Muslim Blog Muslim BlogScholars, leaders and various dignitaries praised the Kingdom yesterday for honoring Madinah as the Capital of Islamic Culture.
The guests of the Madinah celebrations marked the occasion by visiting the Islamic University and acquainted themselves with the activities of the 60,000 students representing more than 200 countries and regions. About 85 percent of the students are non-Saudis.
They also visited the offices of the Madinah Development Commission where they were briefed about construction projects under way.
Mufti of the Republic of Kosovo Sheikh Naim Turnava said the gathering of Muslim scholars and prominent Muslim personalities “is an opportunity for us to meet and exchange views and discuss the conditions of Muslims around the world.”
Speaking on the sidelines of the opening functions in Madinah, Sudan’s former President Abdul Rahman Al-Dhahab said the cultural festival was the best occasion to show the real face of Islam to those who hate the religion.
Since the arrival of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Madinah has been the center of Islamic learning, Al-Dhahab said in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency.
“The city of the Prophet (pbuh) continued to be the capital of all charitable, social, educational and cultural activities of Muslims, even after the political capital was moved to Kufa,” the former president said, adding that the current celebrations are a revival of that time.
Former Egyptian Minister of Endowments Muhammad Mahjoub said the Prophet’s City was the source of all cultural values that spread to different parts of the world.
