Posted by
InchDeep on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:16:53 PM
A moderate Muslim? Not really. Note he does renounce Jihad. He only prescribes different means for achieving it. He says.
"We can wage jihad through our tongues by promoting virtues and preventing vice. We can also wage jihad by using our heart and wealth," he said adding that the most important aspect of jihad is that society becomes reformed through various permissible means.
Permissible means? As far as I can tell the Quran allows for Jihad through violence. His ultimate goal is as he says to reform society. Code for all submit to Islam and Allah. Don't be fooled by this stuff. Even he won't complain about anyone who succumbs to Islam by what ever means. Violent or other wise. I think by "sow seeds of trouble" he means giving away the plan to take over the world. Here is the whole story from www.gulfnews.com.
By Mariam Al Hakeem, Correspondent
Published: May 28, 2008, 00:04
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Shaikh Abdul Aziz Alu Al Shaikh underscored the need to intensify awareness campaigns among youth to prevent them from being lured into extremist and deviant ideologies.
Attending a crowded open dialogue held at a mosque in Riyadh on Tuesday, the mufti lambasted the extremists, saying, "They would neither learn any lesson nor use their wisdom. They are such people who have been subjected to brainwashing and are living in a world of hallucinations away from realities."
Shaikh Alu Al Shaikh vehemently criticised extremists, saying that they are mere followers of evil and treachery. They are luring weak-minded people into false ideologies and exploiting them to sow seeds of trouble.
In response to a question about jihad [holy war], which is the most misunderstood word in the present context, the grand mufti said that there should be some conditions and rules for waging jihad, and that using a weapon is not a prerequisite for jihad.
"We can wage jihad through our tongues by promoting virtues and preventing vice. We can also wage jihad by using our heart and wealth," he said adding that the most important aspect of jihad is that society becomes reformed through various permissible means.