Sheikh Hasan al-Saffar stressed on the importance of fighting terrorism, religious and political extremism, warning people from the catastrophic repercussions of terrorism.
He said in Friday sermon on September, 12 that “the Islamic nation is paying now the price of remaining silent against terrorist practices which affected non-Muslims earlier”.
Al-Saffar also pointed to the enormous increase of terrorism’s victims in the Muslim world, indicating that Muslims are the most affected group by terrorism according to reports and statistics.
He said that “terrorism is a criminal and unacceptable behavior”, calling to reject violence in all of its forms, including abusing others’ symbols and sanctities.
Al-Saffar added that ignoring terrorist practices against inter-follower sects encourages extremist to commit the same crimes against Muslims.
He concluded that Islamic teachings promote peace and reject violence and aggressive practices even in war.
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