"Al-Shabaab and Al-Qaeda are merely a small part of the larger Islamic group and Al-Qaeda's ideology should not be viewed as the sole, righteous path for Islam," Aweys was quoted as saying by Sabahi Online.
"Al-Shabaab iyo al-Qaacida waxa ay qayb yar ka yihiin Islaamka ka wayn ee ballaaran, aragtida al-Qaacidana maaha in loo arko in ay tahay manhajka kaliya ee saxda ah ee Islaamka" ayuu yiri.