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‘Islam Stands for Peace, Rejects Extremism’
Raid Qusti, Arab News

RIYADH, 17 November 2006 — Interior Minister Prince Naif, the president of the Supreme Council of the Naif Ibn Abdul Aziz International Contest for Islamic Studies and the Memorization of Hadith, gave cash awards and certificates to the winners of the second round of the contest here on Wednesday evening.

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“This event comes at a time when the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is being targeted by campaigns that aim to tarnish his image, message and followers,” said the education minister.

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Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh said that Hadiths were the second source for rulings and way of life of Muslims after the Holy Qur’an.

“Hadiths are the means of completing a Muslim’s understanding of the Qur’an as narrated by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh),” he said.

He also said that a true Muslim defends the Prophet, his words, teachings and sayings. This, he said, “is part of the love of God.”

Al-Asheikh mentioned how the companions of the Prophet and their followers were extra cautious in conveying the Prophet’s sayings and teachings. “Those sayings and teachings have now been passed on to us today,” said the grand mufti. “We now know not only what the Prophet said, but also how he smiled, how he laughed, how he was compassionate, merciful, how he was wise, and even descriptions of his way of living to the smallest details.”

Secretary-general of the contest Dr. Said Al-Harthi said the Kingdom was the first and still remains the only country in the world that framed its constitution according to the Qur’an and the Sunnah.

Al-Harthi stressed that Islam is a religion of peace, mercy and tolerance and rejects extremism.

“Lately Islam and Muslims have been linked with terrorism without any reason. And it is unfortunate to say that many Muslims have also led campaigns against Islam,” he said. Al-Harthi said that among other things the contest was aimed at guiding non-Muslims toward Islam and preaching them its merciful universal teachings. “The contest is part of the Saudi government’s initiative to support anything that serves Islam and Muslims,” he said.

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