Discourse conference on Unity Week, participating Shiite, Sunni ulama, in Najaf

Saturday, 22 October 2022

Velayat Shield Institute celebrated the birth anniversary of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) with holding a discourse conference entitled “Unity, Power and Peace”.

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h) and Islamic Unity Week, the Institute “Velayat Shield for Culture and Development” held discourse conference in Najaf, participated with a large number of professors, jurists, and clergy of Najaf seminary, ulama from Iraq’s (Sunni) Dar Al-Ifta, and religious figures from all denominations and sects of the country.

This discourse conference was chaired by Ayatollah Sayed Mojtaba Hosseini, the representative of the Supreme Leader of the Revolution in Iraq, Dr. Sheikh Amer Al-Bayati, a member of the Iraqi Dar Al-Ifta, and researcher Allameh Ayatollah Sayed Sami Al-Badri. In this conference the participants discussed the research on the commonality of the Islamic Ummah, as well as the ways of peaceful life between denominations and heavenly religions.

In this conference, Sheikh Abu Ali Behbahani, the head of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) Assembly of Iraq, stated, “The factors of deviation and extremism have increased in recent years, and they are against the unity of Islam and Muslims. We hope to achieve unity on these occasions (the Prophet’s (p.b.u.h) birth anniversary and Unity Week), and with whatever religion we follow, we can be united for Tawhid (monotheism) and remove the dangers threatening Islam. This conference is one of the good efforts to strengthen unity and peace in our Islamic society, and we hope it will be developed under the banner of unified Islam.”

Also, Sheikh Omar Al-Jubouri from Iraqi Dar Al-Ifta in Diyala stated, “The purpose of this conference is to unite Muslims according to the Holy Quran and testify to the oneness of God. This testify brings us together and saves us from division. Iraq went through many seditions and the Iraqi nation has suffered a lot. Therefore, we are trying to hold these conferences and meetings. Tawhid is the word of unity between us. Therefore, we ask God that the results of this conference will lead to the unity of Muslims, and that harmony and peace will spread among all Muslims and the children of the Iraqi nation.”

It worth mentioning that the participants in this discourse conference emphasized on relying on all commonalities, putting differences aside, using all religious occasions to meet and congratulate each other, expressing concerns and problems and examining ways to solve them.

Ahl Al-Bayt World Assembly

The Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly  is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) that was established by a group of Shiite elites under the supervision of the great Islamic authority of the Shiites in 1990 to identify, organize, educate and support the followers of Ahl al-Bayt.

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