Kingdom"s Mufti-General and Chairman of Senior Scholars Commission and Scholarly Research and Ifta Department Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Al-Sheikh has stressed that politicization of Hajj is rejected in Islam and Sharia. In an annual meeting of scholars participating in awareness of pilgrims in this year"s Hajj season held here on Monday by Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance, he said, "Allah Almighty made Hajj a conference for rapprochement, convergence and harmony. It should be distanced from politicization which is rejected in Islam and Sharia." He called on all people for cooperation to achieve security in Hajj. In his speech, the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance Sheikh Saleh Al Al-Sheikh said, "Destabilization of Hajj is contrary to the Islamic religion. There should be no destabilization of security. There should be preservation of the holy sites and pilgrims."
