Religious Commission Appointed by King: Shiites' Disrupting Friday Prayers in Mosques Indicates Non-Affiliation to Islam
2016-06-20 - 12:01 am
Bahrain Mirror: A religious commission in Bahrain assigned by the king said that disrupting Friday prayers in mosques by Shiites "indicates non-affiliation to Islam."
The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA), whose members are assigned by a decree issued by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, said in a statement on Saturday (June 18, 2016) that "the calls by some partisan movements to disrupt the Friday and congregation prayers in mosques, as a manifestation of political opposition to the government, indicated non-affiliation to Islam."
Imams of Shiites mosques in Bahrain announced disrupting prayers in mosques on Thursday night and Friday for an indefinite period due to what they called "not feeling safe" after the authorities summoned a number of Shiite clerics.
Two members of the ruling family signed the statement as well as Sunni clerics and 7 Shiite clerics, who have close ties with the government.
The council said "it was shocked by the tendentious attempts that strive to involve citizens in the distorted and failed partisan projects."
It considered that the "the calls by some partisan movements to disrupt the Friday and congregation prayers in mosques, as a manifestation of political opposition to the government, indicated non-affiliation to Islam. This is a distortion of the religion that has never been witnessed by Muslims and a very curious initiative that not only politicizes the mosques and places of worship, but also desecrates their sanctity as well. Disrupting prayers was a desperate and miserable attempt to disable mosques, stall their leading religious and social roles, degrade their significance and seek their ruin, all of which are among the greatest crimes and major sins unanimously condemned by all Muslims."
Signatories:
Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa
Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Rashid Al Khalifa
Sheikh Abdullatif Mahmoud Al Mahmoud
Sheikh Abdulhussein Khalaf Al-Asfour
Sheikh Ibrahim bin Abdullatif Al Sa'ad
Sheikh Rashid Mohammad Al-Hajari
Sheikh Faird bin Yackoub Al-Muftah
Sheikh Adnan Abdullah Al-Qattan
Sheikh Mohammad Mullah Ahmad Al-Toublani
Sheikh Mansour Ali Hmede
Sheikh Mohammad Hassan Al-Sheikh
Sheikh Suleiman Mansour Al-Sitri
Sheikh Jamil Mohammad Al-Qassab
Sheikh Isam Mohammad Al-Abbasi
Sheikh Jawad Abdullah Hussein
Sheikh Mohammad Jaafar Al-Jufairi
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