Bahrain to host Intra-Islamic Dialogue Conference

 
INA- Follow-up

The Kingdom of Bahrain will host the Intra-Islamic Dialogue Conference on February 19-20, themed “One Nation, One Shared Destiny.”," under the patronage of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, with broad international participation.
 
The conference is being held in response to a call made by Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, during the Bahrain Forum for Dialogue in 2022, for a global platform to foster unity and Islamic consensus in light of the current crises and challenges facing the Islamic world.
 
With the participation of over 400 scholars, leaders, Islamic authorities, intellectuals, and thinkers, the dialogue aims to establish a platform for launching new paths of Intra-Islamic, striving to unify the Muslim nation and consolidate its stance in addressing shared challenges.
 
The conference seeks to move beyond mere rhetoric of rapprochement toward fostering true understanding and laying the foundation for a permanent, scientific dialogue mechanism within the Islamic world. It also aims to highlight the broad areas of agreement among Muslims across the globe as one nation and to emphasize the necessity of treating these commonalities as a basis for dialogue among different Islamic schools of thought.
 
Spanning two days, the conference aspires to unify perspectives on critical issues facing the Muslim world, strengthen values of understanding and solidarity across its intellectual and sectarian spectrum, and leverage past dialogue experiences and initiatives to develop a new vision that adds significant value to Islamic unity.
 
Additionally, the conference will underscore the crucial role of scholars and religious authorities in bridging sectarian divides, rejecting hate speech, promoting mutual understanding and respect, and working towards renewing Islamic thought to address the causes of division, conflict, and common challenges while showcasing successful experiences in this field.