Islam forbids extremism and any lies about Shariah, said King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, in a speech delivered on his behalf by Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of the Interior, at the inauguration of International Conference on Takfeer here Tuesday evening. Organized by the Secretariat of Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz International Award for Prophet's Sunnah and Contemporary Islamic Studies with the participation of Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University, the conference has in attendance over 120 Islamic scholars and researchers from 24 countries. Addressing the participants, the King said: “Your meeting today on the theme of Takfeer phenomenon, its reasons, effects, and treatment is a demanding task. The meeting is based on the Holy Qur'an and Prophet's Sunnah, which warn against slipping in Takfeer material without knowledge or guidance.” The King said that the spread of Islam and its noble objectives have not been achieved by the concepts of extremism, fanaticism and tools of sabotage, death and destruction. King Abdullah affirmed that extremism has no boundary or religion, noting that the divine religion stresses moderation. He said: “Islam warns against accusing others as infidels.” “We have suffered as others from the dangers of extremism and deviant thought. We should continue to confront this deviant thought strongly and firmly. We will be happy if a follower of deviant thought comes back to the right path. “This has been our approach with any detainee in these cases. Some of our sons have been led astray by groups having ill-will against this country and by those inspired by the theories of extremism. But our Muslim society rejects deviant thoughts and extremist methods. We will not accept any thought that affects our fundamentals. We will continue to track down deviant groups,” the Monarch told the gathering. The Takfeer Conference's scientific committee received 389 research papers, of which 119 were approved. Discussions in the conference are based on nine topics.
