RIYADH, March 19 -- Some of the world's leading scholars have gathered in Makkah for a conference titled "Building Bridges between Islamic Schools of Thought and Sects."
The gathering, being held under the patronage of King Salman, and organized by the Muslim World League, began on Sunday evening at a venue near the Grand Mosque.
The two-day conference began with a speech by the grand mufti of the Kingdom and president of the Council of Senior Scholars, Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh.
"Islam is a religion of unity, commanding coalition and unity of word and rank, and warning against division and disagreement," Al-Asheikh said. He added that the prophetic
sunnah is filled with injunctions aimed at unifying Muslims and eliminating animosity a...