The religious NGO Jamiyyathul Salaf has announced it will host a series of religious sermons named ”The Call”.
Secretary General of Salaf Mohamed Sobah said that the sermons would be delivered by Dr Bilal Philips from Canada, and Abdul Raheem Green from United Kingdom.
Sobah said that the sermons would be delivered for four nights.
”the events will be from 3 to 6 June,” Sobah said, ” it will be held at the Alimas Carnival Stage.”
Sobah said that the events will be held everyday from 4 pm to 10:3pm, and that the NGO was expecting more than 10,000 people to attend the sermons.
”The Islamic Ministry is fully cooperating and providing assistance to us,” he said.
He said that the NGO had launched a website for the event, at www.thecall.mv.
”We have many sponsors for the event,” he said, ”which shows that a lot of people support the event.”
Dr Bilal Philips was once brought to the Maldives by Salaf last year. Many people attended the sermon and more than 100,000 people watched it via media.
Press Secretary for the President Mohamed Zuhair said President Mohamed Nasheed naturally supported any religious event in the Maldives.
”If he had time he would attend these sermons himself,” Zuhair said.
He said that Islamic Ministry was a part of the government and that president supported any event the Islamic Ministry assisted and supported.
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