AhlulBayt News Agency - The Chief of the Iraq's Shia Endowment Body Sayyid Alaa al-Mousawi has confirmed on the body’s readiness to receive Muslims residing in China for a tour around Iraq’s holy shrines as well as Arabic language lessons, after the Chinese ambassador to Iraq paid a visit to al-Mousawi’s office in Baghdad.
According to a media source, Sayyid Alaa al-Mousawi said, during a meeting with Chen Weiqing, “China is an ancient and worthy country possessing great historical and cultural significance and this confirms the need for close communication between the country and Iraq.”
“The Shia Endowment Body is prepared to receive China’s Muslims to tour the holy shrines in Iraq and to provide Arabic language lessons to those interested in learning the fifth most-spoken language in the world and most importantly, the language of the Holy Quran,” clarified al-Mousawi.
From his part, the Chinese ambassador to Iraq Mr. Weiqing thanked the president of Iraq’s Shia Endowment for the warm hospitality and remarked, “Muslims in China hold an important role in the society and are living peacefully amongst all other Chinese sects. China respects the Islamic principles and traditions and rejects any form of extremist ideology.”
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