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Fahd, Abdullah Blast Terrorism, Urge Muslims to Follow Moderate Path Arab News MINA, 22 January 2005 - Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah, in a joint speech yesterday, urged Muslims to shun terrorism which they said meant "warring against God and His Prophet", to follow Islam's teachings of moderation and forgiveness and to unite. "Terrorism is a result of a sick mentality and of a deviant methodology," King Fahd and Prince Abdullah said in the speech addressed to the pilgrims on the occasion of this year's Haj season. "Terrorism is corruption on earth and aims at destruction and fighting God, His Prophet and Muslims ... and God promised the harshest punishment for corruptors," they said in the speech carried by the Saudi Press Agency. "The Kingdom combats terrorism in all its forms. It fights terrorism locally and condemns it internationally. The Kingdom strives to root out terrorism and debunk its principles as well as expose its wrong thoughts. The Kingdom will abide by the religion and implement its rules. Our stand is based on the rules and principles of the Shariah. This is a firm stand that does not change with circumstances. Abiding by the Shariah is a clear attribute of the Kingdom's policy,". they emphasized. They said the Kingdom took the initiative to urge the international community to combat terrorism and it supported all the peace-loving countries in their endeavor to uproot terrorism. Combating terrorism requires international cooperation against the sheltering of terrorist elements and groups and to prevent them from exploiting the territories of countries they are living in as a staging point for their sabotage activities whatever the motives and pretexts, they added. On the basis of its pioneering role in combating terrorism, the Kingdom has organized an international conference on combating terrorism. The 4-day conference will begin in Riyadh on Feb. 5, they pointed out. The leaders wished the pilgrims a successful and accepted Haj. King Fahd and Prince Abdullah said the Kingdom is proud and honored to care for the two holy mosques. It considers serving the pilgrims, Umrah performers and visitors to the Prophet's Mosque as a religious duty. They stressed the importance of uprightness in following the right path and adhering to it in word and deed. Among the requirements of uprightness is good conduct in all conditions and with all the people. A Muslim must be kind to others in word and deed and in good times and in adversity. As regards relations between the Kingdom and other countries of the world, the Kingdom has clear relations with all peace loving countries based on mutual respect and productive participation in humanitarian issues as well as concern for development affairs and their problems. The Kingdom takes the initiative to help countries facing natural disasters. An example is the earthquake and the resulting tidal waves that occurred in South Asia on Dec. 26. The Kingdom was one of the first to provide relief aid to the victims. The Kingdom's stand emanates from the belief that "we all are living on one planet and achieving world peace and maintaining it is a collective requirement needing cooperation from all," they said. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/5F6XtA/.WnJAA/E2hLAA/BRUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. www.ppi-india.uni.cc *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Lihat arsip sebelumnya, www.ppi-india.da.ru; 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
