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The '''2015 Qatif mosque bombing''' occurred on May 22, 2015. A suicide bomber attacked the Shia "'''Imam [[Ali ibn Abi Talib]] Mosque'''" situated in [[Qudeih]] village of [[Qatif]] city in [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]], [[Saudi Arabia]]. [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria]] claimed responsibility for the blast, which killed at least 21 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20150523244748|title=Several casualties in Qatif mosque explosion|author=Saudi Gazette|publisher=|accessdate=24 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/750821|title=Nationwide outrage over Qatif carnage|publisher=|accessdate=24 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/05/saudi-arabia-shia-mosque-attack-150522101243243.html|title=Suicide bomber attacks Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia|publisher=|accessdate=24 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/05/saudi-shia-mosque-suicide-bomb-150522101-150522131614062.html | title=ISIL claims responsibility for Saudi mosque attack | publisher=Al-Jazeera | accessdate=23 May 2015}}</ref>
The '''2015 Qatif mosque bombing''' occurred on May 22, 2015. A suicide bomber attacked the Shia "'''Imam [[Ali ibn Abi Talib]] Mosque'''" situated in [[Qudeih]] village of [[Qatif]] city in [[Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia|Eastern Province]], [[Saudi Arabia]]. [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria]] claimed responsibility for the blast, which killed at least 21 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20150523244748|title=Several casualties in Qatif mosque explosion|author=Saudi Gazette|publisher=|accessdate=24 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/750821|title=Nationwide outrage over Qatif carnage|publisher=|accessdate=24 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/05/saudi-arabia-shia-mosque-attack-150522101243243.html|title=Suicide bomber attacks Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia|publisher=|accessdate=24 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/05/saudi-shia-mosque-suicide-bomb-150522101-150522131614062.html | title=ISIL claims responsibility for Saudi mosque attack | publisher=Al-Jazeera | accessdate=23 May 2015}}</ref>

On 22 May during Friday prayer, 21 worshipers lost their lives on the spot and about 88 were injured; 12 were in a serious condition. Al-Falih prayed for their speedy recovery and conveyed condolence of Custodian of the [[Two Holy Mosques]] [[King Salman]] to the family members of those who fell [[martyred]] in the attack.<ref>{{cite web|author= Staff Writer|url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm method=home.regcon&contentid=20150524244787 |title=Health minister visits blast victims | publisher= Saudi Gazette|date=May 24, 2015 | accessdate= May 24, 2015}}</ref>
Saudi Minister of Health Khaled Al-Falih, accompanied by senior health officials, had visited victims at Qatif Central Hospital and instructed the hospital management to provide the best treatment to those injured in the attack on Al-Qudaih’s Ali Bin Abi Talib Mosque. On 22 May during Friday prayer, 21 worshipers lost their lives on the spot and about 88 were injured; 12 were in serious condition. Al-Falih prayed for their speedy recovery and conveyed condolence of Custodian of the [[Two Holy Mosques]] [[King Salman]] to the family members of those who fell [[martyred]] in the attack.<ref>{{cite web|author= Staff Writer|url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm method=home.regcon&contentid=20150524244787 |title=Health minister visits blast victims | publisher= Saudi Gazette|date=May 24, 2015 | accessdate= May 24, 2015}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
{{see also|Shia Islam in Saudi Arabia}}
{{see also|Shia Islam in Saudi Arabia}}
An estimated 14% to 15% of the approximately 16 million natives of Saudi Arabia are Shia Muslims, mostly living in the oil-rich areas of the Eastern Province where Qatif is located. The government of Saudi Arabia follows the strict Sunni Islamic "Wahhabi movement", which dominates religious institutions, courts and education of the kingdom, and believes that Shia Muslims are not true Muslims; thus Shia have alleged severe discrimination in Saudi Arabia.<ref name=holymen>{{cite book|last=Commins |first=David |title=The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia |publisher=I.B.Tauris |year=2009 |pages=155–6|quote=Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab ... insisted that invoking and making vows to holy men indeed constituted major idolatry and that it was proper to deem as infidels anyone who failed to view such practices as idolatry. ...
An estimated 14% to 15% of the approximately 16 million natives of Saudi Arabia are Shia Muslims, mostly living in the oil-rich areas of the Eastern Province where Qatif is located. The government of Saudi Arabia follows the strict Sunni Islamic "Wahhabi movement", which dominates religious institutions, courts and education of the kingdom and believes that Shia Muslims are not true Muslims; thus Shia have alleged severe discrimination in Saudi Arabia.<ref name=holymen>{{cite book|last=Commins |first=David |title=The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia |publisher=I.B.Tauris |year=2009 |pages=155–6|quote=Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab ... insisted that invoking and making vows to holy men indeed constituted major idolatry and that it was proper to deem as infidels anyone who failed to view such practices as idolatry. ...
He then stated that if one admits that these practices are major idolatry, then fighting is a duty as part of the prophetic mission to destroy idols. Thus, the idolater who calls upon a saint for help must repent, If he does so, his repentance is accepted. If not, he is to be killed. }}</ref><ref name=ibnghannam>{{cite book|last=Ibn Ghannam |first=Husayn |title=Tarikh najd |location=Cairo |year=1961 |page=438}}</ref> According to a 2009 Human Rights Watch report, Shia citizens in Saudi Arabia "face systematic discrimination in religion, education, justice, and employment". The report alleged widespread discrimination against Saudi Shia, including restrictions in the state education system, where Shia students were forbidden from learning about their religion, and told they were unbelievers by Sunni teachers. Judges often ban Shia witnesses during trials because of their faith and bar Shia from taking jobs in government ministries or the military.<ref name="IB Times">{{cite news|title=Saudi suicide bombing: Shi'ite stronghold Qatif was a Sunni terrorist target waiting to happen|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/saudi-suicide-bombing-shia-stronghold-qatif-was-sunni-terrorist-target-waiting-happen-1502546|accessdate=23 May 2015|publisher=IB Times|date=23 May 2015}}</ref>
He then stated that if one admits that these practices are major idolatry, then fighting is a duty as part of the prophetic mission to destroy idols. Thus, the idolater who calls upon a saint for help must repent, If he does so, his repentance is accepted. If not, he is to be killed. }}</ref><ref name=ibnghannam>{{cite book|last=Ibn Ghannam |first=Husayn |title=Tarikh najd |location=Cairo |year=1961 |page=438}}</ref> According to a 2009 Human Rights Watch report, Shia citizens in Saudi Arabia "face systematic discrimination in religion, education, justice, and employment". The report alleged widespread discrimination against Saudi Shia, including restrictions in the state education system, where Shia students were forbidden from learning about their religion and told they were unbelievers by Sunni teachers. Judges often ban Shia witnesses during trials because of their faith and bar Shia from taking jobs in government ministries or the military.<ref name="IB Times">{{cite news|title=Saudi suicide bombing: Shi'ite stronghold Qatif was a Sunni terrorist target waiting to happen|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/saudi-suicide-bombing-shia-stronghold-qatif-was-sunni-terrorist-target-waiting-happen-1502546|accessdate=23 May 2015|publisher=IB Times|date=23 May 2015}}</ref>


At the time of the incident, the [[Syrian civil war]] had spawned the creation of [[ISIS]], which also gained prominence in Iraq before spreading to other places in the region. Saudi Arabia was also partaking in bombings during the [[Yemeni Civil War (2015)|Yemeni civil war]]. In November 2014, eight Shia worshippers were killed by gunmen during [[Day of Ashura|Ashura]] celebrations at a shrine in the city of al-Ahsa. Jafar Al Shayeb, a member of the Qatif municipal council, says that sectarian tensions had already risen sharply as a result of the war Saudi Arabia’s new [[King Salman]] is waging against the Houthis and that divisive rhetoric from Wahhabi preachers was increasing. He believed that the situation for Saudi Shia was about to get worse.<ref name="IB Times"/>
At the time of the incident, the [[Syrian civil war]] spawned the creation of [[ISIS]], which also gained prominence in Iraq before spreading to other places in the region. Saudi Arabia was also partaking in bombings during the [[Yemeni Civil War (2015)|Yemeni civil war]]. In November 2014, eight Shia worshippers were killed by gunmen during [[Day of Ashura|Ashura]] celebrations at a shrine in the city of al-Ahsa. Jafar Al Shayeb, a member of the Qatif municipal council, says that sectarian tensions have already risen sharply as a result of the war Saudi Arabia’s new [[King Salman]] is waging against the Houthis and that divisive rhetoric from Wahhabi preachers was increasing. He believes that the situation for Saudi Shia was about to get worse.<ref name="IB Times"/>


Critics point out that the government has done nothing to address rising sectarian tensions in the country. The country is built on the [[Wahhabi]] creed of Islam, whose ideology shares many similarities with that of [[ISIS]]. Hours before the bombing, one imam in Riyadh was quoted as telling devout worshippers at the end of Friday prayers: “Allah, attack all the Shia everywhere; Allah, send them earthquakes; Allah, kill them all.”<ref>{{cite news|title=Bloodshed in the kingdom|url=http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21652037-rare-bomb-hits-shia-mosque-bloodshed-kingdom|accessdate=23 May 2015|publisher=Economist|date=23 May 2015}}</ref>
Critics point out that the government has done nothing to address rising sectarian tensions in the country. The country is built on the [[Wahhabi]] creed of Islam, whose ideology shares many similarities with that of [[ISIS]]. Hours before the bombing, one imam in Riyadh was quoted as telling devout worshippers at the end of Friday prayers: “Allah, attack all the Shia everywhere; Allah, send them earthquakes; Allah, kill them all.”<ref>{{cite news|title=Bloodshed in the kingdom|url=http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21652037-rare-bomb-hits-shia-mosque-bloodshed-kingdom|accessdate=23 May 2015|publisher=Economist|date=23 May 2015}}</ref>


==Bombing==
==Bombing==
Reportedly 150 people were present in the [[mosque]] for [[Jumu'ah|Friday prayers]]. According to ''[[International Business Times]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author= Suman Varandani |url= http://www.ibtimes.com/saudi-arabia-suicide-bombing-shiite-mosque-attacked-during-friday-prayers-casualties-1934453 |title= Saudi Arabia Suicide Bombing: Shiite Mosque Attacked During Friday Prayers, Casualties Reported | publisher= International Business Times|date=May 22, 2015 | accessdate= May 22, 2015}}</ref> a witness said that at least 30 people were killed as a result of this suicide bomb blast, besides injuries to 50 other people. This was first time in the history of [[Saudi Arabia]] that such an attack occurred on a mosque during prayers.<ref>{{cite web|author= ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/76d48760d33748769bd3d067ac0a17fc/suicide-bomber-targets-shiite-worshippers-saudi-arabia |title=Suicide bomber targets Shiite worshippers in Saudi Arabia | publisher= A P|date= May 22, 2015 |accessdate= May 22, 2015}}</ref><ref name=reuters>{{cite web|author= SAMI ABOUDI|url= http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/22/us-saudi-security-idUSKBN0O712S20150522|title=Suicide bomber strikes Saudi Shi'ite mosque, many dead or wounded: residents |publisher= Reuters|date= May 22, 2015 |accessdate= May 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rt.com/news/261141-bomber-saudi-arabia-prayers/|title=30 casualties feared in suicide bomber attack on mosque in S. Arabia (GRAPHIC IMAGES)|work=rt.com|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref>
Reportedly 150 people were present in the [[mosque]] for [[Jumu'ah|Friday prayers]]. According to ''[[International Business Times]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author= Suman Varandani |url= http://www.ibtimes.com/saudi-arabia-suicide-bombing-shiite-mosque-attacked-during-friday-prayers-casualties-1934453 |title= Saudi Arabia Suicide Bombing: Shiite Mosque Attacked During Friday Prayers, Casualties Reported | publisher= International Business Times|date=May 22, 2015 | accessdate= May 22, 2015}}</ref> a witness said that at least 30 people were killed as a result of this suicide bomb blast, besides injuries to 50 other people. This is first time in the history of [[Saudi Arabia]] that such an attack occurred on a mosque during prayers.<ref>{{cite web|author= ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/76d48760d33748769bd3d067ac0a17fc/suicide-bomber-targets-shiite-worshippers-saudi-arabia |title=Suicide bomber targets Shiite worshippers in Saudi Arabia | publisher= A P|date= May 22, 2015 |accessdate= May 22, 2015}}</ref><ref name=reuters>{{cite web|author= SAMI ABOUDI|url= http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/22/us-saudi-security-idUSKBN0O712S20150522|title=Suicide bomber strikes Saudi Shi'ite mosque, many dead or wounded: residents |publisher= Reuters|date= May 22, 2015 |accessdate= May 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rt.com/news/261141-bomber-saudi-arabia-prayers/|title=30 casualties feared in suicide bomber attack on mosque in S. Arabia (GRAPHIC IMAGES)|work=rt.com|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref>


==Responsibility ==
==Responsibility ==
In an online statement, [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] claimed responsibility, saying their soldiers were behind the attack at the Imam Ali Mosque, and that one of their suicide bombers, identifying him as Abu Amer Al-Najdi, had detonated an explosive belt.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1183561/deadly-suicide-blast-at-mosque-in-saudi-arabia-kills-20|title=Deadly suicide blast at mosque in Saudi Arabia kills 20 | publisher= Dawn|date=May 22, 2015 | accessdate= May 22, 2015}}</ref> An ISIL Twitter account posted an image of a suicide bomber they say was involved in the attack.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32843510 |title=Saudi Arabia attack: Islamic State claims Shia mosque bombing | publisher= BBC|date=May 22, 2015 | accessdate= May 22, 2015}}</ref> Saudi authorities, however, identified Saudi national '''Salih bin Abdulrahman Salih Al Ghishaami''' as the suicide bomber.<ref>{{cite web|author= Staff Writer|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/05/24/Saudi-health-minister-visits-mosque-blast-victims-.html |title=Saudi officials visit Qatif mosque blast victims | publisher= Al Arabiya News|date=May 24, 2015 | accessdate= May 24, 2015}}</ref>
In an online statement, [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] has claimed responsibility, saying their soldiers were behind the attack at the Imam Ali Mosque and that one of their suicide bombers, identifying him as Abu Amer Al-Najdi, had detonated an explosive belt.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1183561/deadly-suicide-blast-at-mosque-in-saudi-arabia-kills-20|title=Deadly suicide blast at mosque in Saudi Arabia kills 20 | publisher= Dawn|date=May 22, 2015 | accessdate= May 22, 2015}}</ref> An ISIL Twitter account posted an image of a suicide bomber they say was involved in the attack.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32843510 |title=Saudi Arabia attack: Islamic State claims Shia mosque bombing | publisher= BBC|date=May 22, 2015 | accessdate= May 22, 2015}}</ref> Saudi authorities, however, identified Saudi national '''Salih bin Abdulrahman Salih Al Ghishaami''' as the suicide bomber.<ref>{{cite web|author= Staff Writer|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/05/24/Saudi-health-minister-visits-mosque-blast-victims-.html |title=Saudi officials visit Qatif mosque blast victims | publisher= Al Arabiya News|date=May 24, 2015 | accessdate= May 24, 2015}}</ref>


==Reactions==
==Reactions==
A large number of people protested in Qatif to denounce the terrorist attack and chanted slogans to show their anger at the government,<ref name=presstv>{{cite news|title=At least 21 killed in ISIL bombing in Saudi Arabia’s Qatif|url=http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/05/22/412312/saudi-qatif|accessdate=23 May 2015|publisher=Press TV|date=23 May 2015}}</ref> Jafar Al Shayeb, a member of the Qatif municipal council, said.
A large number of people protested in Qatif to denounce the terrorist attack and chanted slogans to show their anger at the government,<ref name=presstv>{{cite news|title=At least 21 killed in ISIL bombing in Saudi Arabia’s Qatif|url=http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/05/22/412312/saudi-qatif|accessdate=23 May 2015|publisher=Press TV|date=23 May 2015}}</ref> Jafar Al Shayeb, a member of the Qatif municipal council, said.


Saudi Minister of Health Khaled Al-Falih, accompanied by senior health officials, had visited victims at Qatif Central Hospital and instructed the hospital management to provide the best treatment to those injured in the attack on Al-Qudaih’s Ali Bin Abi Talib Mosque.
Doctor Fahd bin Saad al-Majed, General Secretary of the [[Council of Senior Scholars (Saudi Arabia)|Council of Senior Scholars]], Saudi Arabia has condemned the attack and clarified that aims of [[terrorists]] to harm the unity of the Saudi people and to destabilize the kingdom, could never be successful.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/05/22/Explosion-hits-mosque-in-eastern-Saudi-Arabia.html |title=Suicide blast kills 19 at mosque in Saudi Arabia | publisher= Al Arabiya News|date=May 22, 2015 | accessdate= May 22, 2015}}</ref> Saudi Arabia’s top cleric, Grand Mufti [[Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh]], has also condemned the attack and described the terrorist act as “a crime, shame and great sin”.<ref>{{cite web|author= Louisa Loveluck|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/11623319/Several-killed-and-injured-after-suicide-bomber-strikes-at-Saudi-Shia-mosque.html |title=Several killed after suicide bomber strikes Saudi mosque | publisher= The Telegraph|date=May 22, 2015 | accessdate= May 23, 2015}}</ref>
Doctor Fahd bin Saad al-Majed, General Secretary of the [[Council of Senior Scholars (Saudi Arabia)|Council of Senior Scholars]], Saudi Arabia has condemned the attack and clarified that aims of [[terrorists]] to harm the unity of the Saudi people and to destabilize the kingdom, could never be successful.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/05/22/Explosion-hits-mosque-in-eastern-Saudi-Arabia.html |title=Suicide blast kills 19 at mosque in Saudi Arabia | publisher= Al Arabiya News|date=May 22, 2015 | accessdate= May 22, 2015}}</ref> Saudi Arabia’s top cleric, Grand Mufti [[Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh]], has also condemned the attack and described the terrorist act as “a crime, shame and great sin”.<ref>{{cite web|author= Louisa Loveluck|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/11623319/Several-killed-and-injured-after-suicide-bomber-strikes-at-Saudi-Shia-mosque.html |title=Several killed after suicide bomber strikes Saudi mosque | publisher= The Telegraph|date=May 22, 2015 | accessdate= May 23, 2015}}</ref>


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2015 Qatif mosque bombing
LocationQatif, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates26°34′03″N 49°59′30″E / 26.567374°N 49.991668°E / 26.567374; 49.991668
Date22 May 2015
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths21 - 30
Injured50
PerpetratorsISIL
Location of Qatif.
Location of Qatif.
Qatif and Dammam mosque bombings (Saudi Arabia)

The 2015 Qatif mosque bombing occurred on May 22, 2015. A suicide bomber attacked the Shia "Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque" situated in Qudeih village of Qatif city in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria claimed responsibility for the blast, which killed at least 21 people.[1][2][3][4]

Saudi Minister of Health Khaled Al-Falih, accompanied by senior health officials, had visited victims at Qatif Central Hospital and instructed the hospital management to provide the best treatment to those injured in the attack on Al-Qudaih’s Ali Bin Abi Talib Mosque. On 22 May during Friday prayer, 21 worshipers lost their lives on the spot and about 88 were injured; 12 were in serious condition. Al-Falih prayed for their speedy recovery and conveyed condolence of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to the family members of those who fell martyred in the attack.[5]

Background

See also: Shia Islam in Saudi Arabia

An estimated 14% to 15% of the approximately 16 million natives of Saudi Arabia are Shia Muslims, mostly living in the oil-rich areas of the Eastern Province where Qatif is located. The government of Saudi Arabia follows the strict Sunni Islamic "Wahhabi movement", which dominates religious institutions, courts and education of the kingdom and believes that Shia Muslims are not true Muslims; thus Shia have alleged severe discrimination in Saudi Arabia.[6][7] According to a 2009 Human Rights Watch report, Shia citizens in Saudi Arabia "face systematic discrimination in religion, education, justice, and employment". The report alleged widespread discrimination against Saudi Shia, including restrictions in the state education system, where Shia students were forbidden from learning about their religion and told they were unbelievers by Sunni teachers. Judges often ban Shia witnesses during trials because of their faith and bar Shia from taking jobs in government ministries or the military.[8]

At the time of the incident, the Syrian civil war spawned the creation of ISIS, which also gained prominence in Iraq before spreading to other places in the region. Saudi Arabia was also partaking in bombings during the Yemeni civil war. In November 2014, eight Shia worshippers were killed by gunmen during Ashura celebrations at a shrine in the city of al-Ahsa. Jafar Al Shayeb, a member of the Qatif municipal council, says that sectarian tensions have already risen sharply as a result of the war Saudi Arabia’s new King Salman is waging against the Houthis and that divisive rhetoric from Wahhabi preachers was increasing. He believes that the situation for Saudi Shia was about to get worse.[8]

Critics point out that the government has done nothing to address rising sectarian tensions in the country. The country is built on the Wahhabi creed of Islam, whose ideology shares many similarities with that of ISIS. Hours before the bombing, one imam in Riyadh was quoted as telling devout worshippers at the end of Friday prayers: “Allah, attack all the Shia everywhere; Allah, send them earthquakes; Allah, kill them all.”[9]

Bombing

Reportedly 150 people were present in the mosque for Friday prayers. According to International Business Times,[10] a witness said that at least 30 people were killed as a result of this suicide bomb blast, besides injuries to 50 other people. This is first time in the history of Saudi Arabia that such an attack occurred on a mosque during prayers.[11][12][13]

Responsibility

In an online statement, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has claimed responsibility, saying their soldiers were behind the attack at the Imam Ali Mosque and that one of their suicide bombers, identifying him as Abu Amer Al-Najdi, had detonated an explosive belt.[14] An ISIL Twitter account posted an image of a suicide bomber they say was involved in the attack.[15] Saudi authorities, however, identified Saudi national Salih bin Abdulrahman Salih Al Ghishaami as the suicide bomber.[16]

Reactions

A large number of people protested in Qatif to denounce the terrorist attack and chanted slogans to show their anger at the government,[17] Jafar Al Shayeb, a member of the Qatif municipal council, said.

Doctor Fahd bin Saad al-Majed, General Secretary of the Council of Senior Scholars, Saudi Arabia has condemned the attack and clarified that aims of terrorists to harm the unity of the Saudi people and to destabilize the kingdom, could never be successful.[18] Saudi Arabia’s top cleric, Grand Mufti Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh, has also condemned the attack and described the terrorist act as “a crime, shame and great sin”.[19]

A statement from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attack and said “such attacks on places of worship are abhorrent and intended to promote sectarian conflict.”[20]

  •  Lebanon: Hezbollah issued a statement condemning the attack, and also saying the authorities in the kingdom bore responsibility.[12] "Hezbollah holds the Saudi authorities fully responsible for this ugly crime, for its embrace and sponsorship for these criminal murderers ... to carry out similar crimes in other Arab and Muslim countries. Saudi authorities incited against Shia citizens from the minbars (pulpits) of mosques and in the media,” the statement says.[17]
  •  Iran: Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham condemned the attack and urged the government of Saudi Arabia to arrest those involved in the incident.[17]
  •  Pakistan: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Mamnoon Hussain condemned the bombing.[21] Foreign Office spokesman Qazi Khalilullah in a statement condemned the attack and said “We share the grief of the brotherly people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over this cowardly and deliberate attack against innocent civilians."[22] Pakistan Ambassador Manzur Ul-Haq condemned the bombing saying: “We strongly condemn this act which cost the lives of many people and injured several others. As a mark of respect to those who died, the Pakistan Embassy postponed an evening community function at its premises on Friday."[23]
  •  Bangladesh: Bangladesh Ambassador Golam Moshi condemned the attack and said "the act was a heinous crime and cannot be tolerated. As a country, we stand by Saudi Arabia to help it maintain peace, security and stability in the Kingdom and the world."[23]
  •  Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan Ambassador Mohamed Hussein Mohamed condemned the attack, and calling for those responsible to be brought to justice.[23]
  •  United Arab Emirates: has condemned the terrorist attack that targeted worshippers in a mosque in Qudayh. In a statement Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs reaffirmed that UAE discards all kinds of terrorism without any distinction of religious and moral values. He also stated that “Such a heinous crime requires the international community to rally efforts to confront such cowardly acts and devious thoughts, which pay no respect to human lives and sacred places".[24]
  •  United States: White House spokesman Josh Earnest condemned the attack and said, “We mourn the loss of life and condemn this violence.”[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ Saudi Gazette. "Several casualties in Qatif mosque explosion". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Nationwide outrage over Qatif carnage". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Suicide bomber attacks Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  4. ^ "ISIL claims responsibility for Saudi mosque attack". Al-Jazeera. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  5. ^ Staff Writer (May 24, 2015). method=home.regcon&contentid=20150524244787 "Health minister visits blast victims". Saudi Gazette. Retrieved May 24, 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  6. ^ Commins, David (2009). The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia. I.B.Tauris. pp. 155–6. Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab ... insisted that invoking and making vows to holy men indeed constituted major idolatry and that it was proper to deem as infidels anyone who failed to view such practices as idolatry. ... He then stated that if one admits that these practices are major idolatry, then fighting is a duty as part of the prophetic mission to destroy idols. Thus, the idolater who calls upon a saint for help must repent, If he does so, his repentance is accepted. If not, he is to be killed. {{cite book}}: line feed character in |quote= at position 218 (help)
  7. ^ Ibn Ghannam, Husayn (1961). Tarikh najd. Cairo. p. 438.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ a b "Saudi suicide bombing: Shi'ite stronghold Qatif was a Sunni terrorist target waiting to happen". IB Times. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Bloodshed in the kingdom". Economist. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  10. ^ Suman Varandani (May 22, 2015). "Saudi Arabia Suicide Bombing: Shiite Mosque Attacked During Friday Prayers, Casualties Reported". International Business Times. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
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