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Leading Saudi cleric: ‘It suffices me not to hear church bells ringing’

May 15, 2015 3:00 am By Raymond Ibrahim

adel-al-kalbani-650Saudi Sheikh Adel al-Kalbani, former Imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and current prayer leader of Muhaisin Mosque in Riyadh, recently issued the following “tweet” on his personal Twitter account: “My beloved nation: It suffices me that you shelter me from hearing church bells ringing in you.”This is reminiscent of when another top ranking Saudi religious leader, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah declared in 2012 that it is “necessary to destroy all the churches of the region.”

The similarities don’t end there.  No mainstream media in the English language reported the 2012 anecdote till I did.  And as of this moment, this anecdote concerning a leading Saudi cleric relishing the fact that no church bells can be heard in his nation is left completely unreported in Western media.

Would that be the case if, say, a top Vatican official declared that he longs for the day when all mosques are banned in Italy?

Perhaps more ironic, the MSM is acquainted with Sheikh Adel al-Kalbani.  The New York Times, for instance, has an entire spread about him.  The “happy” and “hopeful” theme is how al-Kalbani managed to rise to the top in Saudi Arabia — which is apparently “tolerant” — by becoming the first black Imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca.

As for this business of boasting that, whatever his nation’s shortcomings are, at least it shelters him from hearing those accursed church bells, not a peep anywhere.

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  1. mortimer says

    May 15, 2015 at 3:27 am

    He no doubt looks forward to the re-establishment of slavery in Saudi Arabia (which relinquished slavery only in the 1960s, some say because of the protests of Malcolm X.)

    He no doubt looks forward to watching the enslavement of Western Europe and America to Islamic rule and watching the beheadings of all Western leaders and clergy who do not submit to Islamic supremacism.

    Lest Western people think that is an unlikely scenario, so did the Byzantines, yet their emperor’s head was paraded throughout the Muslim world and Muslim invaders of Europe made towers of Christian skulls.

    Guess again, Larry Trudeau, Michael Ondaatje, you could become a casualty to Islam, unless you submit in advance…but you are doing that, aren’t you?

    • Lia Wissing says

      May 15, 2015 at 4:27 am

      But would the pope now, at least, be safe?

    • spot on says

      May 15, 2015 at 8:09 am

      Linda Lohan has submitted in advance. Our POTUS has tried to submit in advance but they keep rejecting him. …. and I hate to think ….the Pope?

  2. tilda says

    May 15, 2015 at 3:51 am

    Oh dear…. Once upon a time the BBC had a world radio service, Why can [do] they no longer broadcast bells?

  3. tilda says

    May 15, 2015 at 3:56 am

    BTW — average IQ in Saudi Arabia is c. 84….

    • Lia Wissing says

      May 15, 2015 at 4:30 am

      Is that the king’s IQ too?

    • nothosaur says

      May 15, 2015 at 7:45 am

      Source?

      • particolor says

        May 15, 2015 at 8:02 am

        Cairo Asylum !

      • tilda says

        May 15, 2015 at 9:02 pm

        http://www.photius.com/rankings/national_iq_scores_country_ranks.html

  4. Joseph says

    May 15, 2015 at 3:58 am

    I pray for the day when that smug little smile will be wiped from his face.
    He is not very bright either, he is on the wrong side….JESUS CHRIST wins in the end.

    • No Fear says

      May 15, 2015 at 5:07 am

      If everyone is believing the Quran then Jesus becomes irrelevant.

      Unfortunately the world seems to be more keen on having a rapist, pedophile, thief and Jew killer as a spiritual leader than a man who can raise people from the dead and heal the sick.

      Very sad indeed.

      • Joseph says

        May 15, 2015 at 10:21 am

        If everyone is believing the Quran then Jesus becomes irrelevant
        ___________________________________________________
        At the end times JESUS will becomes very relevant for the unbelievers and mockers will feel the wrath of GOD. I take great comfort in V28
        John 10:26-28King James Version (KJV)
        26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
        27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
        28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

        Like you said “Very sad indeed.”
        Man most certainly has a evil heart

        • somehistory says

          May 15, 2015 at 2:11 pm

          In my mind’s eye and in my heart, I see the fulfillment of 2 Thess. 1:8-, The smug look of his feelings of superiority will indeed be wiped away, as will all lies and the killings of innocent people around the world.
          The destruction of satan’s beast can’t come any too soon.

  5. Scott M says

    May 15, 2015 at 4:06 am

    Vermin.

  6. mortimer says

    May 15, 2015 at 4:09 am

    Black men were castrated and forced to serve in harems and the Forbidden Mosque until fifty years ago.

    He chooses to ignore that 120 million black Africans lost their lives in the 1400 years Arab slave trade.

    • Rob says

      May 15, 2015 at 4:55 am

      Bernard Lewis makes a wry observation in one of his books.
      Someone asked a black US citizen why blacks seem drawn to Arab names for their children.
      The black guy said ‘would you name your child after someone who BOUGHT you?’
      Lewis says the response to that was: ‘you prefer to name your child after someone who SOLD you?’

      • Raja says

        May 16, 2015 at 1:04 am

        Rob,

        That is very interesting..
        Regards,

    • spot on says

      May 15, 2015 at 8:01 am

      I didn’t know they stopped the castrations. I must have missed something. They have been using eunuchs to watch over their harems for 1400 years. Have they gone PC in the harem?

  7. mortimer says

    May 15, 2015 at 4:12 am

    To all clergy and church leaders the following request: PLEASE RING YOUR CHURCH BELLS EVERY CHANCE YOU GET. Why, you ask?

    Because ringing church bells is FORBIDDEN by Sharia law.

    Defy Sharia law, before Sharia law enslaves church bells!

  8. particolor says

    May 15, 2015 at 5:13 am

    It pleases Me Immensely when I don’t hear a Rabid Barbarian Dingo Moaning from a Minaret !!

    • bernie says

      May 15, 2015 at 6:15 am

      I don’t mind church bells, Muslim calls to prayer or Hindu or Buddhist mantra chants as long as they are not oppressive, and only done for no more than a minute. The rights of both religious people (of all faiths) and non-religious people need to be respected, which is something that this Saudi guy doesn’t seem to understand.

      • particolor says

        May 15, 2015 at 6:25 am

        Read the Post above You ! They are the person making all the Din !!:-) 🙂

      • Raja says

        May 16, 2015 at 1:08 am

        Bernie,

        What about the rights of a religious person who wants to kill you because of you are disliked for your beliefs…do you have a sense of justice at all?

    • spot on says

      May 15, 2015 at 7:56 am

      Rabid Barbarian Dingo Moaning from a Minaret

      Good comparison.. Church bells sound great but a groaning Muslim from a minaret sound like something dying.

      • particolor says

        May 15, 2015 at 8:10 am

        The first time I heard it I thought their Fire Siren was on the Blink !! 🙂
        And My mate said “No ! That’s their Trainer telling them to come and Bend Over” 🙂

        • Westman says

          May 15, 2015 at 9:21 am

          The time-consuming prayer ritual, 5 times a day, could only be born in a simple society that has much time available. A warlord nation is like a lion that predates, and with a full stomach of spoils, then lays about. Supposedly Muhammad increased the daily prayer repetitions and threatened non-compliance with punishment to keep people obedient and indoctrinated.

          It is no accident that oil-rich Saudi Arabia is the Host of Mekka and also the most Sharia-compliant nation. The riches do not come from toil. Islamic countries, without oil and no host, are poor without some external wealth to compensate for the expense of Islamic compliance.

          In Europe the time required is sometimes stolen from the host – an employer or the citizens whose time is lost when the streets are blocked with prayer rugs.

          ISIS is emulating the predation activities of Muhammad. Where are the ISIS farmers and manufacturers? ISIS is like a swarm of locusts who canabalize everything in their path, completely unable to sustain themselves without a host. These butchers pray 5 times a day at the expense of destroyed societies, slaves, and spoils.

        • particolor says

          May 15, 2015 at 9:32 am

          I’ve noticed ! And where were the “RELIGION Of PEACE” Volunteers in the recent World Disasters ??

        • Westman says

          May 15, 2015 at 9:47 am

          Particolor,

          I was amused by your mate’s “bend over” remark:-) An accurate double entendre I won’t soon forget.

        • spot on says

          May 15, 2015 at 1:19 pm

          That’s their Trainer telling them to come and Bend Over

          LOL!! 🙂

  9. Fr Michael says

    May 15, 2015 at 6:08 am

    We ring the Regina Caeli on big bells twice a day, every day. Long may they ring the message of the Resurrection; the sound of the Alleluia, and the joy of the angelic choirs in the Heavenly bliss of the Blessed Trinity, God Three in One!

    • particolor says

      May 15, 2015 at 8:27 am

      I doubt that Someone who is Filled Right Up with not hearing Church Bells Ringing would understand that ?

  10. Jon Pierson says

    May 15, 2015 at 6:45 am

    Being an atheist living in Ireland, I could seriously do without the Angelus bells ringing (in fairness, I don’t think they do the 06:00 one near any houses) but even that’s got to be way better than some over-amplified caterwauling from a Mosque five times a day.

    I’m English and I have to say that I rather liked the church bells ringing – the Angelus sounds like a funeral is underway.

  11. arish says

    May 15, 2015 at 7:05 am

    LOOKS LIKE WEST WILL GET DESTROYED NONE BUT LOCAL POOR AND FOOLS WHO ARE GIVEN PERMISSION BY WEST RULERS AND MEDIA SUPPORTING TO CONVERT TO ARAB ISLAMIC CULTURE .THESE CONVERT WILL DESTROY OWN NATIONS.

    • pumbar says

      May 16, 2015 at 2:34 am

      Caps lock fever.

      • particolor says

        May 16, 2015 at 5:36 am

        Most FREE Western Country’s don’t need any Permission whatsoever to change to any Religion ( or SECT) that they desire !! 🙂 But Woe Betides any Prisoner of Islam that even Contemplates Switching Sides 🙁

  12. john spielman says

    May 15, 2015 at 7:23 am

    maybe the ringing Church bells will have the same effect on islamists brains as Slim Whitman’s yodelling did on Martian brains in MARS ATTACKS

    • spot on says

      May 15, 2015 at 7:44 am

      That was one of my favorite movies, BTW. That little lady was forced by everyone to listen to Slim Whitman’s yodeling with earphones, no less. We sure need something other than our Washington bureaucrats to handle murderous Islam. A lot of money goes a long way in Washington.

      • particolor says

        May 15, 2015 at 7:55 am

        Yep !! All the way from Washington to the Middle East, to Create More “Refugees” and “Asylum Seekers” to Invade Your country ! 🙁

  13. spot on says

    May 15, 2015 at 7:34 am

    It suffices me that you shelter me from hearing church bells ringing in you.

    I take it the Saudi chief don’t even like the thought of being reminded that Christians exist.

    • particolor says

      May 15, 2015 at 7:41 am

      I’ve heard He loves the sound of the Halal Dinner Gong ? 🙂

  14. ermin says

    May 15, 2015 at 7:56 am

    They live in a world where piece of s**** people are praised and held in high regard while the good honest ones are completely destroyed , defamed & spit on

  15. Luke says

    May 15, 2015 at 9:43 am

    The spirit of antichrist becomes more brazen every day.

  16. duh_swami says

    May 15, 2015 at 10:08 am

    Church bells and ringing bells in general are instrumentals, that carry no message or at most a subliminal one for the pious…
    There are no lyrics to bells. The Islamic call to prayer is also music, but since it is words, it carries with it propaganda, as does all music with lyrics. The human voice can be a musical instrument if the singer just sings without words, as soon as words appear, propaganda appear with it. i is said that a ‘twinkling of bells’, proceeds a visit by an angel. I doubt the Imam will ever hear that, but he may hear Gabriele’s horn blowing loudly in his ear…

    • spot on says

      May 15, 2015 at 2:05 pm

      “…but since it is words, it carries with it propaganda, as does all music with lyrics.”

      Somehow I missed the hidden message in the song ba da da da.

      • suh_swami says

        May 15, 2015 at 4:46 pm

        That’s because da da da are not words…It’s more like baby jibber jabber…

      • particolor says

        May 15, 2015 at 8:35 pm

        Come on now ! Squeaky Chalk on the Blackboard sounds better !!

  17. Mark says

    May 15, 2015 at 11:22 am

    https://youtu.be/o_qYcJ-GSZc

    • particolor says

      May 15, 2015 at 11:34 am

      If I hear that Ratbag Moaning again.. I’LL SCREAM !! 🙁
      I opened it by mistake

  18. Angemon says

    May 15, 2015 at 12:51 pm

    “My beloved nation: It suffices me that you shelter me from hearing church bells ringing in you.

    No, it doesn’t. Not hearing church bells doesn’t suffice you. You want islam to spread through the whole world, either peacefully or through force, like the inventor of your cult said.

  19. Gordon Miller says

    May 15, 2015 at 2:15 pm

    But I like the sound of church bells and I’m not even religious. They’re a symbol of AMERICANA and I resent a foreigner coming here and demanding we change our ethos. I don’t care if he is an Islaofascist.

    • Gordon Miller says

      May 15, 2015 at 10:00 pm

      Sorry for the typo. It should read “Islamofascist.”

  20. somehistory says

    May 15, 2015 at 2:33 pm

    Some months ago, while at a local park, we began to hear the cat·er·waul coming from a barracks somewhere beyond the trees by the lake. Usually the sounds of motors on boats are unwelcome when trying to catch fish, but motors would have been more than welcome in that instance. Even the fish and birds were trying to flee the noise.

    cat·er·waul…..many muslims seem to really like cats. Must be the screeching, howling and wailing they do when fighting.

    • particolor says

      May 15, 2015 at 8:17 pm

      Settle down !! I think they were Halaling the Fish ?..And sending the Bill to the County Office ! 🙂

  21. David D says

    May 15, 2015 at 2:52 pm

    Another rabid bigot from Saudi A, host and protector of Wahhabi/salafists and its al-Qaeda/al-nusra/al-shabab/boko haram/taliban genocidal proxies.
    Meanwhile, Turkey ships 2,000 truckloads of heavy weapons (Zaman) to terrorists in Syria, issues thousands of fake passports to Jihadis and begins training 5000 “moderate” killers to steal, murder and rape while “we” (US), are paying $500mil. to the corrupt (Islamist) Turkish Govt..
    These are our “close allies”? What an embarrassment and sell-out by the US Govt.
    No wonder we’re hated around the World with “friends” like this.

    • particolor says

      May 15, 2015 at 8:09 pm

      A friend said to Me I think our Love of America is Waning ? They seem to have a Talent for picking the wrong side ! or is it just their leaders ? Libya.. A Mess.., The Middle East…An Absolute Mess, And I wont mention the other 2 or 3 !! ????
      Many situations should be left to their own devices and solutions, they will come out in the wash ! Poking a Stick in a Hornets Nest was Never a Good Idea! Now the World has Irate Hornets Abundant ?? 🙁

  22. ninetyninepct says

    May 15, 2015 at 3:30 pm

    I could be wrong, but don’t Arabs and muslims consider black people to be monkeys? There is a lot of confusion and contradiction in islam.

    • particolor says

      May 15, 2015 at 7:48 pm

      Taqiyya works at All levels, whatever it takes ! They must be running short ?And have to Suck more recruits in from Africa ? but when they have done their job they will be slaves ! “They are the Evilest of People !!” 🙁

  23. John M. Oda says

    May 16, 2015 at 4:04 am

    I say, just looking at this FILTH makes me throw up! Then, he talks about religion and the Church Bells ringing make him suffices him! First of all, you will only hear these bells once in a while on special occasions and you cannot hear them from a block distance. Besides, they are done in the mornings or sometimes late afternoons! But, WHY IN THE HELL YOU DON’T GET SUFFICISED BY THE WHOOP ASS THAT COMES FROM YOUR DAMN MOSQUES AS EARLY AS 5:00 a.m. AND COULD BE HEARD FOR MANY BLOCKS?? That sound or voice is NOT EXACTLY “NAT KING COLE”S” BEAUTIFUL VOICE! It sounds more like a JACK ASS WHOOP! This happens EVERY MORNING IN THE MIDDLE EAST! Not counting the ones they come in the late Mornings or early afternoons? I say, if BELLS RINGING bothers you but the JACKASS WHOOP DOES NOT, then your are a REAL JACKASS!

    • particolor says

      May 16, 2015 at 5:27 am

      Plus + Being in Serious Need of Medical Attention 🙁
      Plus.. Who else thinks the Goat only said that to Stir up the Infidels for them to have another Excuse to be “Victims” and “OFFENDED ??” 🙁

  24. Gbox says

    May 16, 2015 at 10:36 am

    This guy sure demonstrates the ignorance and intolerance characteristic of so many muslims.

  25. More Ham Ed says

    May 17, 2015 at 12:34 am

    Dirty beards.

  26. boocat says

    May 17, 2015 at 2:04 pm

    Why are they allowed to caterwaul from a loudspeaker but we aren’t allowed to ring church bells?

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