Saudi ministry official meets Muslim scholars in Maldives

Undersecretary at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Sheikh Awad Alanzi, meets with scholars in the Maldives. (SPA)

• Preachers and scholars in the Maldives praised efforts by Saudi Arabia in serving Islam and Muslims around the world

Undersecretary at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Sheikh Awad Alanzi, met with preachers and scholars in the Maldives in the presence of the religious attache at the Kingdom’s embassy in India, Sheikh Badr bin Nasser Alanzi, who supervises the work of the ministry’s preachers in the Maldives and Nepal.
The undersecretary said that the ministry contributes to spreading the principles of tolerant Islamic Shariah, underlining the importance of the role that preachers play in carrying the Kingdom’s message abroad. Meanwhile, preachers and scholars in the Maldives praised efforts by the Kingdom in serving Islam and Muslims around the world. They hailed the role of the ministry in caring for religious practitioners and organizing programs, activities and forums that contribute to spreading the concept of moderation among those serving in the field.