I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to all Muslims in the world on the occasion of Eid al-Adha – May Allah bless all of us with prosperity and blessing – as I was trying to get to know who is the sermon's speaker/Khatib at Arafat's Waqfa tomorrow - because, of course, in the past years I have not found the approximate speeches that unite Muslims and unite them - to solve their problems even social and humanitarian and urge Muslims to unite with all their sects - and encourage them to love, accept and respect others.
This is because Hajj, as we have said time and time again, is the largest Islamic conference in the world, attended by at least 3 million Muslims, and includes personalities from heads of state to the simplest people in a majestic scene - But also under the text of verse 33 of the Sourat Al-Hajj "and you have other benefits in it…..".
Here we mean to think about putting an end to the problems and crises of Muslims in the world in the midst of this gathering - based on the Farewell Sermon delivered by our Prophet Muhammad, PBUH, in which he pointed to the sanctity of blood, money and honor of Muslims on each other and laid foundations for social peace between Muslims themselves. Unfortunately, after the discharge of the extremist "Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh - the former Mufti of Saudi Arabia" who often affects the sectarian strife of Islam, especially the da'wa against our brothers of Shiites, and against Iran and Syria, describing them as Magus and enemies of religion.
These prejudices, which are devoted to the concept of hatred and Xenophobia - However, he did not pray, and by royal orders, for example one time against Israel, the real enemy of humanity, this Zionist entity occupying our Arab lands, which kills our children daily, but we found KSA normalize with them with several evidences.
Or to pray against America, which ruined KSA and Gulf economy for its interests in the region and the implementation of its agenda.
And even Saudi Arabia in its media illustrated as a Milking Cow, and further that both of the Al-Saud and Al-Zayed had supported the terrorism of their money under the dialogues with US President Trump broadcasted directly on the "CNBC" and "CNN" the Americans two big TV channels, and that he would not visit those GCC countries, If they did not pay all the royalties he ordered them.
Unfortunately, however, the Saudi Wahhabism that feeds hatred rhetoric still exists -After discharging the ex-Mufti Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh from being the Khatib of Waqfa - we found them appointed by "Royal Orders" the Khatib of the Prophet's Mohamed Mosque - who is kinship to Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh. According to his autobiography, he is the grandson of "Mohammed Bin Abdul Wahab", the founder of the extremist Wahhabi school, the new Khatib Sheikh "Hussein Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh", to be the Khatib of Arafat's Waqfa tomorrow. Sheikh Hussein was previously arrested by the Saudi authorities in 2016, according to Saudi media, for his criticism of the so-called Saudi National Commission for Entertainment, which established a comedy theater in the city of Jeddah to combat extremism in society, describing the recreational body as corrupt in society and that these initiatives lead to immorality.
This is to understand the mentality of the Khatib of tomorrow in Arafat - and whether he differs from the previous analog khatibs or not. We hope that Sheikh Hussein tomorrow disappoints our bad thoughts, and do what the others failed, to unite the banner of Muslims in the Islamic world. Further, I wish that if the Saudi authorities as long as they have huge funds to finance the failed US economy, to care about Arafat's sermon more and to establish an international competition among Muslim Khatibs in the world, and whose sermon gets the satisfaction of the Competition Committee, They give him the honor of delivering Arafat's sermon that year.
Provided that it should be an approximate sermon, surpassing humanity and Islam before the world on this day, where the world media is going to monitor this great scene for Muslims on the day of the great pilgrimage.
Ahmed Moustafa
Political Economist, Director of Asia Center for Studies
