Rise above religion, love fellow human beings: Makkah Grand Mosque Imam

New Delhi: The Imam of Grand Mosque of Mecca, who is on a visit to India, has called upon Indian Muslims to rise above religion and love fellow their fellow countrymen. Sheikh Saleh bin Muhammad Al Taleb delivered the Friday sermon at the Eidgah in Rajiv Nagar, Mysuru. According to The Hindu, The Imam said, “Whether it is Hindu, Christian or a Jew, you should love everybody on the basis of humanity without allowing religion to come in between.” Earlier, On Monday he condemned acts of terrorism around the world. "It is a matter of happiness that second highest population of Muslims is in India. Here Muslims are living with people of other religious communities with love and harmony," the Saudi Imam had said during his address in Lucknow. Expressing concern over recent terror attacks in different parts of the world including Brussels, he said innocent people are being killed in the name of religion. "The entire world is suffering from terrorism. In Holy Quran Allah has said if a person kills an innocent, it is like he has killed all humans," he had said while condemning terrorism in the name of religion.