Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II receives Dr. Mohammad Abdelsattar Al-Sayyed & Grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmed Badreddine Hassoun
14/1/15
His Holiness Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Excellency Syrian Minister of Endowments Dr. Mohammad Abdelsattar Al-Sayyed, the Grand Mufti of Syria Sheikh Ahmed Badreddine Hassoun and a delegation of Muslim Scholars from Damascus.
His Holiness Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Excellency Syrian Minister of Endowments Dr. Mohammad Abdelsattar Al-Sayyed, the Grand Mufti of Syria Sheikh Ahmed Badreddine Hassoun and a delegation of Muslim Scholars from Damascus, in the Patriarchal Headquarters in Damascus. Their Eminences Archbishops Mor Dionysius Jean Kawak, Patriarchal Assistant, and Mor Timotheos Matta Al-Khoury, Patriarchal Secretary, also attended. The Minister of Endowments, Grand Mufti and the delegation visited His Holiness to offer season’s greetings as well as congratulating him on the opening of the Centennial Commemoration of the Syriac Genocide “Sayfo”. They emphasized that His Holiness’ firm positions are considered as an awakening call to the international community.
They added that His Holiness’ appeal to take the necessary measures and actions to avoid serious crimes against humanity are of high importance. They said that the Centennial Commemoration of the Syriac Genocide is not an expression of hatred, but a reminder that history will not erase the mistakes that were committed, rather they become lessons for all. On the other hand, His Holiness drew the attention of his guests that “all religions have a message of love and peace”. He added that “all crimes that are committed in the name of one religion or another, do not emanate from religion; rather, they result from a wrong understanding of its teaching. What God is pleased with murder, or needs violence and slaughter to prove its truth?” Patriarch Aphrem II stated that man ought to meditate on the mercy of God instead of imagining Him as a cruel merciless one”. He pointed out that the victims of religious extremism is everyone who loves peace and opposes extremist lines of thought. Then the Minister, Grand Mufti and the delegation visited the Sayfo exhibition and headed to visit the Armenian Orthodox Archbishop of Damascus Armash Nalbandian.
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