 Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Shaikh has urged the Muslim youth to be aware of elements that were launching “fake jihad”. In an interview, he said that there were large numbers of such elements, which were giving lessons of fake jihad to the youth and misguiding the common man. “Self-claimed mujahideen with their version of jihad are only distracting Muslims,” he said. Sheikh Abdul Aziz said that jihad, in present time, was to shun evil and follow the teachings of Islam. He said it was ironic that Muslims had divided into sects, and that each sect considered itself to be on the correct path and declared the other non-Muslim. He advised young men not to follow such teachings and consult authentic religious scholars for proper guidance. Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Shaikh graduated from Imaam ad-Dawah Institute from the Faculty of Sharia in 1962. |