Amman, Sept. 9 (Petra) – Deputizing for His Majesty King Abdullah II,
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, the
Regent, on Wednesday honored a number of leading Islamic scholars
participating in the 19th General Conference of the Royal Aal al-Bayt
Institute for Islamic Thought (RABIIT), in appreciation for their
efforts to defend Islamic causes.

During the ceremony, held at Al Husseiniya Palace and attended by
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein and Prince Ghazi
bin Muhammad, His Majesty’s chief adviser for religious and cultural
affairs and personal envoy, and RABIIT’s chairman of the board of
trustees, the Crown Prince presented Royal medals to a number of
scholars and RABIIT fellowship certificates to others.

His Royal Highness presented the Order of Al Nahda of the First
Degree on Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayya of the United Arab Emirates, and
the King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein Order for Distinction of the
First Degree on Osman Bakar of Malaysia, Shaikh Ahmed bin Saud al
Siyabi of Oman, and Ahmed Shawki Benbin of Morocco.

The Crown Prince presented fellowship certificates to Secretary
General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy in Jeddah Koutoub
Moustapha Sano, Jordan’s Awqaf Minister Mohammad Khalaileh, holder of
the Integral Chair for the Study of Imam Al Suyuti’s Work Abdul
Rahman Ammoura, holder of the Integral Chair for the Study of Imam
Ghazali’s Work Mustafa Abu Sway, holder of the Integral Chair for the
Study of Imam Al Nawawi’s Work Ahmad Al Zoubi, holder of the Integral
Chair for the Study of Imam Al Razi’s Work Farouk Hassan, scholar of
Islamic sciences and consultant psychiatrist Mostafa Al Badawi, and
researcher and academic specializing in Islamic studies and Sufism
Dunja Rašić.

The conference, taking place in Amman over three days under the title
The Ummah’s Priorities for the Next 25 Years (2026-2050), brings
together a select group of scholars and researchers from various
schools of thought, and from Muslim and non-Muslim countries, to
discuss contemporary Islamic issues and offer insights and solutions.

More than 70 scholars from the Royal Aal al-Bayt Academy are taking
part in the conference, representing institutions from all Islamic
sects, schools of thought, and intellectual traditions across 30
countries.

Royal Hashemite Court Chief Yousef Issawi, and Director of the Office
of the Crown Prince Zaid Baqain attended the ceremony.

//Petra// HA