“Islamic Unity, Muslims’ Need” Seminar Planned in Lahore
It will be organized on January 7, on the occasion of the Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) birth anniversary.
According to the public relations office of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO), the program will be held by the Iranian Cultural Center in Lahore.
Imamia Organization and Tahrik-e Jafaria Pakistan will also cooperate in holding the seminar, which is expected to be attended by eminent Shia and Sunni figures.
The week between 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal and 17th Rabi-ul-Awwal on the lunar Hijri calendar (this year falling on January 4-9) is commemorated as Islamic Unity Week.
According to traditions narrated from Sunni Muslim scholars, the birthdate of the Prophet of Islam falls on 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal while the Shias consider 17th Rabi-ul-Awwal as the exact birth date.
In order to bridge this difference and use it as an opportunity to unite Muslims, Imam Khomeini (RA) designated the period from 12th to the 17th of Rabi al-Awwal as the Islamic Unity Week.
This dynamic concept aims to bring all Muslim schools of thought on the common platform of Islamic unity.
Since its inception, the Islamic Unity Week has been marked annually, not only in Iran, but also throughout the world, and has played an important role in bringing the various Islamic Schools of Thought on a single platform.
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