Posted on 06/03/2002 7:37:41 AM PDT by SJackson
Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia TV1 in Arabic, official television station of the Saudi Government, 31 May 2002 at 0926 GMT carries a live sermon from the holy mosque in Mecca:
Shaykh Abd-al-Rahman al-Sudays, preacher and imam of the mosque, delivers the sermon, which he devotes to the "sublimity" of the Islamic religion, emphasizing the worship of God and following of the sunna [prophet's traditions]. He says that when sedition befalls a nation and right is confused with falsehood, the worship of God becomes the only guide to the right path. The nation, he adds, is in dire need today of this worship so it can achieve victory.
"We mustn't forget," the imam says, "that we are a nation of a pure faith and creed and a sublime world message and reminding people of it is the topic of this and every hour until the Day of Judgment." This faith and the sunna is the best educator for the nation and the coming generations, but the important thing is to translate the faith into precise application of all that the prophet brought, he adds.
The imam says: "The nation has never been in such a dire need to follow the example of the prophet in this age of tribulations, sedition, open challenges, and mean plotting by the enemies of Islam. I mean especially those whom God cursed, got angry with, and turned into monkeys, pigs, and tyrant worshippers among the Jewish aggressors and criminal Zionists. Their course is supported by the advocates of credit and worshippers of the Cross, as well as by those who are infatuated with them and influenced by their rotten ideas and poisonous culture among the advocates of secularism and westernization."
The imam urges Muslims to read and seek guidance from the sunna. He says Muslims need to strictly observe these traditions, change their stands on their basis, and thus strengthen their faith. He urges Muslims to show their love for the prophet by applying his traditions.
Having cited anecdotes illustrating the prophet's "noble deeds and manners," the imam says: "Let the whole of mankind know these bright pages on the mercy of Islam and the prophet of Islam and peace, may the peace and blessings of God be upon him. Let those who stand behind the biased campaigns against Islam, the prophet of Islam, and the people of Islam, know the noble deeds, virtues, and merits of Islam and the wide gap between its sublimity and their fake globalization that wastes human values and ideals."
The imam then says: "If in these critical circumstances the nation is speaking about the noble deeds of the prophet, may the peace and blessings of God be upon him, how can it cherish such good talk when Muslim holy places are violated by aggressor Jews, the enemies of Islam? Here they are escalating their aggression and terrorism and fanning the fire of sedition in an arrogant and reckless manner within the sight and hearing of the world. They are challenging Muslim feelings in the third holiest mosque, may God make us witness its liberation from the usurper Jews and keep it lofty until the Day of Judgment."
The imam continues: "How also can it cherish such good talk when the enemies of Muslims among the atheists insist on their arrogance and aggression against our people and sanctities in struggler Chechnya? And, how can it cherish such good talk when the idol-worshipping Hindus indulge in their open hatred against our brothers and sanctities in Muslim Kashmir, threatening an imminent danger and a fierce war in the whole Indian sub-continent? This calls for self-restraint and listening to the language of dialogue and the voice of reason and logic and restoring rights to their owners."
The imam reiterates: "The nation is in dire need in these decisive moments of its history to truly adhere to its religion and the traditions of its prophet, may the peace and blessings of God be upon him, in love, accord, solidarity, tolerance, and ease. It is in this way that unity would be achieved under the Koran and sunna by understanding our predecessors, God have mercy on them."
The imam continues with the same theme in the second part of the sermon. He says that the nation is in dire need today to unite on the path of the Koran and the sunna so that there would be a concerted effort to achieve the great objective of peace. Every Muslim everywhere has a duty to follow this course so that Islam would lead again, He adds.
The imam concludes with a prayer to God to support Islam and Muslims, humble infidelity and infidels, destroy the enemies of religion, and make this and other Muslim countries peaceful and stable. He goes on: "O God, support our brother Mujahidin for your sake and the oppressed everywhere. O God, support them in Palestine, Kashmir, and Chechnya. O God, we ask you to support our Palestinian brothers in Palestine against the aggressor Jews and usurper Zionists. O God, the Jews have tyrannized, terrorized, and indulged in tyranny and corruption. O God, deal with them for they are within your power."
Hey, you idiot Saudis: There is NO SUCH THING ANYMORE as "for domestic consumption only."
The nearest thing to Saudi "domestic consumption":
As even the Guardianistas are learning.
(And Gerry Adams whose anti-American gibberish published in the Gaelic language was translated by Conor Cruise O'Brien who gave it to the Bush White House, a place Adams will not be visiting.)
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