Black decimals… The bloody Salafis are being renewed in Algeria in retaliation for the government

Black decimals, a name called the bloody events and scenarios in Algeria known by the country of one million martyrs in the nineties of the twentieth century, in those events was killing and kidnapping and torturing the imams of mosques by gangs and terrorist groups Tkfiri, but these scenarios returned to look ugly face recently.

On Wednesday morning, October 17, the muezzin and the teacher of the Holy Quran were attacked at Khalid Bin Al Waleed Mosque in the state of Laghouat for the worst forms of torture and assault, stabbed with a dagger from the back.

This is not the first crime of its kind; it was preceded by similar incidents of imams and officials of Algerian mosques. It is interesting to ask that the Ministry of Religious Affairs did not move to protect its employees.

This prompted the Imams to erupt in anger and demand protection and improvement of their living conditions so that they can carry out their mission in safe climate.

On the other hand, a member of the Fatwa Committee of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Sheikh Mohammed Al-Ameen Nasri appealed on behalf of several imams in the various states of Algeria, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to intervene urgently to protect Imams from attacks and harassment by extremist groups and extremist groups that have increased recently.

The imams called for activating the immunity that the minister of religious affairs had already talked about, explaining that it would grant them the right to protection, as did the judges and the rest of the important and sensitive sectors of the state.

Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowment accuses Salafists of killing imams

In a serious statement made by the Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments, Mohamed Issa, last September, during a dialogue through the Algerian national radio channel, in which Salafist imams accused of monopolizing mosques’ mosques at the expense of the imams of the ministry.

He also pointed out that these attempts led to the death of Imamin, Which forced his ministry to propose to the government to “freeze” the renewal of religious associations that run mosques.

He referred to the revision of the Associations Law and its revision to counter the attempts of religious currents and subversive elements who want to take over the management of mosques through religious associations.

He also pointed out last July during his meeting on the sidelines of the end of the season of the Islamic Cultural Center in Algeria, against the imams of mosques since 2016 until today, occurred outside the mosques.

Dr. Idris Attia, a professor of political science and international relations said that Since the 1990s, Algeria has been suffering from extremist groups exploiting mosques to carry out their ideological, intellectual and ideological conflicts by politicizing the mosque and removing it from its basic function and away from its official role.

He added: to the «reference», that militant groups targeting the imams; so assassinate them, especially imams, which approach the approach of moderation and moderation in the laws of Islamic faith, referring to the situation within the «mission room» Salafist in Algeria is full of quarrels against the Sunni Asharq al-Maliki; on him.

Salafi defense with free slogans

Mohamed Abdelkader, who is responsible for the Algerian Salafi against Sedition page on Facebook talk about the followers of Salafism are not demonstrating, and they follow the path of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and call for peace”

He pointed out to who commits rioting and criminal acts against citizens are from khwarij, and anyone who kills a person unlawfully should be held accountable like the ruler, not the public.

He pointed out why the imams were killed in robbery and burglary.

Sheikh Farkos also defended the Salafis with an article entitled “Highlighting that the Sunnis do not belong to the people of whims” on his own religious scene, stressing that he has continued to fight this intruder thought, which belongs to the Salafism, and to work diligently to save those who suffered the disease of hyperbole And extremism, and strive to deliver the parameters of moderation and moderation ».

He pointed out during the article that Salafism is not a danger to Algeria nor to any of the people; stressing that it calls for science, security, safety and mercy, and the slogan of the Prophet – peace be upon him – that says: “But I am a mercy and a gift,” pointing out that the danger Salafi “, and confined to the secular and out of the religion of Islam.