The Sheikh Akl of the Unitarian Druze community, Sheikh Dr. Sami Abi Al-Muna, stated that we are passing through a very difficult road and a delicate phase that requires us all to maintain general religious, social, and national constants, and to develop ourselves, as well as intellectual and cultural awareness, to emphasize the upright approach that must remain the way to strengthen belonging to that monotheistic oasis with the values it abounds with, looking forward through it to a better future for coming generations.
He said: "The challenges are significant in light of what we are living today at the level of Lebanon and the region, which stands on a hot plate. Through this, we see the most dangerous horizon for the country and its people, where the original word remains with reason and wisdom to overcome the difficult period. It is time for officials to agree to start addressing pending issues at various levels."
Sheikh Abi Al-Muna's words came during his participation in a number of expanded religious meetings, during which he called for alertness to the dangers of rumors and destructive ideas broadcast through social media, the misuse of which aims to sow societal discord and spread feelings of hatred, while warning against sharing videos that contradict general orientations and the path of the righteous predecessors.
In the Maqam of Sheikh Abu Hussein Shibli Abi Al-Muna in Chanieh, he participated alongside his eminence in the monthly religious meeting with the venerable Sheikhs: Abu Fayez Amin Makarem, Abu Zein al-Din Hassan Ghannam, Abu Hassan Adel Al-Nimr, Abu Hilal Fayez Sari al-Din, Abu Safi Anwar Al-Ayas, and a group of Sheikhs.
In the town of Batmeh, he participated in the Al-Halabi Khalwa in the presence of the venerable Sheikhs: Abu Saleh Muhammad Al-Andari, Abu Ali Suleiman Abu Diab, Sheikh Abu Dawood Munir Al-Qadmani, and Abu Mahmoud Saeed Faraj, in addition to the venerable Sheikhs: Ghannam, Makarem, Nimr, and a group of Sheikhs from the Mountain regions.
In the city of Choueifat, his eminence participated in the council of Sheikh Abu Hani Wafiq Haidar, in the presence of the venerable Sheikhs: Al-Andari, Abu Diab, Ghannam, Makarem, and a group of honorable Sheikhs. Then, an expanded religious meeting was held at the home of Sheikh Abu Haitham Shawqi Al-Khashin in the presence of the venerable Sheikhs and the honorable Sheikh Judge Naim Hassan. Sheikh Abi Al-Muna, accompanied by the Sheikhs, also visited the Amrousiyeh Khalwa and Sheikh Mazen Al-Khashin and some of the city's Sheikhs.
In Bshamoun, he visited the home of Sheikh Abu Salman Sami Eid.
The Sheikh Akl had received at his residence in Chanieh a delegation from the town of Brih, including Sheikhs and the new town house committee, to thank his eminence for his patronage and care. He also received Sheikh Ghaleb Saliqa and Lieutenant Colonel Riad Saliqa, where Sheikh Saliqa presented his new book "Wadi Al-Taym: The Holy Places" and a painting representing the flourishing Bayyadah Khalwas.
He also received the head of the Aley Club, Mr. Fouad Chia, Mrs. Nabila Al-Faqih, sister of Mrs. May Al-Faqih Al-Khalil, and Mr. Maher Abi Al-Muna from the "Beirut Marathon" association, to brief his eminence on the preparations for honoring Mrs. Al-Khalil in her hometown of Aley.
Among his eminence's visitors were: Mr. Wissam Abu Dargham and Mr. Hassan Zein al-Din, who presented his new novel "Wadi Al-Misk," while Abu Dargham briefed him on the program of his visit to Canada for a spiritual educational mission in coordination with the Druze Society in Toronto. The director of the Baakline National Library, Mr. Ghazi Saab, Mr. Bassam Abu Hamdan, and Mrs. Diaa Abi Al-Muna were also present to discuss cultural topics.
Sheikh Akl, accompanied by a delegation of Sheikhs and members of the Confessional Council, offered condolences for the late Sheikh Abu Shawqi Salim Fouad Shuhaib, the late Hayat Adel Halima, widow of the late Sami Maarouf Halima in the city of Aley, and in the town of Ain Anoub for the educator Nuha Amin Abed, widow of the late Afif Yousef Najd.
