fully agree with the views of Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh. Unscrupulous elements are misleading the youths not only in Saudi Arabia but all across the Muslim world. These people professing deviant ideologies lure the youths into believing that they are serving the cause of Islam, which in fact is a blatant lie. They are simply part of a power struggle and wish to gain control of Muslim societies to make them act on their whims and wishes. I know many people sympathizing with such groups, as according to them, they are serving the cause of Islam and soldiers in a “holy war.” They must read the Holy Qur’an and study the life of our Holy Prophet (pbuh). They will soon realize that these self-appointed custodians of faith are actually corrupting the minds of Muslims and inflicting unbearable damage on Islam and the Muslim world. It is not difficult to understand the true nature of these groups. One just needs to carefully monitor their actions all across the world. Killing innocent people is against the teachings of Islam. Our religion does not allow killing of any innocent human being.
I vividly remember that many of these groups began their activities in the wake of Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. They used to claim that they were fighting infidels who had invaded a Muslim country. That was the mantra those days. Who is their enemy nowadays? If one is to go by media reports then presumably it is every enlightened Muslim who does not wish to subscribe to their deviant ideology. On a daily basis, these groups claim one suicide attack or the other all across the Muslim world. The victims are only Muslims. Had they been devout Muslims, they would have taken into consideration the basic ethics of Islamic warfare, which teaches a Muslim not to harm women, children, the elderly and trees. This is an Islamic principle to be followed when Muslims are at war with a non-Muslim people. These militants are doing the exact opposite. And interestingly, their victims are mostly Muslims. It is evident that these groups are not following Islam. I don’t wish to endorse the various conspiracy theories on this issue. I can only say that these people have nothing to do with Islam and we should play our due roles to educate our youths on this issue.