Counterterrorism

Islam has nothing to do with terrorism: Imam of Kaba

The Imam of Islam's holiest shrine Kaba in Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Saturday denounced terrorism in the name of Islam, making it clear that Islam has nothing to do with terrorism.

"Holy book Quran and Hadish - saying of Prophet Mohammad are against violence and terror. Islam has nothing to do with terrorism or terror acts," said Sheikh Saleh Bin Muhammad Bin Ibrahim Aal Talib at a crowded press conference at a posh hotel here amid tight security.

He said violence has no place in Islam. "Islam is what Quran and Prophet Mohammad stand for, it is not what terrorists or terror outfits claim."