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imam of the haramain ar ` abd al-rahman عبد الرحمن السديس 10 february 1960 abdul rahman al-sudais - cropped.png abdul rahman al-sudais
 abdul rahman al-sudais
abdul rahman al-sudais

abdul rahman ibn abdul aziz as-sudais -lrb- -lrb- -rrb- , born 1960 in riyadh , saudi arabia -rrb- is the imam of the grand mosque in mecca , saudi arabia , a renowned qāriʾ -lrb- reciter of the qur ` an -rrb- , and was the dubai international holy qur ` an award 's `` islamic personality of the year '' in 2005 .
al-sudais has preached islam 's opposition to `` explosions and terrorism '' , and has called for peaceful inter-faith dialogue , but also been sharply criticized for vilifying non-muslims and especially jews in his sermons .
he has denounced the treatment of palestinians by israeli settlers and the state of israel , and called for more aid to be sent to palestinians .
he has also been noted for identifying women 's un-islamic behavior as in part responsible for the winter 2006 drought in saudi arabia .
