Sufis vs. Salafists
Issandr El AmraniLove the last line in this story on the emerging feud between Salafists and Sufis in Egypt after a bunch of Salafist neanderthals burned several shrines revered by Sufis (Salafists hate any version of Islam that incorporates mysticism and esoteric beliefs):
Sufi sheikh warns of sectarian war with Salafis | Al-Masry Al-Youm:
A leading figure from the Azeemia Sufi order has warned of a sectarian war between Sufis and Salafis over the destruction of several shrines connected with revered religious figures.
Sheikh Mohamed Alaa Abul Azayem labeled as “thugs” Salafis who carried out the attacks, and accused them of trying to erase important symbols of Islamic Egypt.
On Tuesday, the Azeemia order held a symposium in which it announced its intention of forming a political party named the Egyptian Liberation Party, which aims to protect Sufis in the event that either the Muslim Brotherhood or Salafis come to power.
Abul Azayem also said he had proposed a meeting with Salafis at Al-Azhar in 2006, but they rejected the proposed venue, and even refused to hold a meeting on their own premises.
However, on Monday, Sufi leaders finally managed to meet with their Salafi counterparts in Alexandria, where Salafis denied responsibility for the demolition of shrines.
For his part, Al-Azhar University Professor Ahmed al-Sayeh said he had asked his relatives in Upper Egypt to send him a machine gun with which to kill those who have demolished shrines.
Bring it on!
Reader Comments (6)
Oh my, this will solve nothing. Is it not written that He is greater than any building, any structure, any thing that man can imagine? More blood spilled from a brother by a brother will not bring blessings on anyone, nor further the cause of any man or country. Perhaps copies of Jawdat Said might be better sent than machine guns in this case.
Is Ahmad al-sayeh a professor or a retard? What kind of thing is that to say? Maybe he should stick the machine gun in his own mouth. Clearly al-Azhar professors are a joke!
Well the guy is saying that it is enough. And he is right to do so.
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I thought he was ironic...
sometimes I'm to optimistic :/
May ALlah destroy Wahhabism. It is the sect of the Devil.
Can anyone tell me why it is that Salafists espouse modern values and want to turn the clock back but use tv to spread the world. What is wrong with using papyrus and a pidgeon? Why do these guys pick and choose?