UAE
The Grand Imam participates in the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies
At the kind invitation and generous patronage of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, a group of Muslim scholars, Muftis, intellectuals, ministers and Islamic religious institutions officials convened in Abu Dhabi to participate in the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies (March 9-10, 2014), the first legal and scholarly forum on peace in the Islamic world. The forum that aims at investigating the causes of the crisis and ways to stop the nation’s decline was also initiated by a message from His Eminence Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah, President of the Global Center for Renewal and Guidance, by means of cooperation and communication with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof. Ahmed At-Tayyeb. The forum was held under the slogan, “O believers! Enter into Islam wholeheartedly” (Qur’an 2: 208].