Supporters of Takfiri Wahhabi Mindset Should Be Blacklisted as Terrorists, Put on Trial: Al-Lahham

 DAMASCUS, (ST) – Speaker of the People’s Assembly Mohammad Jihad al-Lahham has warned the world against the danger of the extremist takfiri Wahhabi mindset phenomenon prevailing in different parts of the world and called for preventing further spillover.

 Addressing speakers of the Arab and foreign parliaments, al-Lahham explained the serious threat this phenomenon poses to the security of countries of the region and the entire world. He affirmed Saudi Arabia’s involvement in supporting the armed terrorist groups which have been committing daily crimes against innocent people in Syria.

“This cancer-like phenomenon has grown clearer during the crisis in Syria. It has revealed to what extent Saudi Arabia has been involved in disseminating the sedition and takfiri mindset invading the world and which has claimed thousands of lives,” al-Lahham said, stressing that this Saudi behavior is a blatant violation of human values and an unprecedented distortion of tolerant Islam which is based on amity and respect.

The PA Speaker clarified that despite international efforts to enhance the dialogue of civilizations and to promote tolerance, amity and respect among religions, some parties are keen to undermine human values and disseminate hatred and the culture of killing others only because they are different in belief or opinion.

“Some countries with UN and international parliamentary membership, work hard to systematically promote the extremist takfiri wahhabi thinking either through their consulates abroad or through preachers or books taught to children and teenagers who are easy to exploit,” al-Lahham said.

He urged international parliaments and cultural institutions to unify efforts in the confrontation of this terrorist mindset and its promotion means which encourage takfiri ideas and sow in the minds of the young generation the seeds of suicide and bloodshed in the name of Islam.

Al-Lahham called for blacklisting the names of all “men of religion” who issue takfiri and inciting fatwas against other religions, as terrorists, and urged putting them on trial.

He also urged countries and publishing houses to prevent printing, publishing or circulating books promoting takfiri Wahhabi ideas.

H. Mustafa