Morocco’s Crown Prince inaugurates International Exhibition and Museum of Al-Seerah al-Nabawiyya and Islamic Civilization

RABAT – Morocco’s Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan inaugurated on Thursday at the headquarters of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) in Rabat, the international Exhibition and Museum of Al-Seerah al-Nabawiyya (life of the Prophet) and Islamic civilization.

Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan attended at the "Islamic Solidarity" hall a welcoming speech delivered by Director General of ICESCO, Salim Mohamed Al-Malik, who emphasized the importance of this international exhibition which has taken up residence in Rabat, the Cultural Capital of the Islamic World for 2022, a first outside the Medina.

Al-Malik also stressed that the organization of this event testifies to the strong age-old ties between the brotherly Kingdoms of Morocco and of Saudi Arabia, under the wise leadership of King Mohammed VI and King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan then began a tour of the exhibition, accompanied by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of International Exhibitions and Museums of the Al-Seerah al-Nabawiyya and Islamic Civilization, Nasser Al-Zahrani, heading first to the hall of "King Hassan II" to visit the exhibition "Sila" (Link), organized by the Rabita Mohammadia of Ulemas, as a testimony of the attachment of Moroccans to the august person of the Prophet.

Moulay El Hassan followed explanations on the various components of this exhibition, presented by the Secretary General of the Rabita Mohammadia of Ulemas, Ahmed Abbadi.

He then went to the hall of ICESCO headquarters where he reviewed the beauty of Arabic calligraphy and the work "Jewel of Islam".

Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan went to the "King Abdullah" hall to visit the exhibition "The Prophet (PBUH) as if you saw him", where explanations were presented to him on the exhibits.

He observed miniatures of "Mecca" and "Medina" at the time of the Prophet, before going to the hall of ICESCO headquarters where the miniature of "the Kaaba" was exhibited.

Then, the Moroccan Crown Prince observed a reproduction of the "Minbar al-Nabawi", identical to the original in its construction, before following, in a virtual reality room, a projection on interactive screens representing, for the first time, "Al Houjra al-Nabawiyya Asharifa" (the Prophet's room) with all its components and contents.