Religious scholars, thinkers and political figures from different countries are attending the conference, which has been organized under the supervision of Iraq’s Sunni Awqaf Department with the cooperation of a number of the country’s religious institutions.
‘Muslim, A Brother of Muslim’ is the motto of the international event.
Head of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought Hojat-ol-Islam Hamid Shahriari is among the participants at the conference.
It began with an opening speech by Sheikh Khalid al-Mulla, who heads the organizing committee of the international event.
Following a number of other speeches, the scholarly committees began discussions on the themes of the conference.
They include concept of unity from Islam’s viewpoint; peaceful coexistence in the Quran and Sunnah; issue of Takfir in Islamic Fiqh (jurisprudence); was for confronting bids for normalization of ties with the Israeli regime; role of media in strengthening Islamic unity; and role of religious sermons in boosting Muslim unity.
The international conference will conclude later today with the release of a final statement.
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