沙烏地大穆夫提籲部隊準備犧牲生命與胡塞武裝作戰

提穆爾・阿扎里、哈特姆・馬赫爾報導By Timour Azhari and Hatem Maher

利雅德，9月25日（路透社）——沙烏地阿拉伯最高宗教權威呼籲王國士兵準備好獻出生命，對抗伊朗支持的胡塞武裝，直到該組織被逐出權力核心。這項聲明發布於沙烏地國家通訊社。RIYADH, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's top religious authority called on soldiers in the kingdom to be ready to lay down their lives to fight the Iran-backed Houthis until the group is ousted from power, a statement posted on the Saudi state news agency said.

沙烏地大穆夫提謝赫薩利赫・本・福贊・法烏贊（Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan）罕見發出措辭強烈的訊息，對象是駐守國境的士兵；內容大量引用《古蘭經》經文，以及先知穆罕默德有關為捍衛真主而犧牲與奮戰的聖訓紀錄。The rare and strongly worded message by Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan was addressed to soldiers stationed at the country's borders and drew heavily on Quranic verses and recorded sayings of the Prophet Mohammad related to sacrifice and struggle in defence of God.

此前數週，沙烏地阿拉伯與胡塞武裝之間的暴力衝突不斷升高；這個受伊朗支持的組織以多波飛彈與無人機攻擊沙烏地，沙烏地則以空襲回應。It comes after weeks of escalating violence between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis which has seen the Iran-backed group attack the kingdom with salvos of missiles and drones and Saudi Arabia respond with airstrikes.

觀察人士一直在質疑，沙烏地阿拉伯是否將與其支持的葉門政府軍一道發動更大規模的軍事行動。Observers have been questioning whether Saudi Arabia will launch a broader military operation along with Yemeni government forces it backs.

週四晚間發布的聲明說：「保護這個偉大國家……並懲罰任何企圖染指其寸土之人，是最重大的職責之一，也是最崇高的虔敬行為；為求真主喜悅，可為此犧牲生命與靈魂。」"Protecting this great nation… and punishing anyone who seeks to lay a hand on even an inch of its territory are among the greatest duties and most virtuous acts of devotion, for which lives and souls may be sacrificed in seeking God's pleasure," said the statement, issued late Thursday.

聲明還說，確立受沙烏地支持、獲國際承認的葉門政府對全國的權威，是「最迫切的義務之一」。Asserting the authority of the Saudi-backed internationally recognized Yemeni government over the entire country was "among the most pressing obligations," it added.

兩週前，這些政府軍失去對關鍵曼德海峽的控制，該水道落入胡塞武裝手中，對沙烏地是一項打擊。沙烏地自2015年以來便深陷這場衝突；當年沙烏地發動行動，試圖將胡塞武裝逐出葉門首都沙那，但未能成功。Those government forces lost control of the vital Bab el-Mandeb waterway to the Houthis two weeks back, a blow to the kingdom, which has been mired in the conflict since 2015 after it launched an unsuccessful operation to oust the Houthis from the Yemeni capital Sanaa.

近期戰事是葉門12年內戰的最新一章。這場內戰自2022年以來大致處於凍結狀態，但如今再度升高，並與範圍更廣的伊朗戰爭產生關聯。The recent fighting is the latest episode in 12 years of civil war in Yemen which had largely been frozen since a 2022 but has escalated again and has become linked to the wider Iran war.

聲明說：「我們祈求全能的真主賜予你們所有人支持，並保護我們的國家與摯愛的葉門免受一切傷害。我們也祈求祂使胡塞組織及其協助者、支持者徹底失敗。」"We ask God Almighty to grant you all his support, and to protect our countries and beloved Yemen from all harm. We also ask him to bring about the complete defeat of the Houthi group and those who assist and support them," the statement said.

這封大穆夫提的信，讓這個保守遜尼派穆斯林王國當局日益增強、以宗教為核心的敘事再添一筆；該敘事旨在削弱胡塞武裝的正當性，而胡塞武裝信奉伊斯蘭教的另一教派。The Mufti's letter adds to a growing religiously centered narrative by authorities in the conservative Sunni Muslim kingdom aimed at discrediting the Houthis, who follow a different sect of Islam.

近幾週，沙烏地國營電視台播出所謂胡塞武裝攻擊王國南部一座清真寺的畫面；當局也指控胡塞武裝對伊斯蘭教最神聖的聖地麥加發動攻擊。State TV has in recent weeks aired footage of an alleged Houthi strike on a mosque in the kingdom's south, and authorities have also accused the Houthis of launching an attack on Mecca, Islam's holiest site.

聲明說：「在前線服役的弟兄們，你們有義務隨時準備履行職責，服從統治者與你們的前線指揮官，並以最高精準度執行命令，正如全能的真主命令其先知的追隨者所做的那樣。」"It is incumbent upon you, brothers serving on the front lines, to remain constantly prepared to perform your duty, to obey the rulers and your field commanders, and to carry out orders with the utmost precision, as God Almighty commanded the companions of his Prophet to do," the statement said.

聲明說：「你們正追隨先知追隨者的腳步，捍衛穆斯林的聖地。」"You are following in the footsteps of the Prophet's companions, defending the sacred sites of Muslims."

（提穆爾・阿扎里、哈特姆・馬赫爾報導；林肯・費斯特編輯）(Reporting by Timour Azhari and Hatem Maher; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)