Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia: Convicts Committed Crimes and Deserved Punishment

Reference: Asharq al-Awsat Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah Al-Asheikh endorsed the execution of 47 terrorists across the Kingdom on Saturday, stressing that the fulfillment of the execution orders against the convicted terrorists meets the stringent provisions of Islamic Sharia law and safeguards Saudi national security and highlighting the independency of the Saudi judicial law. […]

Council of Senior Scholars: Terrorists are not sanctioned by Islam

Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body also condemned the coordinated assault by gunmen and bombers that killed 128 people across Paris as contrary to Islamic values. “Terrorists are not sanctioned by Islam and these acts are contrary to values of mercy it brought to the world,” said a statement by the Council of Senior Scholars carried by the Saudi Press Agency.