The 17th day of Rabi al-Awwal is believed by Shia Muslims to mark the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), while Sunni Muslims regard the 12th day of the month as the birthday of the last prophet.
The interval between the two dates was declared the Islamic Unity Week by the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini, in the 1980s.
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A senior Lebanese scholar underlined that the best policy to counter enemy onslaughts on Islam and desecration of Islamic sanctities is strengthening Muslim unity.
News ID: 3473005 Publish Date : 2020/11/02
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought (WFPIST) named the days of this year’s Islamic Unity Week .
News ID: 3469839 Publish Date : 2019/11/10