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Clerics in Saudi Arabia link lack of rainfall to women’s sinfulness
3 April 2004Source: National Post Information Service
Saudi clerics across the kingdom led worshippers in prayers for rain this week, blaming the country’s recent drought on sinfulness of the people, especially that of women who appeared unveiled or mingled with men in public. The prayers came as Saudi Arabia reported lower than normal rainfall over the winter months, the BBC reported. Addressing hundreds of worshippers at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Abdel Rahman bin Abdel Aziz al-Sudeis said Muslims should purify their hearts and ask for God’s forgiveness to end the drought. He singled out women, saying that their sins included “bedecking, unveiling, mingling [with men], being indifferent with hijab.”
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