A High-Level Palestinian Delegation Participates in the International Conference of Senior Imams in Indonesia

Jakarta - Afaq News - A high-level Palestinian delegation participated in the International Conference of Senior Imams 2026 held in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, with the participation of several senior imams, scholars, and religious leaders from various countries around the world.

The Palestinian delegation included Dr. Mahmoud Al-Habbash, the Chief Justice of Palestine and the President's Advisor for Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations, and Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories, who participated in the conference activities and the meetings held on its sidelines, which discuss the role of religious leaders and imams in promoting peace, religious diplomacy, dialogue, and cooperation among peoples.

Dr. Mahmoud Al-Habbash stated about the Palestinian participation in the conference that the Palestinian cause must be present on the table of every Muslim household in the world, emphasizing that Muslim scholars bear a significant responsibility in raising awareness of the Palestinian issue and informing the nation of what the Palestinian people are facing, and what the Al-Aqsa Mosque is subjected to in terms of assaults, violations, and attempts to obliterate its identity and change its historical and religious character by the occupying government.

Al-Habbash stressed the importance of scholars and imams playing their role in educating the Islamic nation about the reality of what is happening in Palestine and Jerusalem, and mobilizing supportive positions for the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights, foremost among them their right to freedom and independence and the establishment of their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.

For his part, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories, called on Muslims around the world to continue supporting the city of Jerusalem and assisting its people, affirming that the people of Jerusalem are defending the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the first of the two qiblas and the third of the holy sanctuaries, on behalf of the entire Islamic nation, in the face of ongoing Israeli assaults and violations against it.

Sheikh Mohammed Hussein affirmed that supporting Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque is a religious and moral responsibility that falls on the shoulders of the Islamic nation, calling for the enhancement of awareness regarding the status of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa, and for the continued support of the city's residents who persist in their steadfastness and defense of the nation's sanctities.

The presence of the Palestinian delegation at the conference comes as part of enhancing communication and cooperation between Palestinian, Indonesian, and international religious leaders, highlighting the Palestinian cause and the issues of Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in addition to discussing the role of religious institutions and scholars in promoting values of peace, dialogue, and solidarity among peoples.