Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia, Safar 20, 1440, Oct 29, 2018, SPA -- On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah Region, has patronized at King Salman Center for Conferences here the 23rd Religious Conference of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, co-organized by the Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Madinah-based Islamic University, in presence of Prince Saud bin Khalid Al-Faisal, Deputy Governor of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah Region, and a number of ministers, senior officials and sheikhs representing 46 states. In his speech before the conference, which was opened yesterday, Prince Faisal affirmed the importance of the conference in highlighting the studies and researches derived from the Holy Quran and Sunnah to build a humane renaissance and civilization in accordance with the true Islamic approach. He lauded the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' patronage of this conference, affirming his keenness in the scholars' role in enlightening the Muslim peoples. --SPA 17:12 LOCAL TIME 14:12 GMT 0016 www.spa.gov.sa/w777852