President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday participated in a religious celebration on Prophet Mohammad’s birthday at al-Afram mosque in Damascus.

President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday participated in a religious celebration on Prophet Mohammad’s birthday at al-Afram mosque in Damascus.

Minister of Religious Endowments, Dr. Mohammad Abdel Sattar al-Sayyed, said that Prophet Mohammad and Islam are innocent from the acts of takfiri terrorist groups who kill, slaughter and conspire in the name of Islam, SANA news agency reported.

In a speech on the occasion, Minister al- Sayyed saluted the souls of the martyrs, and soldiers of the Syrian army, adding that President al-Assad is leading the country to the land of safety.

He added that Islam called for the good deeds as it banned sabotage of the Homeland or forcing the people to flee their homes. The minister also noted that Islam also banned recruiting the children in fighting.