Endowments Ministry marks Birth of the Prophet

Provinces, SANA – On occasion of the Birth of the Prophet (Mawlid) anniversary, the Religious Endowments (Awqaf) Ministry organized on Saturday a religious event at the Grand Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.

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The event, which extended from the afternoon prayers to the evening prayers, included Mawlid texts recital, recital of Quran, and hymns of praise to Prophet Mohammad.

Head of the Damascus Religious Endowments Directorate Ahmad Samer al-Qabani delivered a speech in which he underlined the noble human values which the Prophet Mohammad embodied, calling for following in the Prophet’s footsteps and embracing his example of mercy, fraternity, and equality.

A similar event was held in al-Sabil Mosque in Aleppo, in which Head of the Aleppo Religious Endowments Directorate Abdelqader al-Shihabi delivered a speech extolling the virtues of the Prophet and calling for embracing mercy and peace.

Hazem Sabbagh

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