Building Bridges: Mecca Conference Adopts Islamic Consensus Encyclopedia

IQNA – Islamic scholars from across the Muslim world have adopted the Encyclopedia of Islamic Intellectual Consensus and a strategic plan for unity at the Building Bridges Between Islamic Schools of Thought and Sects conference in Mecca.

They were adopted at the conclusion of the second edition of the international conference Building Bridges Between Islamic Schools of Thought and Sects, held in Mecca.

The conference gathered representatives of Islamic schools and sects from over 90 countries under the theme Towards an Effective Islamic Coalition on March 6-7.

Participants also witnessed the launch of the Encyclopedia of Islamic Intellectual Consensus, overseen by the Center for Safeguarding Intellect of the Saudi Ministry of Defense and prepared by sixty scholars.

The encyclopedia was reviewed by the General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars in Saudi Arabia, along with members of the Islamic Fiqh Academy and the Supreme Council of the Muslim World League, to serve as a guiding framework for inter-sectarian relations based on shared Islamic values.

The conference lauded the MWL’s efforts in redefining sectarian relations through the Document on Building Bridges, ensuring that the initiative is not merely symbolic but reinforced with practical programs and strategic partnerships aimed at fostering unity and cohesion within the Islamic world.

Source: Asharq Al Awsat