Adel Al-Kalbani
| Adil bin Salim bin Sa'eed al-Kalbani | |
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| عادل بن سالم بن سعيد الكلباني | |
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Sheikh |
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April 3, 1959 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 
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| Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Salafism |
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Former Imam of the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah Imam of Taraweeh prayers in Makkah
Adil al-Kalbani عادل الكلباني is a former Imam of the Mecca Great Mosque and the first black person to be one.
al-Kalbani admitted that Salafism is a source of ISIL ideology. He acknowledged that the issue of Salafism and ISIL ideology needs to be discussed and confronted in an open manner in order to deal against extremists. He called the West and ISIS evil.
Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen was cited by Al-Kalbani in an argument against suicide bombing, he also cited Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz while acknowledging that he believes in virgins in the afterlife.
al-Kalbani declared as apostates the religious clerics among the Shia and said that Saudi Arabia does not restrict women's rights, said Obama's election was less important than him being the Grand Mosque Imam and that suicide constitutes people killing themselves according to ibn al Uthaymeen. A tweet was posted by him predicting that anti-driving fatwas for women would be overcome by a pro-driving campaign by women. al-Kalbani criticized a political poem by Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud. BBC was the agency that was interviewing him.
The statement on Shia by Kalbani prompted a backlash from Shia in Saudi Arabia.
The fact that Church bells are not heard in Saudi Arabia pleased Adil Al-Kalbani according to a tweet he made.
After this statement, The New York Times was criticized for hailing Adil Al-Kalbani by Alberto M. Fernandez.
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