The Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar, has urged citizens of the world, in general, and Africans, in particular, to embrace peace and dialogue.

Danladi Bako, a former director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

The statement said Mr Abubakar stated this during a two-day Muslim World Leaders Conference in Oxford, England.

He said these two attributes would engender social harmony and peaceful coexistence.

Mr Abubakar said the world would be more peaceful, stable, and prosperous with dialogue among various actors involved in the current global challenges.

‘’Islam remains a religion of peace with emphasis on dialogue, and this I will continue to propagate,” said the sultan. ‘’This is the time for us to engender social harmony and peaceful co-existence as our guiding principle since Islam remains a religion of peace.’’

The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies is an independent centre and University of Oxford affiliate established in 1985 for advanced research into Islam and Muslim societies.

The centre’s focus is on promoting interfaith dialogue, inter-civilisational understanding, Islamic finance, environmental issues, fellowships, scholarship, and the growth of Muslim youths in Britain.

 The Sultan is attending the conference, along with other leaders, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the creation of the centre.

The event, which included an annual general meeting of the centre’s board of trustees, was declared open on Thursday by the centre’s grand patron, King Charles 111.

The event was also attended by a former president of Turkey, Abdullah Gül, Saudi Prince Turki Al Faisal, and Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak, Malaysia.

(NAN)