Gulf | Saudi Arabia
Interfaith dialogue best way to defend Islam, says cleric
A senior Saudi cleric said that inter-faith dialogue was among the best ways to defend Islam.
- Agencies
- Published: 21:55 March 28, 2008
Riyadh: A senior Saudi cleric said that inter-faith dialogue was among the best ways to defend Islam.
Shaikh Abdul Rahman Al Sudeiss, chief imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah voiced support for a proposal made earlier in the week by Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz for inter-faith talks between Muslims, Christian and Jews.
The initiative "is one of the best ways to defend the Prophet" Mohammad (PBUH).
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