Thursday, October 12, 2006
Sunni, Shia religious leaders to meet in Mecca Oct. 19
Religion, Security
The Organization of the Islamic Conference has organized a meeting between Iraqi religious leaders representing Sunnis and Shi'is on Oct. 19-20, 2006. The meeting will take place in Mecca and the aim is to adopt a reconciliation document calling for ending the bloodshed in Iraq. The document, entitled "Mecca Al-Mukarramah Document", will be proclaimed in Mecca during the last ten days of the blessed month of Ramadan with the participation of senior Muslim scholars and authorities in Iraq.
The meeting is an initiative by the OIC to end the bloodshed in Iraq. It is emphasized that the meeting is religious and not political and is held under the umbrella of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, a subsidiary of the OIC. Once the reconciliation document is adopted, it will be a call to every Iraqi, stating the clear position of Islam on the prohibition of shedding a Muslim's blood. It will also call on Iraqi Muslims to abide by the clear principles of Islam in this regard.
The meeting is an initiative by the OIC to end the bloodshed in Iraq. It is emphasized that the meeting is religious and not political and is held under the umbrella of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, a subsidiary of the OIC. Once the reconciliation document is adopted, it will be a call to every Iraqi, stating the clear position of Islam on the prohibition of shedding a Muslim's blood. It will also call on Iraqi Muslims to abide by the clear principles of Islam in this regard.
