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Islam 'does not mean killing', says cleric
Staff and agencies
Thursday January 20, 2005
A leading Saudi cleric issued a plea today for Muslims not to heed calls to wage terror attacks in the name of Islam.
Sheikh Abdulrahman al-Sudeis, the state-appointed preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, told pilgrims in a sermon marking the feast of Eid al-Adha that scholars must preach moderation to confront militants, who were using "misguided and void" interpretations to justify violence.
His sermon, dedicated to the 2.5 million Muslims performing the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, echoed comments made yesterday by Sheikh Abdul-Aziz al Sheik. The kingdom's grand mufti said the greatest test to the nation of Islam came from its sons who were "lured by the devil" to carry out acts of violence.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/saudi/story/0,11599,1394920,00.html
Staff and agencies
Thursday January 20, 2005
A leading Saudi cleric issued a plea today for Muslims not to heed calls to wage terror attacks in the name of Islam.
Sheikh Abdulrahman al-Sudeis, the state-appointed preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, told pilgrims in a sermon marking the feast of Eid al-Adha that scholars must preach moderation to confront militants, who were using "misguided and void" interpretations to justify violence.
His sermon, dedicated to the 2.5 million Muslims performing the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, echoed comments made yesterday by Sheikh Abdul-Aziz al Sheik. The kingdom's grand mufti said the greatest test to the nation of Islam came from its sons who were "lured by the devil" to carry out acts of violence.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/saudi/story/0,11599,1394920,00.html