Saudi sermon: O God, O God, destroy the tyrant Jews
FBIS Report - Friday sermons broadcast by the Saudi Government media on 23
May 2003:
[With thanks to www.mideastweb.org/mewnews1.htm ]

SAUDI ARABIA:

Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia TV1 in Arabic, official television station of
the Saudi Government, at 0930 GMT carries a 20-minute live sermon from the
holy mosque in Mecca.

Shaykh Usamah Bin-Abdallah Khayyat delivers the sermon. He praises God, the
messenger, and his companions and thanks God for revealing Islam to humanity
as a way to salvation. He also urges Muslims to devote themselves to
worshipping God, warning that any deviation from the messenger's path will
lead to serious consequences, "including charges of unbelief, which has
caused disasters to the Islamic nation." The imam then urges Muslims to
return to pure Islam and praises the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, stressing that
"no opposition to Saudi policies can do any harm to the Kingdom" because, he
says, God "protects this country." He also praises the Saudi people's
"cohesion" in the face of "saboteurs, corrupters, and deviants."

In the second part of his sermon, the imam calls on Muslims to try to
understand true Islam and to obey God and his messenger. The imam devotes
almost all his sermon to the importance of abiding by Islamic values.

In conclusion, the imam prays to God: "O God, strengthen Islam and Muslims,
protect Islam, destroy Islam's enemies and all tyrants and corrupters, close
Muslims' ranks, and give wisdom to their leaders." He goes on: "O God, help
the mujahidin in Palestine promote justice. O God, destroy the tyrant Jews
and protect us from their evil."

Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabic TV2 in Arabic, official television station of
the Saudi Government, at 0930 GMT carries a 23-minute live sermon from the
holy mosque in Medina.

Saykh Husayn Al al-Shaykh delivers the sermon. He praises God, the
messenger, and his companions and calls on Muslims to obey God to attain
security, stability, happiness, and prosperity. He stresses that humanity
will not enjoy good life and happiness unless it follows the message, which
God has revealed through His Messenger, Prophet Muhammad. Islamic Law, the
imam says, forbids "aggression and corruption, which damage security and
stability," citing relevant Koranic verses. He also says that no Muslim "has
the right to frighten any Muslim," stressing that Prophet Muhammad banned
"the use of weapons in the land of Muslims," and recalling that Islam
"requires its followers to provide security for non-Muslims living in
Islamic countries." The imam cites relevant Koranic verses to support his
argument that Islam bans the killing of non-Muslims and even unbelievers.

In conclusion, the imam prays to God: "O God, strengthen Islam and Muslims,
destroy Islam's enemies and the unjust. O God, help Muslims everywhere. O
God, give us safety in our homelands." He goes on: "O God, relieve Muslims
in Iraq and Palestine of their plight. O God, let the best of the Iraqis
rule Iraq and its people."