GMP20030125000115 Middle East -- FBIS Report in Arabic 24 Jan 03  [FBIS Report]

SAUDI ARABIA: O GOD, DESTROY THE ZIONIST JEWS AND THEIR ZIONIST SUPPORTERS

Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia TV1 in Arabic, official television station of the Saudi Government, at 0942 GMT carries an 18-minute live broadcast of the sermon from the holy mosque in Mecca.

Shaykh Usamah Khayyat delivers the sermon. He praises God, the messenger, and his companions, thanking God for revealing Islam to spread justice and mercy on earth. Citing relevant Koranic verses, the imam says "Islam forbids killing innocent people."

In the second part of the sermon, the imam says "victory is for Islam in the final analysis," supporting his argument by relevant Koranic verses. He devotes his sermon to pilgrimage affairs.

Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, strengthen Islam and Muslims; protect Islam; destroy the enemies of Islam, the tyrants, and the corrupt; close the ranks of Muslims, and give wisdom to their leaders. O God, grant us safety in our homeland, give wisdom to our imams and leaders, and support our leader." He goes on: "O God, help the mujahidin promote your religion and your word everywhere. O God, give them victory in Palestine. O God, destroy the Zionist Jews and their Zionist supporters."

Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabic TV2 in Arabic, official television station of the Saudi Government, at 0946 GMT carries a live 22-minute broadcast of the sermon from the holy mosque in Medina.

Shaykh Ali al-Hudhayfi delivers the sermon. He praises God, the messenger, and his companions, calling on Muslims to worship and obey God as a way to reform and purity. He devotes his sermon to the importance of pilgrimage as a religious duty.

Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, strengthen Islam and Muslims, humiliate infidelity and infidels, and destroy your enemies, the enemies of Islam. O God, strengthen Islam and Muslims everywhere and protect Islam and Muslims everywhere. O God, support your religion, your Koran, and your messenger's traditions."

YEMEN: O GOD, DESTROY THE ZIONIST AGGRESSORS AND THE UNJUST AMERICANS

Sanaa Republic of Yemen Television in Arabic, official television station of the Republic of Yemen, at 0926 GMT carries a 32-minute live broadcast of the sermon from the Grand Mosque in Sanaa.

Shaykh Abd-al-Razzaq al-Ruqayhi delivers the sermon. He praises God, the messenger, and his companions, thanking God for sending the messenger as a mercy for humanity. He devotes his sermon to pilgrimage affairs.

Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, support our mujahidin brothers in Palestine, Iraq, and elsewhere. O God, strengthen them, encourage them, and give them a clear victory over their enemies. O God, destroy the Zionist aggressors and the unjust Americans. O God, shake the ground under them, instill fear into their hearts, and freeze blood in their veins. O God, close the ranks of the Muslims and give success to our president."


GAZA STRIP: O GOD, CLEAN OUR COUNTRY OF THE FILTH OF THE JEWS

Gaza Palestine Satellite Channel Television in Arabic, official television station of the Palestinian Authority, and Gaza Voice of Palestine in Arabic -- Second Program -- official radio station of the Palestinian Authority broadcasting from Gaza -- at 1000 GMT carry a 38-minute live broadcast of the sermon from Khalil al-Wazir mosque in Gaza.

Shaykh Ibrahim al-Mudayris delivers the sermon. He praises God, the messenger, and his companions, thanking God for enabling Palestinians to leave for holy Mecca for pilgrimage despite the "occupation" measurers. He urges the Palestinian people, "who are suffering more than any other people in the world," to close their ranks, stressing that the Palestinian people are the only people "still struggling against the last occupation on earth."

The imam then expresses happiness at the current "historic" Cairo meeting of the leaders of the Palestinian factions and describes it "as a first step toward closing the Palestinian and Arab ranks," urging Egypt "to take more honorable, historic positions." He appeals to the participants of the
meeting "to face up to their responsibility" by putting their differences aside and "renouncing their party and personal interests in favor of Palestinian national interests." The imam condemns the Israeli practices against the Palestinian people, urging Muslim pilgrims "to remember Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is as holy as the holy mosque in Medina."

Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, clean our country from the filth of the Jews. O God, support the people of Palestine. O God, lift the siege on the people of Palestine. O God, lift the siege on the leadership of the people of Palestine." He also appeals to God to save the Palestinian prisoners, to have mercy on the Palestinian martyrs, and to support the Iraqi people.

SYRIA: DEFY THE JEWS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS

Damascus Syrian Arab Republic Radio in Arabic, official station of the Syrian Government, at 1010 GMT carries a 41-minute live broadcast of the sermon from Anas Bin-Malik mosque in Damascus.

Shaykh Ziyad-al-Din al-Ayyubi delivers the sermon. He praises God, the messenger, and his companions, thanking God for guiding people to Islam.  Pilgrimage, he says, is a great Islamic conference, which we need to confront major problems "facing Arabs and Muslims in these days, particularly the tyranny of the Zionist enemy on the holy land of Palestine." He accuses the enemy [Israel] of planning to attack this nation with the support "of the United States" in order to humiliate Arabs and Muslims. Muslims, he says, need such a conference because "our children are killed in Palestine, our women are killed in Palestine, our homes are destroyed on the land of Palestine, and our trees are uprooted on the land of Palestine."

The imam condemns the United States and Britain for "striking civilians and military positions in northern and southern Iraq and preparing to strike Iraq and the people of Iraq in order to control Iraq's oil, to
attack Arab and Islamic countries, and to humiliate and subjugate this nation." He appeals to God to enable this nation--rulers and ruled--"to stand in the face of the Hulago of the age to block this barbaric, dirty attack." He stresses that "Syria works to block war against Iraq, as well as this despicable, corrupt marriage between Zionism and its supporters in the United States." He says he does not believe that the United States is seeking to establish democracy in Iraq, stressing that the US Administration "is planning to establish an Israeli-led Middle East."

Criticizing the Saudi ambassador in Washington -- without naming him -- for declaring that he does not believe those who claim they fight for God's sake, he says "Palestinians offer themselves as martyrs on the land of Palestine for God's sake," adding that Muslims will continue to stick to their Koran. He urges Arabs to take action in the face of the upcoming aggression against Iraq before it is too late.

Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, give wisdom to our leaders. O God, give success to Arab and Muslim leaders and to President Bashar al-Asad and enable him to defy the Jews and their supporters."

IRAQ: OH GOD, DESTROY THE ZIONISTS AND AMERICANS

Baghdad Republic of Iraq Television in Arabic, official television station of the Iraqi Government, at 0931 GMT carries a 37-minue live broadcast of the sermon from Umm al-Ma'arik [Mother of Battles] mosque in Baghdad.

Saykh Abd-al-Latif Humaym delivers the sermon. He praises God, the messenger, and his companions and says that "our nation at this historic moment is passing through a difficult test imposed by savages led by the
Zionist US Administration, whose black history if full of evils and violations of our sanctities."

Denouncing the inspection of mosques by the weapons inspectors as "provocative," the imam says that if these enemies enter Baghdad, "then the banner of God is great will be humiliated." He calls on Muslims to close their ranks to fight for God's sake and stresses that victory is for the faithful, citing relevant Koranic verses and giving examples from Islamic history. Revealing the current plots against Arabs, the imam says: "Iraq is not the only target. By God, tyrant Zionist America does not target Iraq just because it is Iraq, but because it carries the banner of God is great, there is no God but one God, and Muhammad is God's messenger. Yesterday, a mosque was violated and other mosques will also be violated. If they find a chance, God forbid, they will crush the Kaaba and Holy Medina. O Iraqi brothers, you are required to close your ranks and defend your goal and joint fate. By God, no banner other than that of Muhammad will be raised--a banner, which Saddam raises." Promising that the invaders will be crushed, he says: "The Iraqi people will fight side by side with Saddam Husayn. It is a religious war. A rabbi dwells the White House and reads politics through the Torah--a fact that prompts him to violate Muslims' sanctities."

Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, support Saddam and the Iraqis. O God, support the mujahidin in Iraq and Palestine." He goes on: "O God, destroy the Zionists and Americans, for they are within your power."

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