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Monday, March 7, 2011
Text: Saudi religious authority statement on demonstrations

Since the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is based on the Holy Qur'an, Sunnah,
pledge of allegiance, unity and obedience, the reform and advice can't be
carried out by demonstrations and means and methods that stir discord and
divide the group, the council said adding that the scholars of this country
have agreed on prohibiting such acts and have warned against them.

Saudi religious authority's statement on demonstrations

07/03/2011
Asharq Al-Awsat
http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=1&id=24411

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- The kingdom of Saudi Arabia's highest religious
authority condemned yesterday as un-Islamic calls for demonstrations, a day
following a similar statement from the Saudi Interior Ministry.

The full statement by the Council of Senior Scholars is as fellows:

The Council of Senior Scholars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued a
statement here today in which they underscored the importance of scholars in
times of crisis and turmoil which are spreading across the world nowadays.

The statement, broadly, calls for unity of ranks because it is one of the
most fundamentals of Islam, an aspect that the Prophet Mohammed (peace be
upon him) strongly asserted.

In their statement, the senior Scholars noted that while appealing to God
Almighty to bestow stability on all Muslims and to agree on the right path
by rulers and ruled alike, they thank God Almighty for the united word of
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as described in the Holy Book of God Almighty
and the Sunnah of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) under the wise leadership that
has the right legitimacy.

Keeping the unity of the group is one of the greatest pillars of Islam, the
statement emphasized.

Through its progress and advancement, the Kingdom has managed to preserve
the Islamic identity, and now as it owns legitimate means to defend it, the
council said. The kingdom will never allow -God willing- any incoming
thoughts, neither from the West nor from the East, to distort this identity
or to wreak havoc among the community, the council added.

By serving the two holy mosques, Saudi Arabia has secured to its self a
special merit among the Islamic World, the council said.

The council added, 'Consequently, the Council of Senior Scholars as it
senses the bliss of the unanimity of opinion, in the light of the Holy
Quran, the Teachings of the Prophet and under the wise leadership, calls on
all to spare no effort to strengthen the unity and warns against any thing
that may cause sedition.'

The statement also warns against all deviant intellectual and partisan
links, stressing that the reform and advice have their legitimate approach
that brings interest and averts evil, and not by issuing statements of
intimidation and inciting strife.

Since the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is based on the Holy Qur'an, Sunnah,
pledge of allegiance, unity and obedience, the reform and advice can't be
carried out by demonstrations and means and methods that stir discord and
divide the group, the council said adding that the scholars of this country
have agreed on prohibiting such acts and have warned against them.

The council also emphasizes the prohibition of demonstrations in this
country since the legal manner to realize interests should not be
accompanied with trouble but counseling which is enacted by the Prophet
Mohammed (PBUH).

The council said it is important that the legal, control and executive
authorities should carry out their duties as mandated by the State
regulations and directives of the leadership and punish any negligent
person.

The council appealed to God Almighty to protect the country and all other
Muslim countries from all evils.

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