His Majesty Urges OIC To Reinforce Muslim Faith

Kuala Lumpur - Muslims like any other people also wish to live in peace and prosperity and contribute their talents, knowledge and skills to humanity, said His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei in his address at the Summit of Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Delivering a thought-provoking titah in the General Debate of the OIC Summit, the Brunei ruler said that history has demonstrated the contributions Muslims have made to human progress until today.

His Majesty also said that there was a time in human history when greatest advances in knowledge were taken from Muslim scholars and shared with the rest of the world.

His Majesty believed that human achievements owed a great deal to Islamic scholars, thinkers, artists and scientists. All this was founded on moral imperatives, said His Majesty.

His Majesty also said that a lot of these encouragements are from the Islamic faith which allows Muslims to discover, seek information and work constructively with others. His Majesty further stated that these achievements are a matter of enormous pride and self-respect for the Muslim people.

His Majesty said that behind the daily adverse news on some Muslims, there are million of hard-working Muslim citizens, sure of their faith and contributed to the well-being of their families, communities and fellow men and women. In this regard, His Majesty urged the OIC to give due attention to these Muslims and hoped that OIC could help to reinforce their confidence in the future to themselves and their fellow Muslims.

His Majesty commended on the theme adopted for the summit. His Majesty believes that it would inspire positive thinking at a time when many Muslims in may be questioning their place in this world and even their feeling of being under siege in their own societies.

His Majesty said that these feelings go far beyond traditional domestic concerns and relations with one's immediate neighbour. His Majesty further stated that it involved the grave threats to national and international security posed by terrorism and the spread of weapons of mass destruction. It also encompassed the alarming state o f the environment of the planet.

In this regard, His Majesty said that these problems demand solutions especially the deepening poverty effecting millions of people, which arouse the feeling of hopelessness, despair, anger and frustration. His is Majesty said that every leader is aware of its effects on the daily lives of its people and the challenges it present to stability and order.

His Majesty acknowledged that the OIC is also facing the same difficulties as that of other cultures and societies. In addition, said His Majesty, the OIC is facing a unique challenge of representing Islamic nations and Muslim people, and at an unfortunate time of great confusion all over the world.

On the Palestinian issue, His Majesty said that OIC would like to see justice be given to their brothers in Palestine.

His Majesty also criticised Israel's recent attack on the sovereign territory of Syria as unacceptable to any justification whatsoever and such an attack is a total disregard for the basic tenets of the conduct of nations. His Majesty also said that it was not the insistence by the OIC that all fellow Muslims receive respect, dignity and fairness wherever they may be; but demands that international policy be based on moral principles. Such feelings said His Majesty were a magnificent contribution to the world affairs and urged the OIC to do all it canto promote it.

His Majesty said that these feelings should not be expressed in bombs and the murder of innocent fellow human beings but rather inclusive, tolerant and multinationals and reaches the heart of the United Nations Charter.

The evidence in practical form is not so faraway, said His Majesty. By looking around this beautiful county, according to His Majesty, one can see how predominantly the Muslim nation is attempting to do just that, seeking more knowledge and at the same time re-affirming the values upon which the society as a whole is founded. In this regard, His Majesty congratulated the People of Malaysia of their Achievement and endeavours.

His Majesty expressed appreciation and deepest respect to Dato Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamed, Prime Minister of Malaysia, for his great contribution in promoting friendship and close cooperation between nations as well as his support and encouragement to the ordinary people of developing countries and his aspirations for peace, stability and happiness. His Majesty said that for Muslims, Prime Minister Mahathir was a powerful advocate to the causes of the Organisation particularly on the important role to be played by Muslims in today's diverse and interdependent world.

In the evening, His Majesty joined other OIC leaders at a dinner hosted by the Prime Minister of Malaysia and Chairman of the 101 Session of the Islamic Summit Conference. The dinner was held at a leading hotel in Kuala Lumpur.

Earlier in the morning His Majesty attended the opening ceremony of the OIC Summit at the PCC.

Upon arrival, His Majesty was welcomed by the Malaysian prime minister and Datin Seri Dr Siti Hasmah Haji Ali.

Accompanying His Majesty was HRH Prince Mohanted Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Also present was Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, Pehin Dato Awang HajiAbdul Rahman. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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