Sheikh Fareed set to retire with farewell sermon on Friday
07 Mar 2011, 11:52 AM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Islamic Foundation of the Maldives (IFM) has announced that famous religious scholar Sheikh Ibrahim Fareed will deliver his ‘Farewell Sermon‘ this Friday night at the artificial beach.
”This may be his last sermon,” said President of Islamic Foundation of the Maldives (IFM) Ibrahim Fauzy.
”On Friday night he will announce whether he is retiring or not,” he said. ”As everyone know very well, Sheikh Fareed has a pending case in court, which could make him stay in prison for more than 10 years, if found guilty.”
Fauzy said that in the recent years as well as today religious scholars faced many obstacles to their work.
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