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Crown Prince honors leaders participating in the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought conference

Crown Prince honors leaders participating in the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought conference

Deputizing for His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Deputy of His Majesty, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, honored on Wednesday a number of leaders participating in the 19th conference of the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, in recognition of their exceptional efforts in serving the Islamic nation.

During the honoring ceremony, held at Al Husseiniya Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince presented royal medals to a number of scholars, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein and His Royal Highness Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, Chief Advisor to His Majesty for Religious and Cultural Affairs, His Majesty’s Personal Envoy, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought.

His Royal Highness presented the Order of the Renaissance (Al-Nahda) of the First Degree to His Eminence Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah from the United Arab Emirates, and the King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein Order for Distinction of the First Degree to Osman Bakar from Malaysia, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saud Al Siyabi from the Sultanate of Oman, and Ahmed Chawki Binebine from Morocco.

His Royal Highness also presented membership certificates in the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought to the Islamic scholar and jurist and Secretary-General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy in Jeddah, Dr. Koutoub Sano; Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Mohammad Al-Khalayleh; holder of the Imam Al-Suyuti Chair, Abdulrahman Ammoura; holder of the Imam Al-Ghazali Chair, Mustafa Abu Sway; holder of the Imam Al-Nawawi Chair, Ahmed Al-Zoubi; holder of the Imam Al-Razi Chair, Farooq Hassan; physician and Islamic thinker, Mustafa Badawi; and researcher and academic specializing in Islamic studies and Sufism, Dania Rashich.

The 19th conference of the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, held in Amman over 3 days under the title "The Nation's Priorities in the Next Twenty-Five Years (2026 – 2050)," aims to bring together an elite group of scholars and researchers from various Islamic and international sects and countries to discuss contemporary Islamic issues and provide visions and solutions for them.

More than 70 scholars, members of the Royal Aal al-Bayt Academy, representing Islamic institutions from all Islamic sects, schools, and intellectual trends from 30 countries, are participating in the conference.

The honoring ceremony was attended by Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court, Yousef Hassan Al-Issawi, and Director of the Office of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Zaid Baqain.

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