President performs Friday’s prayer with Saada religious scholars

SANA’A, April 27 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh performed Friday prayer along with religious scholars from Saada governorate and other scholars at the Presidential House mosque in Sana’a City. The Friday sermon was delivered by Sheikh Abdul-Majid al-Zandani in which he talked about the importance of the unification, lives of Muslims and their solidarity to face challenges surrounding the nation. He warned about plots aiming at breaking out sectarian disputes to wake the nation. Sheikh Al-Zandani highlighted initiative presented by President Saleh to set up an islamic union to enable Islamic nations to defend their rights and future of their generations. Regarding confrontations in some regions in Saada, al-Zandani said: “It is sad and a split in Yemen’s body that all should work to resolve it, including scholars”. He added that there are talks in the Association of Yemeni Scholars to hold a meeting to discuss current situation of Saada. It is duty of all to protect bloodshed of Yemenis, he commented. Al-Zandani came across President Saleh call for scholars to reform wrongs as it is a religious, national and moral duty. He prayed Allah to protect Yemen and Islamic nation from strife and crisis. AH/AMSaba