'One of the gates of terrorism': Saudi Arabia bans Tablighi Jamaat
India TV NewsHighlights The Saudi Arabia government has banned Tablighi Jamaat The govt has directed mosque preachers to inform people about Tablighi Jamaat's prominent mistakes Another group by the name of Da’wah has also been banned along with Tablighi Jamaat The Saudi Arabia government has banned Tablighi Jamaat, a Sunni Islamic organisation, in the country and called it “one of the gates of terrorism.” The government has also directed the mosque preachers to allocate the sermon next Friday to 'warn' people against the organisation. In a tweet, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs said, “His Excellency the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dr.#Abdullatif Al_Alsheikh directed the mosques' preachers and the mosques that held Friday prayer temporary to allocate the next Friday sermon 5/6/1443 H to warn against which is called.” The government has directed mosque preachers to inform people about the prominent mistakes of Tablighi Jamaat. Another group by the name of Da’wah has also been banned along with Tablighi Jamaat. The government has also directed that the sermons must mention ‘their danger to the society’ and that affiliation with ‘partisan groups’ is prohibited in Saudi Arabia.