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Muhammad Mustafa (G.M. Malik) Principal Secretary to Patron in Chief MQI, Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir ul Qadri met Pastor Trygve Brekke and Arnold Kristoffersen and presented him the Fatwa on Terrorism and Suicide Bombings by Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri. He was accompanied by Mr. Sammer Hussain the newly elected Counsellor of Stavanger and Allama Muhammad Abid Nakshbandi.

World Humanitarian Day, which is being celebrated across the globe on August 19, draws our attention to the sacrifices and contributions of the aid workers and welfare organizations for the well-being and uplift of suffering humanity. It not only awakens the consciousness to acknowledge their good work but also inspires us to take a leaf from their book and do our bit for the good of humanity at both individual and collective levels.

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has formally recognised and granted a 'Special Consultative Status' to Minhaj-ul-Quran International. MQI founded by the prominent authority on Islam, Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, is an international organization working to promote peace, tolerance, interfaith harmony and education, tackle extremism and terrorism, engage with young Muslims for religious moderation, promote women’s rights, development and empowerment, and provide social welfare and promotion of human rights.

Sohail Ahmad Raza, Director of Interfaith Relations of Minhaj-ul-Quran International, met the Pope Benedict XVI in Vatican City and presented him the Fatwa on Terrorism and Suicide Bombings by Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri. Pope Benedict appreciated the services of Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri for the promotion of peace, harmony and interfaith dialogue.

Muslim, Christian, Hindu and Sikh leaders forged unity and condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran in the strongest possible words in “Ihtiram-e-Mazahib Conference” organized under the banner of Directorate of Interfaith Relations of Minhaj-ul-Quran International and Muslim-Christian Dialogue Forum in the MQI’s Secretariat in Lahore yesterday.

Directorate of Interfaith Relations, MQI and National Council for Interfaith Dialogue jointly organized a demonstration outside the Lahore Press Club to protest against the desecration of the Holy Quran at the hands of Pastor Terry Jones. The demonstration was led by G.M. Malik, coordinator of DIR, Father Nadeem, Hafiz Ghulam Farid, Ch Muhammad Afzal Gujjra, and Tayab Ziyya.

In a ceremony organized by Directorate of Interfaith Relations of Minhaj-ul-Quran International at Minar-e-Pakistan, Muslim, Hindu and Christian leaders reiterated their pledge to leave no stone unturned for the country’s solidarity and unity and make every possible effort for her progress. The leaders of these communities also prayed for the country to fight off internal and external conspiracies.

A ceremony marking the 60th birthday of Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri and interfaith prayer was held on March 19, 2011 in the oldest city of Christianity i.e. Vatican City under the banner of Directorate of Interfaith Relations, Minhaj-ul-Quran International. Interfaith representatives belonging to 18 countries participated in the ceremony.

Interfaith harmony and interfaith dialogue has been the key factor for a peaceful society and Minhaj-ul-Quran International has always promoted interfaith harmony at an international level. The Lambeth Palace invited Minhaj-ul-Quran UK representatives for a visit to Lambeth Palace and Westminster Abbey on 17 March 2011 and the delegation included Shaykh Sadiq Qureshi al-Azhari, Minhaj Peace and Integration Council President Abu Adam Ash-Sheerazi, and MPIC Secretary, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Minhaj-ul-Quran UK Spokesman Shahid Mursaleen and other office bearers of Minhaj-ul-Quran, Youth League and Sisters League.