Religious harmony: Ulema urged to promote peace
IIUI president said that the varsity was playing a key role in promoting inter-faith and inter-sect harmony
Dr. Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh, IIUI president, said that the varsity was playing a key role in promoting inter-faith and inter-sect harmony. PHOTO: IIUI
ISLAMABAD:
Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday urged religious scholars (ulema) to promote inter-sect harmony, tolerance and peace among their followers. Participants at the seminar on “Inter-sect harmony, religious tolerance; its impact on society” organised by the Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue at the International Islamic University, Islamabad, stressed that Quran and Sunnah were the only means for the solution of all sectarian differences. The seminar was attended by renowned ulema, scholars and intellectuals from twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. They said that it was need of the hour to discourage and condemn the distribution of printed material and literature which might cause sectarian strife. Dr. Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh, IIUI president, said that the varsity was playing a key role in promoting inter-faith and inter-sect harmony. It was the responsibility of all religious scholars no matter which sect they represented to work for religious unity and harmony he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 5th, 2016.
Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday urged religious scholars (ulema) to promote inter-sect harmony, tolerance and peace among their followers. Participants at the seminar on “Inter-sect harmony, religious tolerance; its impact on society” organised by the Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue at the International Islamic University, Islamabad, stressed that Quran and Sunnah were the only means for the solution of all sectarian differences. The seminar was attended by renowned ulema, scholars and intellectuals from twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. They said that it was need of the hour to discourage and condemn the distribution of printed material and literature which might cause sectarian strife. Dr. Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh, IIUI president, said that the varsity was playing a key role in promoting inter-faith and inter-sect harmony. It was the responsibility of all religious scholars no matter which sect they represented to work for religious unity and harmony he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 5th, 2016.