(MENAFN- The Peninsula) IN their Friday sermons, imams in several mosques across the Kingdom said Saudi Arabia's decision on the military operation in Yemen was timely and historic with Imam and Khateeb of the Grand Mosque in Makkah Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais saying that the operation was in line with the Shariah principles.
Al-Sudais said the Kingdom, being the land of the Two Holy Mosques, could not have become a silent spectator to the wrongs perpetuated in its neighboring country, reported a local daily.
It had to act decisively, he said. Under the Shariah regulations, the Kingdom is duty-bound to protect the religion, lives, the mind, property and honor of the people of Yemen.
For Saudi Arabia, he said, security and stability of its neighbor is of paramount importance and as such restoration of the usurped legitimacy of the government was vital.
Equally important, he said was to crush the the terrorist elements who are aided and abetted by a foreign country which has hostile ambitions and wants to have its hegemony in the whole region.
Touching upon the dangers posed by deviant forces in Yemen, Al-Sudais wondered what would have happened if the Kingdom had not taken this brave stance against those who avowed to occupy the Two Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah.
Al-Sudais said the security of the country of the Two Holy Mosques is a red line that no one is allowed to cross. "Whoever tries to violate this will be crushed and will never be pardoned," he said.
Imam and Khateeb of the Prophet's Mosque Sheikh Abdulmuhsin Muhammad Al-Qasim focused on the bounties of security and belief (Iman).
He said these two cannot be achieved unless a person believes in monotheism (Tawheed) and worships Allah alone and depends on Him in both good and difficult times.
Imams across the Kingdom also stressed the importance of operation "Decisive Storm" in restoring legitimacy, security and stability in Yemen.
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