World Interfaith Harmony Week is an annual event observed during the first week of February (1-7 February), after General Assembly designation in 2010.
Context
World Interfaith Harmony Week is an annual event observed during the first week of February (1-7 February), after General Assembly designation in 2010.
Key-Highlights
- World Interfaith Harmony Week came about as a result of a UN resolution for a worldwide week of interfaith harmony proposed in 2010 by HM King Abdullah II and HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad of Jordan.
- World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) aims to promote cultural peace and nonviolence.
- The World Interfaith Harmony Week is built on The Common Word initiative's ground-breaking work.
- This effort, which began in 2007, calls for Muslim and Christian leaders to discuss two essential religious Commandments: love of God and neighbor, without jeopardizing their religious beliefs.
- The two Commandments are central to all three Monotheistic religions and give the most theological solid foundation.
- Organisations worldwide are asked to host events promoting interfaith cooperation, with the added incentive of three annual prizes donated by Jordan's King, worth $25000, $15000, and $5000, respectively, with gold, silver, and bronze models.
- The prize, which the King personally delivered at a ceremony in Amman, is based on the judgement of a jury that included Princess Areej Ghazi and Patriarch Theophilus of Jerusalem, among others.
- To commemorate World Interfaith Harmony Week in February 2015, British singer-songwriter and composer Sami Yusuf produced "The Gift of Love," which he described as an "Interfaith anthem."
