His Eminence the Sheikh Aql of the Unitarian Druze Community, Sheikh Dr. Sami Abi Al-Muna, headed a delegation of judges, sheikhs, and members of the Confessional Council to visit the Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Lebanon to offer condolences and sympathy on the passing of the late Amir, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He was received by the Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy, Minister Plenipotentiary Abdullah Suleiman Al-Shaheen. The delegation accompanying His Eminence included: President of the Supreme Druze Appeals Court Judge Faisal Nasser Al-Din, Judge Gandhi Makarem, Secretary of the Confessional Council Lawyer Nizar Al-Barad'i, members of the Board of Directors of the Council Mr. Naji Saab and Lawyer Nashat Hilal, members of the Council Sheikh Mohammed Ghannam and Akram Arabi, Director General of the Council Mazen Fayyad, and advisors and officials from the directorates of the Council and the Sheikhdom of Aql.

After offering condolences, His Eminence the Sheikh Aql wrote a message in the condolences book.

 

Confessional House

His Eminence the Sheikh Aql held administrative meetings at the Confessional House in Beirut and received the head of the Akkar Renaissance Association, Walid Al-Zoubi, who briefed him on the association's activities and goals.

 

Shaniyeh

His Eminence had previously received at his residence in Shaniyeh a group of young people interested in Unitarian culture, led by Messrs: Wissam Abu Dargham, Hassan Zein Al-Din, Suleiman Shadid, and Dr. Samer Dhaou.

 

Qaba'a

His Eminence the Sheikh Aql visited the town of Qaba'a, checking on its senior sheikhs and concluding the visit with a religious meeting at the town's council, which brought together His Eminence the Sheikh Aql with the town's sheikhs from all families.

 

Sheikh Aql

Following a welcoming speech by Sheikh Alam Al-Din Zein Al-Din on their behalf, His Eminence the Sheikh Aql delivered an extensive speech in which he thanked the town's sheikhs and youth for the warm reception. He praised the unity of word and the beauty of the gathering that characterizes the town of Qaba'a with its unified council and its house that brings together all families.

His Eminence also emphasized the importance of returning to the roots and adhering to monotheism as both a belief and a practice, preserving social and moral values, fostering them, and holding onto the land and loving it, as there is no substitute for it or for the homeland that embraces everyone. He called for greater steadfastness on this trinity in a time of crises and challenges, so that it may become stronger and more solid, serving as a protective shield for the individual, society, and the nation.

 

Condolences

His Eminence the Sheikh Aql, heading a delegation of sheikhs and members of the Confessional Council, conducted a tour of condolences that included the town of Bater to pay respects to Sheikhah Umm Salman Sumaya Odeh, mother of Sheikh Salman Odeh, member of the Confessional Council; Brih to offer condolences for the late Sheikh Ali Jasser and Sheikhah Akaber Bou Ezz El-Din; Ramlieh to offer condolences for the late Abu Hisham Naeem Salman; and Qaba'a to offer condolences for the late Sheikhah Afaf Aref Al-Awar.