Sa'ad al-Ateeq

Sa'ad bin Ateeq al-Ateeq or Saad Ateeg Al Ateeg سعد بن عتيق العتيق is a Saudi Arabian religious cleric. He is controversial for religious sermons he delivered and his connections to Gulf Arab state governments, including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, particularly the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies The Daily Beast, and Foreign Policy magazine have run articles on Al-Ateeq and his fanatic, fundamentalist hard line views, with Foreign Policy having compiled a large documentation of his government sponsored activities:

A Dhi al-Nurayn Mosque lecture by Al-Ateeq in 2005 was promoted by the Saudi Arabian government's official press agency.

On Ramadan in 2010 the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (Qatar) invited Sa'ad Ateeq al-Ateeq to give sermons. On May 2011 the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (Qatar) invited Sa'ad Ateeq al-Ateeq to give sermons. One of his sermons is listed on the media section of the website of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (Qatar).

The King Khalid Military College Mosque preacher and Imam is Sa'ad al-Ateeq And he gave a sermon on 13 December 2010 to King Saud University students.

In a Sermon at Qatar's Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque (Grand Mosque of Qatar) Sa'ad Ateeq al-Ateeq delivered a sermon, calling for the end of Jews and Christians by the hands of God and called for Muslims and Islam to be exalted by God on February 2013.

The Riyadh-based King Khalid Military College's Guidance Director is Sa'ad Ateeq al-Ateeq. He was invited to deliver a sermon to Qatari airport security on 23 July 2013 in Doha, Qatar by the Ministry of Interior. Al-Ateeq delivered a religious sermon to the Qatari Navy on July 2013.

The Facilities Security Force of the Ministry of Interior (Saudi Arabia) hosted a lecture by Al-Ateeq on 23 September 2013.

On 2 October 2013 at the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque, Sa'ad Ateeq al-Ateeq again called for their destruction of Christians and Jews and called for Muslims and Islam to be exalted.

On February 2014 the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (Qatar) tweeted that the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque was hosting another sermon by al-Ateeq.

In front of schoolchildren, Al-Ateeq delivered a lecture called (With beloved Muhammad) on Wednesday 26 February 2014 in a Qur'an schools exhibition.

On 6 July 2014 during Ramadan, al-Ateeq preached at the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque. on 9 July 2014 al-Ateeq also gave another Ramadan sermon at the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque. Al-Ateeq delivered a speech at the Dubai International Holy Quran Award which was set up by the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on July 2014. Al-Ateeq was named as one of the preachers and scholars in the event on the website of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum He then delivered his speech at the event.

Sa'ad Ateeq al-Ateeq has called for the destruction of Shias, Christians, Nusayris (Alawites), and Jews and called for Muslims and Islam to be exalted in Qatar's Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque on January 2015. This was advertised on the website of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (Qatar) and on the official Twitter account of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (Qatar) His January 2015 sermon in the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque was advertised by al-Ateeq on his twiter.

In Sudan on March 2015, al-Ateeq again called for the destruction of who he called "Rafidah" Shia, "Nusayri" (Alawites), Christians, and Jews and called for Muslims and Islam to be exalted.

King Khaled Mosque hosted a speech by al-Ateeq It was advertised by the official Twitter account of the Mosque.

Al-Ateeq used the anti-Shia Rafidah slur against Iranians and Houthis. Al-Ateeq said that Iranians and Houthis are being fought in Yemen for religious reasons during the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen (2015–present). He also referred to them as "rats".

Al-Ateeq claimed western girls were morally loose and depraved and would lead Saudi men living in the west into free sex, warning Saudis that they might get AIDS from western girls.