There will be prayers for peace, simultaneously in St Peter’s Square and in the great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, this Saturday. The Grand Mufti of Syria, Ahmad Badreddin Hassou, spiritual leader of Sunni Islam, has welcomed the Pope’s appeal and will be there praying and fasting for peace in his country.

Showing “profound gratitude for his spiritual attention” the Mufti expressed the desire to “be with the Pope at the moment when the prayer will be raised to God Almighty”, and states: “We will be together on September 7, to raise our plea to God”, proposing to the Holy See to “organize a spiritual summit with religious leaders in Damascus or in the Vatican: so maybe we can stop the fire of those who want to destroy the land of Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad”.   »»» Damascus: Muslim leader to join Pope in prayers for peace on Independent Catholic News

Most Syrians are Sunni Muslims. However, President as-Assad is a follower of the Alawite Sect, which includes only about 12% of Syria’s populations.

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