Attacks ‘a crime against humanity’

World religious leaders have denounced the bombing attacks in three Saudi cities in strongest terms. Australia’s mufti Sheikh Ibrahim Abu Mohammed and the Council of Australian Imams, condemned the terror attacks as “crimes against humanity.”
Lebanon’s Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian said the bombings, especially in the vicinity of the Prophet’s Mosque, was an “aggression against all Muslims in the world...” He called for concerted Islamic, Arab and international efforts to eliminate terrorism.
Egypt’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Shawqi Alam, called the attack an “unimaginable heinous crime.”
He said “the crimes of terrorists have gone too far, and fighting terrorism is the responsibility of all.” He added that such attacks will have no effect on the future of Saudi Arabia.
“Terrorism is as dangerous as cancer, and efforts to overcome it must be comprehensive.”
Saudi Arabia’s Council of Senior Scholars said the blasts “prove that those renegades ... have violated everything that is sacred.”
The attack drew condemnation across Islam’s religious divide, with Iran calling for Muslim unity after the bombings.
“There are no more red lines left for terrorists to cross. Sunnis, Shiites will both remain victims unless we stand united as one,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Twitter.
Lebanon-based Hezbollah also denounced the Madinah attack as “a new sign of the terrorists’ contempt for all that Muslims consider sacred.”
OIC Secretary-General Iyad Madani said those who carried out these attacks were simply carrying out desperate acts to undermine the security and stability of Saudi Arabia, the mainstay of the security and stability of the region and the Islamic world.
“Any person who takes out his or her life, kill and terrorize innocent people; and commit such crimes in Ramadan and that too close to the sacred mosque of the Prophet, negates being a Muslim and refutes every Islamic value,” Madani said.
Kuwait’s National Assembly described the attacks as cowardly, saying no one expects Muslims to murder fellow Muslims, especially near the Prophet’s Mosque.
He said the terror attacks were aimed at creating chaos and instability in the region, spreading terror in the hearts of unsuspecting Muslims especially in Saudi Arabia, which has achieved many successes in the fight against this deviant thought.
Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Jarwan, president of the Arab Parliament, said the attacks were contrary to Islamic teachings.

Abdullah Al-Sheikh, head of the Cairo-based Al-Azhar, condemned the attacks and stressed “the sanctity of the houses of God, especially the Prophet’s Mosque.”
“This crime could not have been perpetrated by someone who has an atom of belief in his heart,” Abdullah Al-Sheikh said.
The governments of Turkey and Lebanon joined in the condemnation, while Iraq said the attacks amounted to “heinous crimes.”

Source: Arab News