Kuwaiti candidate sparks debate over representation of Sunnis and Shiites

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The candidate for the Kuwaiti parliament, Saad Al-Ajmi, sparked an interaction between activists on social networking sites, following statements he made about who represents the Sunnis and the Shiites during a television interview.

Al-Ajmi, the candidate for the third constituency, said in the interview that took place on the “atv Kuwait” channel and was circulated by activists: “Christian churches in Egypt still exist and they have been for thousands of years. Also in Iraq, also in Palestine. Muslim sects are still present everywhere and the nation is still Protect them as you protect yourself.”

Al-Ajmi continued, saying: “Our master, the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, when he came to Medina, the first to give them their rights, he gave them to the Jews of Medina, and gave to its people, and a thousand between the hearts of its owners. The Muhajireen and the Ansar brought their hearts together, and the Jews said, “A nation with the believers. What harms them harms us, and what harms them harms us, and they differ with us in the fundamentals of the religion.

And he added: “The nation represents the moderate discourse, which in every sect there are great references, and it is one of the tolerant references. For example, we have the Sunnis represented by Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, headed by the Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Imam Ahmed Al-Tayyib, and the moderation present with him represents our Shiite brothers like Sayyid Al-Sistani in Iraq, and he is extremely tolerant and says about us We, the Sunnis, are ourselves. We look at these models..”