Praise be to Allah. May peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, Companions and those who follow his guidance.
The terrible crime committed by a group of Muslims after the Fajr (Dawn) Prayer on Tuesday, corresponding to 1/1/1400 A.H. when they broke into AlMasjid AlHaram (the Sacred Mosque in Makkah) fired at those who were offering Salah (Prayer) and circumambulating the Ka`bah, the most sacred of places, outraged the Islamic world and was received with denunciation. It was an attack on the Sacred House of Allah which Allah made a refuge and a place of safety for people. It was a violation of its sanctity, the security of the country and the sacred month; an act of terrorism against the Muslims, sowing the seeds of Fitnah (trial) and wrongfully defying the ruler of the country.