The first comment from the Sheikh of Al-Azhar on the targeting of King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia

Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb condemned the targeting of King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, and stressed his rejection of everything that threatens the security and stability of Saudi Arabia, in a statement issued Thursday by Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Egypt.

The statement said: “The Sheikh of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, condemns in the strongest terms the sinful attack that targeted King Fahd Airport in Dammam in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which resulted in the death of two people and the injury of other innocent civilians, stressing that targeting civilian facilities represents a violation of humanitarian rules and international norms, a direct threat to the security of the Kingdom and the safety of its citizens and residents of its lands, and a blatant assault on the principles of Islam and the principles of its law, values ​​and morals.”

The Sheikh of Al-Azhar stressed that “attacking civilian facilities in the Kingdom and endangering the lives of innocent people is unacceptable by all legal, humanitarian and moral standards, and cannot be justified whatever the reasons. Al-Azhar also calls for the need to put an end to these criminal acts that would inflame tension and destabilize the entire region.”

Al-Azhar concluded its statement by expressing “its full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the face of everything that targets its security and stability, stressing the need to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries, and to immediately stop attacks targeting the Kingdom, in a way that preserves the lives of innocent civilians, prevents the expansion of the circle of conflict and wars, and preserves the security of the region and the stability of its peoples.”

Last Sunday, Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb called for the formation of an “urgent mediation and calm committee” aimed at ending conflicts and wars in the Arab region.