A rare gathering of its kind took place today (Wednesday) in Norsultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, when dozens of religious leaders from around the world came to a special gathering aimed at interfaith dialogue and the struggle against religious extremism in the world.
The conference, a session of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of Traditional Religions, a three-year international meeting founded by former Kazakh President Norsultan Nazarbayev, was attended by a distinguished delegation from the Muslim world.
Among the religious leaders present at the event were the chairman of Al-Azhar University in Egypt, Nazir Muhammad Aid, the Deputy Minister of Islamic Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Abdul al-Arifi, the head of the Caucasus Muslim Committee Haji Allshokur Peshzada, and the head of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Turkey, Arbash leaves.
Those present at the conference,
Saudi Arabia's representative Muhammad bin Abdul al - Arifi condemned Islamic terrorism and praised the various actions taken by the country's royal house to promote a dialogue of religious moderation and contact between members of different religions. "Terrorism and extremism are a great threat to all of us. "According to the laws of true Islam, the world accuses us in Saudi Arabia of promoting terrorism, but our leaders are working for moderate Islam and inter-religious understanding."
The representative of the United Arab Emirates, the head of the country's highest religious council, Sultan Faisal al-Ramiti, also called for getting to the root of the conflicts in the world and promoting understanding between Datitz and the various nationalities.
The Iranian representative chose to focus on sanctions
The representative of Iran, Zahara Rashidbagi, who believes in the dialogue with the Christian community in the country, chose to emphasize the American sanctions on her country and implicitly criticized the Western countries.
Despite the sanctions imposed on our country, we were able to transcend and improve our situation.
The state of the world is a result of man's distancing himself from religious values.
The separation created between science and religion, human beings became selfish.
Destruction of holy places and sanctions becomes a real threat to human existence.
"Religions, and a dialogue between them, can bring justice to humanity and an end to the acts of occupation, plunder and destruction," the Iranian said.
Representatives of the various countries,
"I think the cooperation of the various religions can prevent a catastrophe like the Holocaust from happening again, not only for the people of Israel but also for the rest of the world. They were all created in the image of God, we are all human beings. We are responsible for humanity's destiny. "We are first and foremost the people of Israel, and in addition also part of the family of nations, and we are also committed to them."
Asked how a Jewish rabbi feels about sitting next to representatives of Islam, Rabbi Yoel Adler, the representative of the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, said: "The friction and confrontation were not felt today. Anyone who attends such a conference is committed to peace and dialogue. Believes that every religion has a conception of human importance, whether in Islam or Christianity, and we need to promote among mankind this conception of human value. The other religions. "
