The Board of Trustees of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for World Peace announced that Sheikh Abdul Rahman Sudais will lead Friday prayers on the second day of the Dubai International Peace Convention, on April 13 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

Sheikh Sudais is the Imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, and is a guest of honour at the Dubai International Peace Convention.

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He is one of the most prominent and widely-respected orators on issues of peace, particularly pertaining to the Holy Qur'an and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).

It is expected that this event will attract tens of thousands of Muslims with a passionate thirst to hear a sermon from one of the most well-known preachers in the Islamic world. Followers of the Imam will be eager to gain more insights on global peace, with special relevance to the Islamic faith.

The sermon is expected to touch on the values of Islam, such as peaceful co-existence, renouncing violence and encouraging a state of global harmony among people from diverse cultures. This will ultimately ensure widespread contentment and a higher level of spiritual, emotional, cultural and eventually material well-being. Sheikh Sudais is internationally respected and admired for his balanced stances and repeated calls to uphold the values of the Holy Qur'an and teachings of the Prophet, peace be upon him; thereby cultivating peace, justice and equality into an everyday reality. In previous speeches at the Grand Mosque, he has repeatedly espoused this worldview to Muslims worldwide.

Dr Hamad Al Shaibani, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for World Peace, said: "The Great Orator of the Grand Mosque, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Sudais is one of the leading figures in the Muslim world and we are therefore immensely delighted by his participation. The principles of Islam urge tolerance to lay the foundations of peace and security. Peace is the ultimate goal for our Convention - just as it is the ultimate goal of Islam itself."

He said: "Islamic Sharia embodies five main points, namely saving life, property, mind, honour and religion. Any researcher who digs deep into the roots of our religion will reach the conclusion that Islam is a religion of harmony. This is supported not just in words - such as broadcasts urging love and peace across mankind - but also in concrete actions, such as the initiatives under the umbrella of this Convention.”

Renowned Islamic scholars from US, Australia, Middle East and India will converge on Dubai later this week for the Dubai Peace Convention.

Other scholars attending the Peace Convention include Sheikh Mishary Al Afasy – Kuwait; Dr. Zakir Naik – India; Yusuf Estes – USA; Hussain Yee – Malaysia; Abdur Raheem Green – UK; Said Rageah – Somalia; Tawfique Chowdhury – Australia; Muhammad Salah – USA; Mayan Kutty Mather – India; Ahmed Hamed – India; Abdul Bary Yahya – USA; and Muhammad Al Shareef – Canada.

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