAK AGAINST TERRORISM NIGERIA WILL BE A BETTER PLACE

The sultan has basically reserved all his time and energy on condemning terrorism , finding a solution to stop it and building peace in Nigeria please read widely.

presher: IF THE SULTAN AND OTHER EMINENT NORTHERN NIGERIANS CAN SPEAK AGAINST TERRORISM NIGERIA WILL BE A BETTER PLACE

The sultan , in the last 3 years, has basically reserved all his time and energy on condemning terrorism , finding a solution to stop it and building peace in Nigeria please read widely.