The
imam of the grand mosque of Mecca has claimed Donald Trump, the US and
Saudi Arabia are "steering the world to peace", in comments during a
visit to New York that sparked an outcry on social media.
Abdulrahman
al-Sudais said in a TV interview with Saudi channel Al Ekhbariya that
Saudi Arabia and the United States are the "poles of influence in the
world".
They
are "steering the world and humanity to the ports of security, peace
and prosperity," he added, claiming that the two countries should unite
to "combat terrorism" and to "realise security and international peace".
The
conference, on 'Civilisational communication between the United States
of America and the Islamic World', was held by the Muslim World League
over two days and attracted representatives of Islamic institutions
globally.
Sudais' comments attracted criticism, with the hashtag #SudaisDeclarationDoesNotRepresentMe circulating in Arabic.
Many users criticised Sudais' remarks and his praising of the US.
Saudi Arabia has been at the forefront of a quartet of states boycotting Qatar after accusing it of funding terrorism.
The
UAE, Bahrain and Egypt and the Saudis cut diplomatic ties with the tiny
Gulf state in June and imposed an air and land blockade.
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