King Mohammed congratulates Arab and Islamic leaders on Aid Al-Fitr

On the occasion of Aid Al-Fitr, celebrated by Muslims at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, Morocco's King Mohammed VI has sent congratulations messages to the heads of Arab and Islamic states extending his best wishes.

The sovereign, Amir Al-Muminine (commander of the faithful) voices faith that Islamic peoples have grown more aware, in these days of piety, that their destiny is common and that there is need to preserve their identity and be more united than ever before.

Muslims have also, during the fasting days of Ramadan, recollected the lofty objectives of Islam which preaches peace, justice, solidarity, tolerance, unity, complementarity and the rejection of all the proscribed tendencies of extremism, extermination, terrorism, segregation and racism.

The sovereign also prays the Almight to "help us as well as all our brothers, the leaders of Arab and Islamic states, to fulfill our peoples' aspiration to further progress and prosperity and to actively contribute to universal civilization and to correct the image of Islam, through fruitful action, solidarity, adherence to the values of our holy religion and spreading of the values of peace, tolerance, concord co-existence between nations and civilizations."