After giving his devil's sermon to recruit killers for Syria yesterday in London, "Al-Arifi" decided to have lunch in Oxford Street at a McDonalds Restaurant, which according to reports upon exiting with his 3 body guards assigned to him from the Mosque, became involved in an attack by Iraqi men, who attacked one of the guards, while the other took the opportunity to repeatedly beat "Al-Arifi" with his shoe on his head and nose
Al-Arifi is getting criticized for calling for jihad in Syria and then heading for London instead of fighting it. But he is just imitating Muhammad, who also exhorted Muslims to wage jihad and get killed in the process but didn't do that himself: "The Prophet said, 'By Him in Whose Hands my life is! Were it not for some men amongst the believers who dislike to be left behind me and whom I cannot provide with means of conveyance, I would certainly never remain behind any Sariya' (army-unit) setting out in Allah's Cause. By Him in Whose Hands my life is! I would love to be martyred in Allah's Cause and then get resurrected and then get martyred, and then get resurrected again and then get martyred and then get resurrected again and then get martyred.'" (Bukhari 4.52.54)
Anyway, this preacher of violence and hatred got into Britain with no problem and no controversy. The controversy is over whether Pamela Geller and I, who do not preach violence or hatred, will be allowed in.
Al-Arifi also backs wife-beating. "Fight or flight? Saudi cleric heads to London after call for Jihad in Syria," from Al Arabiya, June 22 (thanks to Voice of the Copts):
A Saudi cleric has been criticized for currently spending time in London, only weeks after he urged Muslim youth to join Jihad in Syria.
Sheikh Mohamed al-Arifi, a leading Saudi preacher, called for jihad in Syria “in every possible way” during a high-level meeting of Muslim scholars in Cairo on June 14.
But the Saudi preacher, instead of translating his words into action and providing a model for Jihadist wannabes in Syrian frontlines, has chosen to shine elsewhere.
Recently he has been spotted in the streets of London, which he previously described as "a place where Muslims should not go to during times of crisis."
In London, he sometime threw off his white Thobe, the traditional Saudi dress, and embraced more modern attire.
Not so many pictures of him in London are available, but the few ones that came out showed the cleric in a white shirt and a jacket.
However, the sheikh claims he is on a business trip. He went to London to shoot his new television program "My Trip with al-Arifi" to be screened during the Muslim month of Ramadan on the religious “Iqra” television station, the Saudi Okaz daily reported.
The newspaper said the television will be shooting several programs around Europe this year, including Arifi’s show.
On his upcoming program, the Saudi cleric will address religious diversity in Britain as he meets Muslim youth to promote peaceful coexistence with non-Muslims.
He has already begun pushing his agenda on the social media. “I've mixed with the British public in London & found them to be pleasant, polite & respectful towards all religions," Arifi tweeted on Thursday to his more than five million followers.
"The Law in UK treats British Muslims with fairness. Muslims should reflect a true image of their religion through their dealing," Arifi added on Twitter.
He is due to take part in a charity television event from London, focusing on presenting several reports about the Syrian refugees in Jordan.
However, Arifi’s call for Jihad and subsequent travel to London exposed him to harsh criticism back home.
Saudi journalist Mohamed Suhaimi described clerics like Arifi as propaganda artists who talk the talk, but do not walk the walk.
But the media cleric has got a response to that.
He re-tweeted on Wednesday a statement by the Syria Army (FSA) saying: "Frankly, we do not care about your differences with Sheikh al-Arifi as long as we Syrians know what he has done for our sake…God bless him…What have you done?"
The Sheikh also re-tweeted a statement attacking Al Arabiya television for reporting on his travel to London.
“The channel was surprised when al-Arifi offered them his busy schedule in London," the tweet said.
Al-Arifi’s televised fatwas and twitter statements have regularly been a source of contention among religious and political circles.
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