Sheikh Hamad inaugurates mosque

HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani before noon today inaugurated the "Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab" Mosque in Doha. HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and HH the Emir's Special Advisor, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani attended the inauguration. The inauguration was also attended by HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani, HE Mohammed bin Mubarak al Khulaifi, Speaker of the Advisory (Shura) Council, a number of Their Excellencies Sheikhs, ministers, dignitaries,  a number of Their Excellencies the heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Qatar and guests. In a speech on the occasion, HH the Emir expressed his belief that this mosque, which stems from the land of Qatar, will serve as a platform for reform and worshipping God Almighty in spirit and in truth away from fads and fancies. We named the mosque after the great reformer and a renowned reviver Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab in honor of the Muslim scholars, who still carry his thought and call for revival to serve Islam and Muslims, said HH the Emir. His walk all through life in the path of light spread throughout the Arabian Peninsula, guides people to the right path according to the Holy Quran and Sunnah, removes confusion from the minds and deviations that confounded souls, said HH the Emir. HH the Emir reaffirmed commitment to spare no efforts to carry the message and spread the teachings of Islam in the whole world, noting that the Muslim nation is now in need of renewal and inspiration of the experience of Wahhabi's da'wah (call) while keeping pace with the era and its developments. In his speech HH the Emir said no occasion is as lofty as it and no event lives up to it, praying the Almighty Allah to provide us with his grace after "we raised the bases of one of Allah's houses and completed its construction.  Is there a greater and higher act of worship than the remembrance under the roof a new house of Allah's houses?, HH the Emir inquired. We named the mosque, which we have the honour to inaugurate today, after the renowned figure, great reformist and pioneer renewed Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab, HH the Emir said asking the Almighty Allah that he would be graced by the saying of Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) : "God sends to this nation at the head of every one hundred years  who he renews its religion". I am confident that this mosques which stems from the land of Qatar, as an eternal part of it, will serve as a platform for reform and sincere call to the Almighty Allah away from fads and fancies to serve the people on earth while coping with the spirit of the era and saving them in the hereafter in order to please Allah and his messenger.