Saudi Arabia

The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is run exclusively by a royal family that allows no public dissent or independent press. Those who dare challenge the regime or its policies are punished severely. Shielded by their willingness to supply the United States with cheap oil, to subsidize the American arms industry with major weapons purchases and to make lucrative deals with major U.S. corporate interests, the United States has allowed this family dictatorship to get away with its practices.

The royal family, the House of Saud are from the Nejd area and its rule depends on a special application of force, terror through the Mutawa'a, the internal religious police.

The rise of Al Saud is closely linked with Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab. To understand the significance of Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab's doctrines, we must first consider his upbringing. He grew up in Uyaynah, an oasis in southern Najd, where he studied with his grandfather Hanbali Islamic law. Around this place was the Shia practice of visiting shrines, reverence of Imams even after their death and asking favors of the Imams buried there. Such beliefs were particularly disturbing to Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab. In the late 1730s he returned to the Najdi town of Huraymila and began to write and preach against both Shia and local popular practices. His students began to refer to themselves as "Wahhabis"-or later on Salafi’s. Later he came in contact with Muhammad ibn Saud, the leader in Ad Diriyah at the time. With a bond of friendship the later generations of the Saud family viz. Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn Faysal ibn Turki ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad Al Sa'ud) was able to take Riyadh from the Rashidi family (On Jan. 15, 1902, with a select body of only 15 warriors, he scaled the walls of the Mismak fort and took over the power) and Mecca from the Sharif family. Some historians say there was an absolute blood bath and massacre of people who opposed Wahhabism at that time but no one acknowledges the truth. One of the practices of Wahhabism is absolute intolarence to other views. Now with western pressure and influence only Allah Subhana ta'Ala knows what's going to happen.

The following tradition is from the Book of the Prayer of Rain of Sahih Al Bukhari. Narrated by Ibn' Umar: The Prophet (SAW) said, "O Allah! Bless our Sham and our Yemen." Some people around said, "Our Nejd as well." The Prophet again said, "O Allah! Bless our Sham and Yemen." They said again, "Our Nejd as well." On that the Prophet (SAW) said, "There will appear earthquakes and afflictions, and from there will come out the side of the head of Satan."

So you can always expect bad leaders rising from North of Saudi Arabia. Many false Prophets appeared after the death of our Prophet (SAW). Well-known among them were Musailama in Yamama; Tulaiha Asadi in Nejd; Laqait bin Malik in Oman; and Aswad Ansi in Yemen. Among those who killed Musailma was Wahshi, the negro slave who had killed Hamza, the uncle of our Prophet (SAW) at Ohud. He had done this to win his freedom. Hind, the wife of Abu Sufyan, had promised to buy him his freedom if he slew Hamza. After the fall of Mecca, Wahshi became a Muslim. Our Prophet (SAW) forgave him but said, "Please Wahshi, keep out of my sight. You remind me of my dear uncle."