KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi held discussions with the Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Ali Umar Yaqoub Abbasi, in Putrajaya yesterday on developments concerning Al-Aqsa Mosque and Al-Quds.
Zahid said the discussion took place during a courtesy visit by Sheikh Ali Umar to his office.
In a post on his Facebook page, Zahid said the meeting with the religious leader from Al-Quds, the Arabic name for Jerusalem, also touched on Malaysia’s concerns over the plight and future of the Palestinian people.
“May Allah SWT bless every effort we undertake and strengthen our resolve to continue standing with our brothers and sisters in Palestine in the struggle for peace and justice, insya-Allah,” he said.
Earlier, Sheikh Ali Umar also paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the Seri Perdana Complex on Monday.
The meeting was also attended by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Zulkifli Hasan.
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