BEIRUT: The spiritual leaders of the main Islamic sects in Lebanon warned after an “urgent summit” Tuesday against fueling sectarian tensions in the country, underlining that inter-Muslim violence is forbidden.
The summit was headed by Grand Mufti Abdel-Latif Derian, Deputy Chief of the Higher Islamic Shiite Council Abdel-Amir Qabalan, Druze spiritual leader Naim Hassan and the religious head of Lebanon’s Alawite community Assad Assi.
The summit was held at Dar al-Fatwa's headquarters in Beirut and was attended by a number of religious figures from all four sects.
The representatives of the four Islamic groups voiced in a joint statement their “concern over the allegations exchanged between political officials that are taking sectarian natures.”