By MAKKAH/MADINAH: ARAB NEWS

The Imam and Khatib at the Grand Mosque Sheikh Osama Khayyat comforted the Syrian people, wilting under the oppression of the tyrannical regime of President Bashar Assad, by reciting verses of the Holy Qur’an saying Almighty Allah sends solace soon after hard times.

The imam made these comments while addressing the congregation at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Friday.

“So, surely, with every difficulty there is relief,” the sheikh said, quoting a verse of chapter Al-Sharah of the Holy Qur’an, adding that their miseries will end soon and a new era of peace and prosperity is awaiting them.

The imam said the above quoted verse is a promise to all believers suffering in any part of the world that Allah’s mercy will descend on them if only they are patient, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The sheikh also exhorted the people to be God-fearing and not to lose hope in the mercy of Allah. Khayyat urged people to increase their supplications to the Almighty especially with prayers such as “O Lord, broaden my heart and make matters easy for me…” This was the prayer Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) made when he had to confront the mighty Pharaoh of Egypt single-handedly at the early stage of his mission.

At the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Imam and Khatib Sheikh Salah Al-Budair slammed the international community for not taking any effective action to stop the bloodshed and sufferings in Syria and other parts of the world.

“What have the countries that claim to maintain peace and lead the world done to solve the issues of the countries that are languishing in poverty, illiteracy and divisions,” the sheikh wondered in his sermon to the congregation comprising mostly pilgrims from different corners of the world.

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