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| Pâ•qidꞋ Yi•rᵊmᵊyâhꞋu |
2002.12.22 – “For the past two decades, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been engaged in an extensive effort ‘to spread Islam to every corner of the earth.’ This has meant supporting or creating schools with a curriculum primarily based upon the teachings of Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Abd Al-Wahhab, the 18th century founder of the Islamist Wahhabiyya movement.” This, of course, is called Wahhabiism – the most extreme and terroristic form of Islam.
Spreading Islam throughout the world is a fundamental pillar of the Saudi education system, as indicated in the document by the Higher Committee for Educational Policy: ‘The purpose of education is to understand Islam in a proper and complete manner, to implement and spread the Muslim faith, to provide students with Islamic values, and teachings.’ It further discusses the importance of ‘providing the individual with the necessary ideas, consciousness and abilities to preach the message of Islam.’ ”
“The Saudi government maintains control of every aspect of educational material: ‘The government shall be concerned with the control of all books coming into the Kingdom from abroad or going out of the Kingdom to the outside world. No books shall be allowed for use unless they are consistent with Islam, the intellectual trends and educational aims of the Kingdom…’ The government policy also states: ‘All books should fulfill the aims of education and be devoid of anything conflicting with Islam.’ ”
“A textbook for 8th grade students explains why Jews and Christians were cursed by Allah and turned into apes and pigs. Quoting Surat Al-Maida, Verse 60, the lesson explains that Jews and Christians have sinned by accepting polytheism and therefore incurred Allah's wrath. To punish them, Allah has turned them into apes and pigs.
“ A schoolbook for the 9th grade on Hadith introduces a famous narration known by the name, ‘The Promise of the Stone and the Tree.’ It tells a story about Abu Hurayra, one of the Prophet's companions who quoted the Prophet as saying: ‘The hour [the Day of Judgment] will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them. A Jew will [then] hide behind a rock or a tree, and the rock or tree will call upon the Muslim: “O Muslim, O slave of Allah! there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him!” – except for the gharqad [Lycium] tree, for it is one of the trees [presumably, the Arabs mean a Christmas or idol tree] of the Jews.’ ”
“Spreading Islam throughout the world is emphasized on numerous occasions in the official Saudi document authored by the Higher Committee for Educational Policy. For example, students are taught: ‘to plant and spread the Islamic creed,’ and that ‘preaching of Islam throughout the world&elipsis; is the duty of the state and its citizens.’ The Saudi curriculum also educates students on the importance of ‘propagating Islam in all areas of our globe, with wisdom and sound preaching.’
“On March 1, 2002, 'Ayn-Al-Yaqeen, a weekly news magazine published online by the Saudi royal family, detailed the efforts of the Saudi royal family to spread Islam throughout the world. The article states, ‘The cost of King Fahd's efforts in this field has been astronomical, amounting to many billions of Saudi riyals. In terms of Islamic institutions, the result is some 210 Islamic centers wholly or partly financed by Saudi Arabia, more than 1,500 mosques and 202 colleges and almost 2,000 schools for educating Muslim children in non-Islamic countries in Europe, North and South America, Australia, and Asia&elipsis;’
“According to 'Ayn-Al-Yaqeen, the list of countries where the Saudis have established schools includes (among others): the United States, Canada, Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Belgium, New Zealand, Spain, Austria, Scotland, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia, Hungary, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Burundi, Fiji, Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Algeria, Nigeria, Chad, Kenya, Cameroon, Senegal, Uganda, Mali, Somalia, Sudan, Brazil, Eritrea, and Djibouti.”
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