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#1 [Permalink] Posted on 29th December 2011 11:46

Saudi Arabia have been following the Hanbali School of thought for many years.

It had many changes within the ideology and shifted towards the Salafi method. However, there are many factions within the Salafi school too.

Today, the Salafi school have many splinter groups within them, each one denouncing the other. One group of them calling the other names. This has caused much disunity within Saudi Arabia and the Muslims around the world.

There are plenty of groups claiming to be of the Salafi School, most famously the Wahabi and Ahle Hadith. But even these schools have breakaway schools. Infact, now some of the Salafi are even calling Usama bin Laden a Khawarij.

We shall try to follow the latest news coming from Saudi Arabia regarding their Nationwide conversion with what it aims to achieve and who they shall denounce, this will include parts of the Shariah that they will indirectly let go of as you shall see in the coming posts.

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#2 [Permalink] Posted on 29th December 2011 11:52

Crown Prince to patronize symposium on "Salafism Approach"

24 December 2011

Crown Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Interior Minister, will patronize next Tuesday, a Symposium on "Salafism, a Sharia approach and a national demand" which will be organised by the Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University.

In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the rector of the University Dr. Sulaiman bin Abdullah Aba Al-Khail said that the symposium aims to clarify the reality of Salafism, an approach pursued by the state since its foundation, which is emanates from the holy Quran and Prophetic Sunnah.

He noted that the crown prince's patronage of the symposium reflects the attention and the trust of the Saudi leadership in the University.

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#3 [Permalink] Posted on 29th December 2011 12:06

Clearing doubts about Salafism

Suleiman bin Abdullah Aba Al-Khail, rector of Imam Muhammad bin Saud
Islamic University, addressing a press conference in Riyadh on the seminar.

By ALI BLUWI | ARAB NEWS

Published: Dec 26, 2011 01:39 Updated: Dec 26, 2011 01:39

RIYADH: Crown Prince Naif, deputy premier and interior minister, will attend a symposium on "Salafism, a Shariah approach and a national demand" which will be organized by the Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University on Tuesday.

The symposium will cover seven themes.

The first will address Salafism, an approach pursued by the state since its foundation and its connection to Islam.

The second highlights Salafism as an approach, the third focuses on misconceptions about the Salafi approach, the fourth addresses the Salafi approach and its connection with the modern religious discourse; the fifth tackles the relationship between the Saudi state and the Salafi approach in terms of originality and application, the sixth covers the link between the Salafi approach and school curricula in the Kingdom, and the seventh sheds light on doubts on the application of the Salafi approach and the response to these doubts.

The scientific committee of the conference has received more than 120 papers. There will be 62 lectures and 22 papers will be presented by postgraduate students.

Rector of the University Suleiman bin Abdullah Aba Al-Khail said the seminar aims to achieve several goals such as shedding light on the doctrinal teachings of the Salafist movement, clear misconceptions of Salafism, clarify the roots of Saudi government regulations and its rightful principles and lastly provide a clear image about the attitude of Islam toward non-Muslims.

The seminar aims to exhibit the role played by the Kingdom in fighting terrorism and maintaining international peace and security. The rector revealed the crown prince would also lay the cornerstone of a number of projects (constructions and technical) costing SR2.3bn.

Ahmed Al-Darwish, vice president for scientific institutes, called on members of scientific institutes and specialists in Shariah sciences to actively participate in the deliberations of the seminar. Al-Darwish said the country's righteous ancestors adopted a moderate approach.

Abdurrahman Al-Nami, a faculty member and head of the media committee of the seminar, told Arab News that the objectives of this seminar were to clarify the reality of the Salafi approach representing the correct form of Islam adopted by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), to sanitize the concept from allegations made by some deviant groups claiming to be Salafi, and to reveal the essence of the ruling in the Kingdom which is based on proper moderate Islam.

It will also show the scope of the harmonious relationship between the rulers of the Kingdom and preachers in implementing the proper Salafi approach, to rectify misconceptions (extremism and exclusion) about the Salafi approach, to show the real position of the approach toward non-Muslims and that relations with them is based on justice, equality and realizing common interests, and to show allegiance to the country is a matter of instinct, reason, and religion.

He said the concept is the antithesis of some concepts such as tribalism, pan-nationalism, kinship, and other concepts that may come at the expense of religion and proper doctrine.

It also aims to refute all suspicions about the Salafi approach in terms of its impact on curricula and its alleged cause of extremism. The Kingdom's position on crisis and natural catastrophe is well documented, he added.

"Salafism has many attributes, chief among them are denouncing doctrinal extremism and closure," said Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Najdan. He said Salafism is neither a new invention nor new label. On the contrary, it is an old concept.

In his paper, "The Salafi approach: origin, continuity, and attributes," Abdulwahid Al-Darwish refers to the position of Salafism toward other Islamic groups. He said the position of the Salafi group regarding other Islamic groups is similar to the position of any Muslim toward another Muslim. Al-Darwish touches upon the Salafists' position on politics and collective work.

Ahmed bin Yousif Al-Darwish told Arab News that the objective behind holding this symposium was to clarify the proper meaning of Salafism that is based on both the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah.

"This kind of Salafism is based on moderation, rejecting terrorism, fighting corruption, fighting deviant and destructive thought, rejecting extremism and exploitation or dehumanization of others."

He stressed the seminar aims to clarify that the Salafi approach adopted by the Kingdom is totally different from the kind of extremist Salafism that is not Islamic and does not express the essence of Islam. Correct Salafism is the one that renounces terrorism and murder and is not based on extremism or takfir, he added.

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#4 [Permalink] Posted on 29th December 2011 12:10

Kingdom will continue to follow Salafist ideology

Crown Prince Naif greets the people on arrival at
Imam Muhammad bin Saud University in Riyadh to open the symposium.
By ARAB NEWS

Published: Dec 28, 2011 01:31 Updated: Dec 28, 2011 01:31

RIYADH: Crown Prince Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, opened a symposium on "Salafism: A Shariah approach and a national demand," organized by the Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University here Tuesday and commended its objectives.

Prince Naif said Saudi Arabia would continue to follow the Salafist ideology and denounced those who create doubts about this moderate Islamic ideology and link it with terrorism and extremism.

"Salafism is rooted in the Qur'an and Sunnah and calls for peaceful coexistence with other faith communities and for respecting their rights," the crown prince said. "We have to stand united against those who launch smear campaigns on Salafism."

He also laid the cornerstone for a number of educational projects worth SR2.3 billion at the university.

Suleiman Abalkhail, president of the university, thanked Prince Naif for opening the event.

"The Kingdom is based on the moderate Salafi ideology," he said, adding that the Saudi government has been following the teachings of Islam in all its affairs and relations.

He said more than 100 religious experts from around the world would take part in the symposium to discuss 120 research papers on seven core subjects.

This seminar aims to achieve several goals such as shedding light on the doctrinal teachings of the Salafist movement, clear misconceptions about Salafism, clarify the roots of Saudi government regulations and its rightful principles and lastly provide a clear idea about Islam's approach toward non-Muslims.

The core subjects include Salafism, an approach pursued by the state since its foundation and its connection to Islam; misconceptions about the Salafi approach; the Salafi approach and its connection with the modern religious discourse, the relationship between the Saudi state and the Salafi approach in terms of originality and application; and the link between the Salafi approach and school curricula.

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#5 [Permalink] Posted on 29th December 2011 12:28

Symposium on Salafism

Support for scientific research rooted in Qur'an and Sunnah

Crown Prince Naif presents a memento to one of the participants at the symposium on Salafism

By ALI BLUWI | ARAB NEWS

Published: Dec 29, 2011 01:08 Updated: Dec 29, 2011 01:08

RIYADH: Support for science and scientists, both financially and morally, is rooted in Qur'an and Sunnah, said professor Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Hassan in his paper: "The Salafist Vision on Backing Science and Scientists."

Al-Hassan was one of the academics who presented their papers on the second day of the symposium on Salafism, Shariah and national demand at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh.

Vice president of the university Ahmed bin Youssef Al-Darwish, in his paper on the doctrine of the righteous ancestor of rulers, argued that the ideal example for ruling is for all Muslims to be under one ruler. Yet, given the complexity of the environment, the diversity of rulers or imams is accepted. He stressed that people need rulers and defying them is banned according to the Qur'an and the Sunnah.

The Salafist approach and its attributes was the theme tackled in another paper presented by Ibrahim bin Nasir Al-Humoud. The most distinctive feature of this approach is that it is divine. He stressed that this divine approach is so obvious that it does not need interpretation. Other important features are thoroughness, moderation and comprehensive approach.

Mahmud Abdelhadi Dasouqi presented a paper on the attributes of the pioneers of the Salafi approach.

Interestingly, the paper presented by Muneerah of Princess Noura University argued that the Salafi doctrine is not specialized in a given Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh). Instead it encompasses all jurisprudence schools. Salafists belong to one faith even if they rely on different jurisprudence doctrines.
(Thus giving them more room for debate and following desires as per situation)

She recommended that students should take this into account and publicize this fact. She stressed that the doctrine of the "salaf" came into being in the early days of Islam. Also, Salafism as a concept originated in the second century with the emergence of different groups. She pointed to the stages of the approach and she argued that it went through ups and downs.

The adviser to the university rector, Bandar bin Fahd Al-Sweilm, chaired the sixth session that included four papers.

Rida Abu Shameh from Algeria presented a paper in which he stood up for those who accused Salafism as if it was a takfiri call. He also emphasized that moderation and balance does not mean religion must be left aside. He added moderation and being balanced means the implementation of God's religion in all domains and fields.

Ahmed Bu Ood, a philosopher from Morocco, presented a paper on Salafism, arguing that the insistence of some that Salafism is static is not correct. For him, the source of this impression is twofold. Belittling Salafism is tantamount to belittling Islam itself. The impression that Islam cannot cope with needs of modern human being is one reason. Another reason is the narrow and close understanding of some of those who call themselves Salafists. They demonstrate commitment to the text without being able to reinterpret things.

On Salafi position on extremism, Haya Al-Sheikh presented a paper on dealing with non-Muslims. She demonstrated that Islam was a religion of moderation and tolerance. While she clarified the tolerance of Islam toward non-Muslims, she distinguished between treating non-Muslims in a decent way and allying with them against other Muslims.

Lamya Al-Tawil presented a paper on how the Salafi approach deals with issue relevant to extremism. She clarified that Islam warned against extremism in all its forms.

In the seventh session, Saleh bin Abdullah bin Hamid, head of the supreme council for judiciary, touched on the link between the Salafist approach and the modern religious discourse.

Sheikh Abdurrahman bin Ali talked about the reality of the modern religious discourse in Saudi Arabia. Sheikh Badr Al-Hassan Al-Qasmi presented a paper in which he said the concept "religious discourse" appeared in a non-Islamic environment. He focused on Imam Mohammed bin Abdul Wahab and his focus on fighting dissent. He talked about the call to return to the Qur'an and Sunnah.

Hidaya Ahmed Al-Shash presented a paper on Salafism, its principles and its position toward renewing religion. She recommended that there was a need to spread the proper concept of Salafism and renewal by introducing them in curricula in schools and universities.

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#6 [Permalink] Posted on 29th December 2011 19:13

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This is ridiculous. The hudud in Saudi are based on Hanbali books and they will continue to be based on them. The primary mad'hab in Saudi Arabia is Hanbali. Shaikh Abdur-Rahman as-Sa'di memorized books of Hanbali usul and wrote Manhaj as-Salikeen which is essentially a pre al-Umdah text for beginning fiqh students in the Hanbali mad'hab, they teach Hanbali usul in every university, even Medina University (though not Hanbali fiqh for inexplicable reasons there; but they DO teach it at Imam Muhammad bin Sa'ud University and at Umm ul-Qura University). You will find hundreds of Shuyukh giving weekly lessons on Zad al-Mustaqni, the premier Hanbali midlevel text. Shaykh Uthaymeen's work al-Sharh al-Mumti' is a 15+ volume commentary on Zad al-Mustaqni. Ibn Taymiyyah was a Hanbali.

The distinction made between 'Hanbali' and 'Salafi' can only be made with regards to individuals who do not follow the Hanbali usul, like Nawab Siddiq Hasan Khan or Shaikh al-Albani or Imam Shawkani or Shaikh Muqbil.

So when Nayif says the kingdom will follow 'Salafism' he is not proposing a shift from Hanbali as the state mad'hab to Shaikh al-Albani/Imam Shawkani/Shaikh Muqbil semi-dhaahiri fiqh, he is simply trying to cement the religious legitimacy of the kingdom. It is not anything else.

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Originally Posted by Musa Furber Regarding Sheikh Ibn `Uthaymin (may Allah be merciful with him), without doubt a doubt his madhhab in fiqh was that of the Hanabila. There are some issues where he differs with Al-Buhuti and Mar`i bin Yusuf (may Allah be merciful with them), but in each instance that I have seen he is clear clarifying what is the mufta bihi and what he prefers.

This statement certainly doubles for currently prominent Saudi shuyookh like Abdur-Rahman al-Barrak (whom Uthaymeen referred people to posthumously) and Salih al-Fawzaan (whose Mulakhas al-Fiqhi is staunchly Hanbali).

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#7 [Permalink] Posted on 15th February 2012 19:29

Salafism is only an approach, says justice minister

By Arab NEWS

Published: Feb 13, 2012 02:06 Updated: Feb 13, 2012 02:06

RIYADH: Minister of Justice Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Kareem Al-Issa said Salafism should not be interpreted as Islam at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh.

The minister said in reply to a question by the rector of the university: "Salafism is only a descriptive approach, not a name. This means we obey the ancestors' belief and values in understanding Islam, which is a moderate approach practiced by the late King Abdul Aziz who founded our Kingdom based on this approach."

During the lecture attended by the rector of the university, deans, teaching staff, students and some experts, the minister dwelt at length on the subject of social work in the courts. He called on people to resolve all struggles and fights in a peaceful way without resorting to violence or without going to the court.

Solving problems is a social approach and using the Islamic principles urging every Muslim to respect his Muslim brother were some of the topics the minister talked about in his lecture at Imam University.

The minister talked about a decision to set up a department in his ministry specialized in solving the problems, fights and struggles between people in a very social way, giving rights to their beneficiaries, and reducing any injustice in these cases.

Knowing the statistics proved 60 percent of the cases in the justice courts were family related, he said it is very important to start the hard work to reduce these cases, solving disputes between people peacefully.

The minister added: "Through the international dimension for the dialogue between peoples of the whole world, finding an agreement for many cases we face in the world and Arab societies is what we need these days."

Al-Issa talked in his speech about the ministry's construction projects and said: "The approval of large buildings require waiting for the outcomes of legal proceedings and the system of criminal procedures."

The minister highlighted the importance of understanding the exact meaning of the term "Salafism". He said: "This term is not a substitute for the word Islam. We can't tolerate the people who try to find any way to offend to Islam and its believers."

The minister confirmed in his lecture the significance of being Muslims meaning believers must protect Islam and Islamic principles from any distortion.

In the meeting, the minister covered many topics, talking about Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah's technical project, the ministry's effort to implement the e-gate project for the public, saying the total budgets allocated for these projects were substantial.

"Reorganizing all procedures of courts is a very great and historical work that will improve the ministry's work to international standards," he said.

Concluding his speech, the minister appreciated the effort exerted by the Kingdom's leaders for the moderate approach and applying it to all walks of life in the country.

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#8 [Permalink] Posted on 25th September 2012 15:27

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King launches largest expansion of Prophet’s Mosque

The New Model of Prophet's Mosque Expansion

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Tuesday 25 September 2012

MADINAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah laid the foundation stone for the largest expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque here yesterday. The new project will increase the mosque’s capacity to more than two million worshippers.

King Abdullah arrived here last night from the Moroccan city of Casablanca and was received at Prince Muhammad International Airport in Madinah by Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense.

Other dignitaries who were present at the airport to receive the king were Interior Minister Prince Ahmed, Chief of the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment Prince Turki bin Nasser and Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan.

Addressing the stone-laying ceremony at the mosque’s courtyard, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, chief of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, commended King Abdullah for launching the largest expansion of both Haram mosques in Makkah and Madinah.

The new expansion project, ordered by King Abdullah, would be carried out in three phases. The first phase will increase its capacity to more than 800,000 worshippers while the second and third phases will give room for more than a million worshippers, media reports said.

“Altogether the new expansion will create an additional space for 1.2 million worshippers by 2040,” Al-Madinah Arabic daily reported, quoting informed sources.

A number of hotels and buildings in the area would be demolished to create enough space for implementing the huge expansion project. The newspaper put the total amount to be paid to property owners in compensation at SR 25 billion.

In order to carry out the expansion, the Madinah Development Authority will have to remove 23 hotels from the central area around the mosque, one report said, adding that the removal of those hotels would create a shortage of 4,760 rooms to accommodate those who visit the mosque.

The MDA has played down the effect of losing such a large number of rooms, saying 21 new hotel projects would be completed this year to make up for the shortfall.

Madinah Gov. Prince Abdul Aziz bin Majed said King Abdullah would inaugurate a number of health, educational and social projects in the city during his current visit.

“King Abdullah’s visit reflects the cohesion between the Saudi leadership and people and his desire to enhance the prosperity of citizens in the region,” he added.

Madinah residents have expressed their happiness over King Abdullah’s visit. “We have been looking forward to this royal visit,” said Adnan Al-Mazroue, president of Taibah University. He praised the king for implementing a large number of welfare and development projects in various parts of the country.

http://www.arabnews.com/king-launche...%80%99s-mosque

''The New Model''
for
Prophet's Mosque Expansion Project

This model will not be built

Update, neither of these plans are going ahead. The expansion will take place and the main Masjid will remain in the front as normal.

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#9 [Permalink] Posted on 25th September 2012 15:57

This is what the Ghair Muqallid have wanted for years.

See how they have shoved the grave of our beloved to the side. Eventually (my opinion) they will close that section of the mosque down and only leave it for Salaam.

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#11 [Permalink] Posted on 17th November 2014 22:15

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MAKKAH – Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib, imam and preacher of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, has affirmed that the Kingdom's security is a red line and there will be no compromise on this for any reason under any circumstances.

Every individual should realize the fact that the security of the land of the two holy mosques is of foremost concern to every Muslim in the world, Sheikh Al-Talib said in his sermon to thousands of worshippers who gathered in the sprawling mosque complex for Friday prayers.

He said Saudi citizens should be wary of conspiracies that target the nation’s security and integrity. “The enemies are using terrorism to create anarchy in the country to realize their ulterior designs and they lure foolish people to carry out their plots,” he said.

While urging believers to learn lessons from history, the imam drew attention to attempts made by enemies to sow the seeds of sedition and disunity within Islamic society even during the glorious period of the caliphs, the Saudi Press Agency quoted Sheikh Al-Talib as saying.

The imam also highlighted the Kingdom’s shining achievement in upholding tolerance and justice, eschewing bigotry and sectarianism. He said one of the greatest accomplishments of Saudi Arabia was ending sectarianism and bias among the followers of different Islamic schools of thought (madahib).

“There was a time when Muslims performed daily prayers separately standing behind four different imams at the Grand Mosque after every call for prayer. But now all of them perform their prayers behind a single imam, irrespective of their madahib affiliations,” Sheikh Al-Talib said while emphasizing that visitors to the holy mosque listen to Islamic lectures delivered by scholars belonging to various schools of thought.

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#12 [Permalink] Posted on 18th November 2014 10:48

shaikh sudais is salafi??

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#14 [Permalink] Posted on 18th November 2014 11:02

if only I could get a simple yes or no..
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#15 [Permalink] Posted on 18th November 2014 11:07

He is not a hardcore Salafi like others. He promotes the "Only Muslim" idea and not the 4 schools. He is a great Imam and should not be looked down upon.

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