by Shaykh Ilyas (Letters To The Editor, Crescent International Vol. 45, No. 9, Safar, 1438)
Criminals and mass murderers have hijacked Islam. It must be rescued from their clutches.
There is much confusion in the world about what Islam stands for and who speaks for it. This is the direct result of two interrelated factors. First, the Saudi regime has spent billions of dollars projecting itself as the official spokesperson for authentic Islam. Second, the madrasahs it has financed have churned out millions of narrow-minded obscurantists who are running amok in the Muslim world. Need one point to the takfiris? It is time for committed Muslims to speak out.
Shaykh Ilyas
Detroit, MI, US
