Syria-Based Saudi Jihadi Scholar Abdullah Al-Muhaysini in First Visit to the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus: There Are Whole Villages in Paradise for the Syrian Martyrs

On December 12, 2024, Syria-based Saudi jihadi scholar Abdullah Al-Muhaysini shared a video on his Telegram channel documenting his first visit to Damascus since the fall of President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. In the video, he remarked that every Syrian has lost a family member during the civil war and that while the people celebrate the regime's downfall, their martyred relatives are rejoicing in Paradise. Al-Muhaysini also recounted how before every battle he would advise the mujahideen youth fighting the Syrian regime and its allies, telling them their enemies had cursed the Prophet’s Companions and wife Aisha—sacred figures in Sunni Islam—so as to motivate their efforts. He further criticized the “fools” among the Rafidites, referring to Shiites, for cursing the Companions and Aisha.