President attends celebration marking Laylat al-Qadr
Partners, friends urged to stop bloodshed, restore calm, stability in region
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attended the Ministry of Endowments’ celebration marking Laylat al-Qadr (The Night of Power), which was held at the Arts and Culture City (Opera Hall) in the New Administrative Capital (NAC).
The celebration’s programme featured a speech by the Minister of Endowments Usama Al-Azhari, who presented President Sisi with a copy of the book “The Clear Truth in Responding to Those Who Manipulate Religion.” Then a religious supplication segment followed.
Signifying when the Holy Qur’an was first revealed to Prophet Mohammad, Laylat al-Qadr is one of the most sacred nights on the Islamic calendar. It falls only during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and lasts one night. It has great virtues for Muslims.
During the celebration, President Sisi honuored winners of the 31st International Quran Competition in the categories of memorisation, recitation, interpretation, and knowledge of the reasons for the revelation of the Qur’an.
The president also honoured non-Arabic speakers who memorised and recited the Quran, as well as memorisers from people with special needs.
Then, President Sisi addressed the occasion, extending congratulations to the attendees and the great Egyptian people. He prayed to Allah,the Almighty, that the occasion will have returns dear Egypt, the Arab and Islamic nations and the entire world, with an abundance of goodness and blessings.
The president expressed deep appreciation to Grand Imam of Al Azhar, wishing him recovery- as well as all the scholars of Al-Azhar and the Ministry of Endowments, for their sincere efforts to consolidate the tolerant concepts of Islam, correct misconceptions, and promote the image of Islam.
The blessed night was singled with the revelation of the Holy Qur’an, as a method for building, reconstructing and developing society, he said.
Building a nation can only be achieved by developing the human beings. Therefore, the state has made investing in human resources a basic approach, through which it seeks to prepare a conscious, enlightened generation, capable of keeping pace with the challenges, and contribute to construction and development.
President Sisi referred to preserving national identity and promoting moral values as a shared responsibility that requires the concerted efforts of all awareness-building institutions.
He stressed the need for a conscious religious, educational and media discourse that reinforces these values and establishes a cohesive society capable of confronting extraneous behaviors with stability and rationality.
The president reaffirmed Egypt’s continued efforts to support the just Palestinian cause, and will strive to stabilise the ceasefire in Gaza Strip, proceeding with the implementation of the rest of its phases, urging partners and friends to mobilise efforts to stop the bloodshed and restore calm and stability to the region. Before his departure, President Sisi sent a message of reassurance to the Egyptian people, reiterating his appreciation for the cohesion and resilience of the domestic front, and noting that Allah Almighty is the constant protector of Egypt, the Presidency statement
