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A Saudi cleric has found himself in hot water after he publicly made a
prayer for 'servant of Allah' Donald Trump to advance the interests of
Muslims
US President Donald Trump ( Samuel Corum - Anadolu Agency )
May 7, 2017 at 2:46 pm
A Saudi cleric has found himself in
hot water after he publicly made a prayer for ‘servant of Allah’ Donald
Trump to advance the interests of Muslims.
Saad bin Ghoniem said on Friday that he
hoped God would take Trump under his wing and steer him in the right
direction towards ending injustice against Muslims, prompting an online
backlash.
Ghoniem tweeted:
O Allah, Trump is one of your servants, you control him and his fate. Command him – willingly or not – to serve the best interests of Muslims and eliminate oppression done to them. Spare us from his evil deeds and guide him on the right path
The cleric’s invocation for Trump to aid
the Muslim world did not go down so well on social media with dozens of
users harshly criticising the post.
“I spit on your beard all you have left to
do is pray he goes to heaven. Even the devil would be too ashamed to do
this,” one Twitter user replied to the sheikh, sharing a report about
civilian casualties in a US-led coalition air raid in the Iraqi city of
Mosul.
Another user said: “You think that Trump
the Zionist, who is battling Islam, will do good for the religion.
Shame! You will be held accountable for your words.”
Other users told Ghoniem he should rather
pray for the hundreds of Yemeni children who have been killed during the
Saudi-led military intervention against the Houthi rebels.
Trump made several controversial comments
about Islam and its followers during his election campaign last year.
Despite this and a “Muslim ban” being put in place by Trump, Gulf states
appear to have warmed to the new president. The US President announced
this week that Riyadh would be the first stop on his overseas tour later
this month.
Trump has reportedly intensified negotiations for arms deals with Saudi Arabia ahead of the visit, despite growing concerns over the kingdom’s military campaign in Yemen.
This article was first published by The New ArabRead more: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20170507-saudi-cleric-trump-a-servant-of-allah/
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