ISLAMABAD: Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General, Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Kareem Al-Issa, urged world leaders on Thursday to play their role to foster inter-faith dialogue and promote tolerance and harmony in the world.
The MWL secretary-general visited the University of Management and Technology (UMT) in Pakistan’s Lahore city on Thursday where he spoke to participants of a gathering.
Al-Issa arrived in Pakistan on October 6 and will conclude his visit today, Friday. He met Pakistan’s political leaders on Wednesday while on Thursday, visited the UMT and Jamia Ashrafia institutions.
Earlier in Islamabad, he also met President Dr. Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, and Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani among other officials.
In his address, Issa said the MWL is educating Muslims about the alarming issue of Islamophobia and raising awareness in the west about Islams true image as a religion of compassion and kindness.
“We believe in interfaith harmony and respect all other religions and faiths. I urge world leaders to foster inter-faith dialogue between Islam and Abrahamic religions and sit together to find out the solution to Islamophobia,” Al-Issa said.
He added it is the need of the hour for Muslim youth to come forward and inspire the western youth with their noble character, which he noted is rooted in the principles of the Holy Qur’an and Sunnah.
“Islam is the benefactor of humanity irrespective of caste, color, geography and ethnicity, hence the West must not look at Islam and Muslims as fundamentalists, extremists and narrow-minded people,” he said.
Al-Issa called on the western world to abandon sentiments of hatred and malice against Muslims.
The MWL chief was accompanied by Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki during his visit to UMT. In his address at the UMT, Al-Malki said he would “maintain strong bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan based on sentiments of brotherhood, love and sincerity.”
