Speech of

H. E. Prof. Dr. Hamid Bin Ahmad AL- Rifaie
President,
International Islamic Forum for Dialogue
 
Submitted to conference of Islamic – Christianity Dialogue
Al - Manama – Kingdom of Bahrain
22 – 24 / 8 / 1423 h corresponding to 28 – 30 / 10 / 2002

 

Praise is to Allah, Lord of the Universes, and blessing and peace be upon he who was sent as a mercy to universes , our Master, Leader, Example, and Messenger,  the pilot, the presage, Muhammad Bin Abdullah , and his family , and companions.. and peace be upon all Prophets and Messengers.

H. E. AL-Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalid  Al-Khaliefa.

Excellencies,

Brothers and Sisters,

 

Peace be upon you                                                   السلام عليكم

 

Personally, and on behalf of International Islamic Forum for Dialogue and World Muslim Congress, based Jeddah – Saudi Arabia, it gives me pleasure to address this generous gathering of Muslim and Christian Leaders , and greet the noble aims which call to organizing such as august conference seeking for good and avoiding of corruption. For all be enjoying Security and Peace.

At out set of this noble goals, I think it is of the objectivity, as we are living in throng of the hurrying events in both regional and international levels, there are some questions should be asked such as:

1.    What is the reading of the religious and cultural leaders about that is happening today in the world? What is it’s reasons and motives? What is a position of the religious and cultural values towards it?

2.  What is the urgent requirement of the religious and cultural leaders to correct the track of the world civilization? 

3.    How can we through the religious and cultural values confronting the difficult challenges which the world is facing today? 

I recognize like you that it are a difficult and complicated questions . But I think it are unavoidable, it is our duty and responsibility against our Almighty Allah and against the human generations to deal with it. Whereas our Almighty Lord has born us honesty of succession in Earth, and granted us Honor of cultural guidance among people; regarding to the previous questions can I say shortly, that which is happening in the world due to:

1.        A big confusion of values and morals, and the ugly disturbance in the standers of justice and values of the human brotherhood.

2.        Increasing tendency of selfishness and avidity at the expense of rights and interests of others; as well as  ignorance their existence and dignity.

3.        Absence or putting aside a role of the religious and cultural leaders of sharing in the responsibilities of the serious educational building of the generations; as well as taking them away from a movement of cultural rendering of determination of interests of the communities.

The urgent essential thing from the religious and cultural leaders – as the followers of the largest two heavenly religions in the world – to correct the tremendous dangerous case of the world track is the initiative to realize the following:

·       Releasing a statement warns of the strong dangerous that threatens a security of the human communities; because of the deterioration of the values and morals. Also because of the disturbance of the standers of justice on both regional and international levels.

·       Making a common world Charter of values.

·       Calling for a world summit of the religious, cultural and political leaders within frame of the UN for reflecting and adopting the common Charter.

·       Forming a lasting council of the religious and cultural leaders within the UN. It’s authorities would be determined by the consultation with the political leaders.

·       Rooting and expending of the dialogue culture among the followers of religions and cultures.

·       Emphasizing that the dialogue not means that any body have to relinquish his religious or cultural identity; but it is the better bath for acquaintance in order to:

1.    Assuring unity of the human family and complementarity of it’s interests.

2.    Respecting of human dignity and safety of environment.

3.    Emphasizing that the justice is a basis of security, stability and development.

4.    Insisting that the riches of cosmos are for all on a basis of respecting a right of possession and   legislation of mutual utilization.

5.    Man and woman are two complemented partners in bearing responsibilities of life.

6.    Rebalancing between the rights and duties in the educational process of the human generations.

7.    Emphasizing that the universality and the globalization are two inseparable issues; should not be separated. Whereas the universality without globalization is just hops and ambitions; on the other hand the globalization without fair universality turns into frivolity and destruction.

8.    Assuring that the violence and terrorism are two world phenomena due to confusing standers of the justice and disturbance of the religious and cultural conceptions.

Finally, we are in the International Islamic Forum for Dialogue and the World Muslim Congress; reminding all that we have to learn how to consider our religious differences and cultural privacies. Also we have to discover our common conceptions. In order to walk together in harmony and safety on a basis of Willing and Obedience of Almighty Allah and according to His Eternal Instructions. For realizing a safe coexistence among the human societies.

 

H. E. Prof. Dr. Hamid Bin Ahmad AL- Rifaie

President,
International Islamic Forum for Dialogue.
Ass. Sec. Gen. World Muslim Congress.
Member Presidium International Islamic Council for Daw’a and Relief. 
Secretary, Islamic – Catholic Liaison Committee ( Vatican ).