He is one of the famous sheiks and people really look up to him and follow his words, his name is Al-Erefi. In his Friday prayer speech, he talked about the Shia' . Claiming that they have killed the Sunni people of Iraq. That they have distorted the religion of Islam, that they are not Muslims and that they are helping the enemy of Islam . Most of his speech are against Iran.
Well, if you know Arabic and interested in disturbing your day with his hate speech, click here
I had to listen to it and waste 30 minutes on that and i wonder: claiming that the Shia are killing the Sunni in Iraq !! where were his concern when Saddam killed Iraqis, Shia and Sunni ?.
Telling stories of things happened hundreds and thousands of years !!, who says that all historians are honest beside didn't he know that history is written by the winner !! .
Talking about the crimes the Shia do ,what about those Sunni Saudi who terrorize the country for years and still , and the Sunni terrorists terrorizing the world ?.
Claiming that they have distorted the religion and then moving to the same claim to Jews and Christians !! wow, this guy really HATE everyone.
That the Shia wanted to conquer the Kingdom from north (Iraq) ,almost east (Iran) and south (Yemen) , so it's true that we are the innocents one and that the whole world is living and breathing just to destroy us !! .
Believing that the Yemeni people are great and so , then i guess we are attacking Iran cuz the majority are Shia and not Yemen cuz the majority are not Shia !!. So if we are against Iran ( and i do believe it's a dangerous country thanx to the leaders not the people or the sect) we attack their sects instead of what they are doing like aiding people who fight against your country !! You have to defend your country in everyway you can and know, but not by attacking the religion of others !! .
Calling the things i do wrong and false just simply cuz you believe your religion or sect is better and superior !!! . Naming religious leaders of other religions and sects is the worst move and we have been ordered in Islam not to !! .
Shame on you Al-Erefi.
Lots of people have talked against this speech including Al-'Abikan ,a very important Saudi religious leader and a consultant to the king.
The whole thing is stupid ,silly and awful but the problem is that people like this are everywhere and in every religion and sects. so how can we fight this hate ??
people killing people should be the issue....not the relgion.
BalasHapusthe sad thing is, to put 1 particular relgion or group on blast to make others think bad things about them.
in gods eyes we are all the same. i'd like to belive that god just hates evil...no matter the relgion.
One word I would say-IGNORANT!
BalasHapusHow do we fight this? By not listening to these people and feeding into their feelings of superiority because they see people listening and respecting them. Haters should be shamed as you did on this blog. Only then will they realize what they say doesn't resonate with the ordinary people and they are not being respected. Perhaps then they will change their tunes and stop preaching hatred.
BalasHapusWe can hope!
some people just keep making it worse!
BalasHapusSusanne says it all. And I cannot agree more.
BalasHapusIn fact, I do not remember the last time when I listened to one of these guys. I used to think that this young sheikh was somehow rational and moderate. But it is now clear that he is no more than a small branch of the same tree of hate.
Thanks wafa'. You, too, have made a very strong point here.
Btw, I appreciate your great music taste. I do not know how describe this nice song. It is full of ecstasy and longing, I guess. You have made me change my opinion on the new wave of Arabian music. Thanks so much again.
Prometheus
angie, well said dear :)
BalasHapusC, ignorant indeed .
Susanne, i am hoping for a day without prejudice .
Desi, and they think they are making things better .
Prometheus, i thought the same but now hearing what he has, i know he is not different.
and i am glad that your opinion of Arabic music is changing, believe me some worth it :)
C, i am glad you are ok, please take care of yourself. as for the country it's a shocking news to hear of the way they act, i hear nothing but good about them, i guess that they have shown their ugly side this time. unbelievable !!
Actually Malaysia is always UGLY LOOOOL :D Read these articles from my Omani friend who just graduated from Malaysia :) Hehe maybe Nosa have some stories to tell too :P
BalasHapushttp://stand-alone7.blogspot.com/2009/12/good-bad-and-ugly-malaysian-version-p.html
http://stand-alone7.blogspot.com/2009/12/good-bad-and-ugly-malaysian-version-p_11.html
The real shame is that this guy is in a position of authority within the Muslim community and that many of those people respect him, listen to him and believe him.
BalasHapussusie, it's very sad that they use their position to spread hate and ignorance, lots of illiterate people listen and follow such people bealiving that what they say are Allah's words !!!
BalasHapusWhat? Why Why do we keep on losing respect for these so called religious leaders :S This is really a sad thing. I don't know who to trust and believe anymore. This is really corrupt and contradicting.
BalasHapusMature, i feel your pain and anger,
BalasHapusit's so bad and confusing !!
@Immaturely Mature..
BalasHapusWith religeous leaders like this, it is normal not to know whom to listen to. You start questioning your beliefs because one day you believed what this person says. Just remember that on the judgement day, God will not label people "Shiaa, Sunna".
Plus this guy is obviously depending on the lack of knowledge about what being a Shiaa is, and is trying to give people who don't know what being Shiaa is the wrong idea. Thank God the world became a "little village"...