HM exchanges new Hijri Year Greetings with leaders of Arab, Muslim countries
Muscat – On the occasion of the New Hijri Year 1447 AH and the anniversary of the Prophet Mohammed's (PBUH) Hijra, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has exchanged cables of greetings with leaders of Arab and Muslim countries.
In his cables, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere sentiments and best wishes for them, praying to Allah the Almighty for the return of this blessed occasion on them and their peoples, and to bestow upon the entire Islamic nation abundant blessings.
In their cables to the country's Monarch, the leaders of the Arab and Muslim countries expressed their sincere greetings and best wishes to His Majesty the Sultan. They prayed to Almighty Allah to bestow divine blessings and bounties upon His Majesty and his noble people, and to make the new Hijri year, a year in which Muslims and the entire world enjoy stability, peace and harmony.
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