Promote 'real' values of Islam: Mohamed

General Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has said the UAE, in cooperation with other Arab and Muslim countries as well as religious scholars, continues its efforts to project, promote and consolidate the real Islamic values and principles of justice, tolerance, peace, peaceful coexistence and mutual respect which are diametrically against extremism and violence.

In his remarks at a meeting with the UAE President's guest scholars at Al Bateen Palace, Gen. Mohamed commended the efforts being made by religious scholars in Arab and Muslim countries to project the real image, principles and tolerant goals of Islam which ennobles humanity, science, development and urban expansion, and to counter terrorist groups that do not belong to Islam.

He noted that these groups embrace violence, extremism, killing and destruction as approaches to achieve their disguised goals of promoting division among Muslims  and destroying its human, social and security assets.

Gen. Mohamed called on all to make more collaborative efforts to achieve the noble objectives of Islam and wished for success for the scholars in promoting wisdom enlightening people about religious affairs during Ramadan.

The Crown Prince and the scholars talked about the affairs of Muslims and ways of spreading the culture of dialogue and cultural interaction to promote peace and coexistence between all peoples and state.

The Crown Prince and the scholars exchanged greetings on the Holy Month of Ramadan and prayed to Allah Almighty to bless the UAE, Arab Nation and Muslim Nation with further wellbeing and prosperity.

They prayed for the founding father of the UAE, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

They also prayed to Allah to bless the country's leadership headed by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan with success for their humanitarian initiatives and serving the Arab Nation and Muslim Nation.

The guest scholars expressed their delight with being in the UAE to deliver religious lectures on matters that are important for Muslims.

They prayed to Allah to protect the security and stability of the UAE to enable it to continue its progress and development and serve its people and all Muslims. 

The scholars' Ramadan lecture programmes in the UAE are overseen by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs under follow-up by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.

Present at the meeting were Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan; Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor and Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council; Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court; Sheikh Dhiyab bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister; Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development; Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research; Dr Mohammed Mattar Al Kaabi, Chairman of the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments (GAIAE); Mohammed Obaid Al Mazrouie, Executive Director of the GAIAE, and a number of officials.

Gen. Mohamed attends lecture on extremist ideology

General Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Monday at his majlis, attended a lecture by Usama al-Sayed Al Azhari, advisor to the Egyptian president, on ‘Erroneous Conceptions of Extremist Groups’.

Al Azhari stressed that the ideology and bloody practices of extremist groups are not based on true spirit of Islamic sharia and that they prosper in the absence of the authentic knowledge  promoted in Muslim countries by large Islamic institutes and schools like Al Azhar University in Egypt, Ezzitouna University in Tunisia, the Ottoman School in Libya, the Two Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia, Ahmadiya School in the UAE and many others.

These schools, he said, prepared men to promote a civilisation on the foundations of compassion, good ethics and keenness on protecting homeland.

He added that the groups that emerged some eighty years ago did not follow these scholarly institutes, lacked approaches to generate knowledge, had enthusiasm that not governed by fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence and knowledge) and ended up shedding blood.

Dr. Al Azhari said that these groups share a common ideology that is centred around the concept of ‘hakimiyya’ (the vision of God's dominion) leading them to practice takfir whereby they accuse Muslims in general of apostasy violating the consensus of renowned and highly-esteemed Islamic scholars and authorities like Al-Ghazali, Ibn Masoud, Ibn Abbas, Al-Tabari and many others.

Boko Haram, Daesh and Al Qaeda, he said, are among the groups that "lost the keys to true knowledge over the past eight decades”.

At the lecture, which is the first to be delivered at the Majlis of The Crown Prince this Ramadan, the audience also included Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Deputy Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain; Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan; Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor and Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council; Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court; Sheikh Dhiyab bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister; Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development; as well as the UAE President's guests scholars, sheikhs, ministers, ambassadors and members of the media.

Resolution on real estate registration fees

General Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, has issued a resolution on real estate registration fees and cases of exemption in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.

The decision states that the transactions exempted from registration fees include subsequent provisions regarding the registration of inheritance and the division of the real estate in first registration, registration of charity land, and real estate for the benefit of the competent charity endowment in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.

It also exempts the transactions of government agencies and any other agency from government fees as per its establishment law. This includes issuance of any editions or documents.

The resolution also includes a fee schedule for registration, issuance of certificates and other services.

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