Iran’s Supreme Leader Questions Saudis’ Fitness to Oversee Islam’s Holy Sites, Pilgrimage
(CNSNews.com) – In a stunning attack against fellow Islamic rulers, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei suggested Monday that the Saudis be deprived of their role of guardians of the religion’s holiest sites.
In a statement Khamenei accused the Saudi leaders of blasphemy and treason and used an insulting term (taghut) that refers to those who severely transgress Islamic tenets, usually translated “idolators.”
Taking his rancor against the kingdom further, Khamenei said the Saudis were a “perfect example” of those referred to in a passage [1] in the Qur’an who claim to follow Allah but cause corruption on earth and are bound for hellfire.
And he took the opportunity to point fingers at America and Israel, saying Saudi Arabia’s “behavior towards the Zionists and the U.S. is a source of disgrace for the world of Islam.”
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