Manama, Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Khalifa, President of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (SCIA), received Al Azhar Al Sharif representatives; Dr. Abbas Sulaiman, the Secretary-General of Al Azhar Council of Senior Scholars, Dr. Na?ir Mu?ammad Mu?ammad Na?ir, Secretary General of the Islamic Research Academy, and Counselor Mohammed Abdulsalam, the Secretary-General of the Council of Muslim Elders.
The meeting discussed preparations for the Islamic Dialogue Conference to be held in Bahrain.
The SCIA President said that Bahrain will host this conference in 2025, following the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. He added that conference was called for by His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al Tayeb, the Grand Imam Sheikh of Al Azhar, and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, at the Bahrain Dialogue Forum in 2022.
Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Mohammed said that the conference will witness the participation of leading scholars in the Islamic world, and scholars of international I
slamic institutions.
Source: Bahrain News Agency