Saudis must seek Muslims’ help in running Hajj rituals: Analyst
Press TV has interviewed Abdul Alim Musa, an imam at the Masjid al-Islam from San Francisco, and Saeed Sadek, a political commentator from Cairo, to discuss the Saudi negligence, which led to a tragic incident during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
Musa believes there should be an international group of Muslim states and scholars to take over affairs of the annual Hajj pilgrimage due to several cases of Saudi mismanagement during Hajj rites over the past years.
He adds that the Saudi kingdom is 100 percent responsible for the tragedy in Mina, highlighting media reports that the fatal human crush was caused following the closure of a path at the site by Saudi security staff due to the unscheduled passage of a royal convoy there.
The Saudis, who call themselves custodians of holy Islamic places, are expected to count on the support of Muslim nations instead of depending on the United States, according to the analyst.
Musa also argues Saudi Arabia has played the most destructive role in the Islamic world on behalf of Israel and the US by supporting the rise of the Daesh terror group and helping the Al Khalifa family suppress anti-regime protesters in Bahrain.
Sadek, for his part, says the Mina incident and an earlier construction crane crash in Mecca during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage have embarrassed the rulers in Riyadh.
He maintains that the responsibility for both incidents lies with the Saudi government, calling for a transparent investigation into the tragic crush outside Mecca.
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