KUALA LUMPUR: Sheikh Dr. Mohammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, Secretary General of Rabitah Al-‘Alam Al-Islami (Muslim World League) at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang arrived here on Saturday, June 25.
Al-Issa will be the chief host at the 2022 Southeast Asian Ulama Conference. The conference is scheduled to bring together scholars and scientists from 20 countries.
Ahmed Idris,Religious Affairs minister in Malaysia, received Al Issa and his team at the airport in KL.
Idris said : “ This is our desire to bring the message of unification of the ummah and highlight the value of harmony and tolerance based on Fiqh Al-Ta’ayush.
The Ulama’ and Umara’ continue to work together to bring the message of unity for the people’s problems.”
MWL Secretary General, Al-Issa, who is widely recognized as a leading global voice on moderate Islam, is slated to make a speech at the inaugural ceremony of the conference.
As Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, a Makkah-based non-governmental organization that represents adherents of the Islamic faith around the world, Dr. Al-Issa has been a trailblazer in building a better understanding among the peoples of the world.
The purpose of this forum is to develop a civilized vision that would consolidate the values of moderation in human societies, strengthen friendship and cooperation among nations and peoples, and work to spread awareness of the concepts of unity, peace and harmony among religious leaders and intellectual influencers of human societies in general and youth in particular.
The Conference will conduct dialogues on the concept of Islamic unity in light of opportunities and challenges facing Muslims in the twenty-first century, which require Muslim communities, institutions and individuals to rejuvenate the Islamic unity, a perennial ideal throughout the history of Muslims until today.
This noble idea of the conference calls for humanitarian and civilizational unity based on cooperation, solidarity, interaction and mutual benefit in knowledge, education, culture, economy and trade among the nations and societies. It is time to return to this centuries-old affinities for better future of all.
