Rabat: 18/04/2019

ISESCO Director General lauds King of Morocco’s initiative to help restore and rehabilitate facilities in Al-Aqsa Mosque and its vicinity

The Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Dr Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, commended the initiative of King Mohammed VI of Morocco to contribute to the restoration and rehabilitation of a number of facilities in Al-Aqsa Mosque and its vicinity that are in dire need of restoration, preservation and upkeep.

Dr Altwaijri also said that the generous initiative of His Majesty the King, Chairman of Al-Quds Committee, that will be carried out in coordination with the Jordanian Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, which has custody of Al-Aqsa Waqf, confirms His Majesty’s high interest in protecting the historical identity of Al-Quds Al-Sharif and his support to the Palestinian people in their struggle in Al-Quds, especially in these difficult times, as Al-Quds, the first of the two Qiblas, the third Holy Mosque and the destination of the Night Journey of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), is threatened by plans to Judaize and deny the Palestinian people and Muslims in general access to it.