Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 14/10/2015
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Mr. Iyad Ameen Madani, extended his congratulations to the Islamic Ummah on the occasion of the advent of the new Hejri year 1437 H. He expressed his best wishes on the occasion to all the peoples of the Muslim world and his prayers that Allah will make this year one of bounty, peace and prosperity for humanity at large, and that security and serenity would return to the Islamic world and prevail in it. The Secretary General affirmed that the Islamic Ummah should not look at the start of the Hejri year as a mere calendar event in the continuum of history, to quickly go through and forget about, but rather as an event filled with the meanings of the Hejra (the Prophet’s migration) as a full string of values of sacrifice, firm belief, velour and quest for a better life, well above a mere selfish individual living. Mr. Iyad Madani noted that it has become quite evident to all that the developments witnessed in some parts of the Islamic world, are events which are bound to have historic and crucial implications for the lives of their peoples. These events demonstrate the urgent need for the OIC as a focal structure in addressing the issues of the Islamic peoples, in contributing to resolving their crises within a framework of mutuality and of enhanced solidarity among the Islamic peoples and nations, and in concerting efforts for the consecration of Joint Islamic action in all sectors such as to give substance to the aspirations of the peoples of our Ummah. The Secretary General also invited the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to adopt the first day of the Hejri calendar as an official holiday.
