International News | Saudi Arab’s Senior Mufti Urging Confrontation Against ISIL

"In late August, reports said the ISIL activists were aiming to dispatch an assault against the Saudis amid Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice), which denote the climax of the yearly Hajj journey."

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JEDDAH: Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh called the Takfiri (ISIL) an “aggressive and oppressive” group that “sheds blood” Sunday, September 7, 2014.

“If they fight Muslims, then Muslims must fight them to rid people and religion of their evil and harm,” the mufti remarked, adding, “They have been killing ever since they began their fight. Their killing is filled with mutilations and hideousness that distort (the image of) Muslims.”

Takfiri terrorists, at the moment control parts of eastern Syria and Iraq's northern and western areas. They have undermined all groups, including Shias, Sunnis, Kurds, Christians, Izadi Kurds and others, as they proceed with their slaughter in Iraq.

The ISIL activists have been as of now inflicting devastation on Syria and Iraq. The terrorists have been perpetrating grievous crimes including the mass execution of innocent civilians and military in the zones they have under control in the two neighboring nations.

In late August, reports said the ISIL activists were aiming to dispatch an assault against the Saudis amid Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice), which denote the climax of the yearly Hajj journey.

On August 19, the sheikh portrayed the ISIL as "foe number-one" of Islam, noting that fanaticism, radicalism, and terrorism have nothing to do with the Islam.

International News | Saudi Arab Strongly Condemned Reports on Prophet’s Tomb Removal

"The representative urged media channels and experts to cease from spreading theoretical anecdote about significant holy places, asserting that a clause is made against such claims in the presidency's deed."

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JEDDAH: The Presidency of the Two Holy Masjids has firmly denied reports that surfaced in Western media channels guaranteeing that the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in Madinah may be shifted.

Ahmed Al-Mansouri, the presidency’s media spokesman stated, “This is the personal opinion of a researcher, who had expressed his views in a study, and it does not reflect the views of the presidency or the Kingdom.”

The representative urged media channels and experts to cease from spreading theoretical anecdote about significant holy places, asserting that a clause is made against such claims in the presidency's deed.

According to deputy editor-in-chief of the “Makkah” newspaper, “We are discussing the prospect of taking legal action against the British daily with our legal consultants.”

The green tomb on the Prophet's sanctuary was first inherent 678 Hijri, as per a past record printed by the Madinah Municipality.

In 1228, Ottoman ruler Sultan Mahmud II supposedly renewed the shrine and painted it green.

International News | Al–Azhar University Offers Courses

"Al-Azhar, the greatest Sunni Islamic foundation on the planet, has communicated its wish to " regain its international role " after fanatic thought assumed control over the globe."

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CAIRO: Al–Azhar University has reported various tasks that mean to teach Islamic teachings to new Muslims, non-Arabic talking Muslims, and non-Muslims intrigued by exploring Islam.

Al-Azhar has as well started a coordinated task to "reconnect" with the West in a joint effort with the British Council, the Goethe Institute, and the Institut Français d'egypte.

"The goal is to educate," and additionally to counter radicalization and demonstrate that "there is no contradiction between being a decent Muslim and a dependable loyal citizen of a country," said Sheik Hossam Ed-Deen Allam, an Islamic studies instructor at Azhar, who included that enrollment is open for all classes, which are complimentary.

The project trains Al-Azhar demonstrators and tutoring collaborators, and English instructors, to qualify them phonetically, Yousri Faramawi, the regulatory executive of Al-Azhar Language Center, told media.

Dar al-Ifta, Egypt's government supported religious educational foundation in charge of issuing decrees or fatwas and religious guidance has made a reference book on the "true" Islamic self in English that will be circulated among Muslim groups in the West and will soon be made accessible on Android and Apple stores free of cost, the foundation announced a week ago.

The reference book was an academic project as of late drafted in five volumes that plans to guide current Muslims in varying backgrounds, battle “extremist ideology " and negate "misinterpretations" about Islam.

Further, Al-Azhar conducts Arabic courses and Islamic studies in English at Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo without any fee.

Al-Azhar, the greatest Sunni Islamic foundation on the planet, has communicated its wish to " regain its international role " after fanatic thought assumed control over the globe.

"The late news of European Muslims being selected by the terrorist bunch QSIS is disturbing as well as horrifying," Dar al-Iftaa said on Aug. 29, 2014.

"One of the principle reasons is their absence of valid Islamic training through which they would have taken in the genuine implications of Islam and what develop the Muslim personality," Dar al-Iftaa added.

Dar al-Iftaa reprimanded the decapitating of US prisoner Steven Sotloff, saying the “terrorist crime contradicts the sanctity of life established in the holy Quran" and bends the " image of Islam and Muslims.”