H.E. Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary-General of the Academy, received H.E. Dr. Abdul Rahim Adam Suleiman, President of the Islamic Fiqh Academy of the Republic of Sudan, on Wednesday, 5 Rajab 1445, corresponding to 17 January 2024, at the IIFA’s headquarters in Jeddah.

At the beginning of the meeting, the President of the Sudanese Fiqh Academy expressed his utmost appreciation and gratitude to the Secretary-General of IIFA for the warm welcome, at IIFA’s headquarters, which is considered the leading jurisprudential reference for Muslims worldwide, commending the IIFA’s contributions to the Muslim world and Muslim communities. His Excellency praised IIFA’s vow to enhance cooperation with scientific institutions, especially the Islamic Fiqh Academy of Sudan, and the importance of implementing the MoC signed between the two sides in light of the circumstances that Sudan is going through.

For his part, the Secretary-General welcomed his guest, thanking him for this visit and expressing his regret for what our brotherly country of Sudan is going through, praying to Allah the Almighty to spare the blood and for harmony, reconciliation, and stability to return to the country shortly. He emphasized the importance of the role of Sudanese scholars in providing the duty of advice and reminding them of the necessity of ending the war in the country. He expressed his confidence in regional and international mediation efforts to enable Sudan to return to regain its development efforts and prosperity. His Excellency concluded his speech by expressing the Academy’s sincere thanks and great appreciation to the Republic of Sudan for its continued and ongoing support for IIFA since its foundation to the present day. His Excellency specifically commended the efforts of the distinguished Sudanese scholars who contributed to the Academy, from eminent and distinguished members, starting with H.E. Prof. Ahmed Khaled Babeker, former Secretary General, and H.E. Sheikh Dr. Al-Siddiq Muhammad Al-Amin Al-Darir, and many others. He also praised the distinguished role of several Sudanese scholars who participated in the last session of the Academy in Jeddah, stressing the sincere desire to continue cooperation and coordination between the two institutions.

The meeting was attended by H.E. Dr. Al-Naeem Muhammad Hamza, member of the Supreme Committee for Monitoring the Holy Qur’an Center at Sudan’s Fiqh Academy, and Dr. Abdulfatah Mahmoud Abnauf, Director of Planning and International Cooperation, and Mr. Mohamed Walid Al-Idrisi, Director of Media and Public Relations at IIFA.