RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh announced a Ramadan program on Wednesday, which is organized by the ministry鈥檚 office in the Northern Borders region.

The program will start on the third day of Ramadan and offer a range of educational and dawah lectures shared on the ministry鈥檚 social media accounts. The lectures focus on topics including the etiquette and rules of fasting, the virtues of the month of Ramadan, and the importance of worshipping God throughout the month.

鈥淲e launch this Ramadan program, in which a group of distinguished officials, sheikhs and scholars participate, as part of the ministry鈥檚 role in providing knowledge and dawah, the Muslims鈥� role in investing in this Holy Month through good deeds, and to fulfill the directives of the Saudi leadership,鈥� Al-Asheikh said. This program is just one of the programs organized by the ministry during Ramadan through its branches in the Kingdom's regions. This is part of the ministry鈥檚 dawah duty and indicative of its desire to promote the noble values and teachings of moderate Islam.鈥�

He thanked the director general and the staff of the ministry鈥檚 Northern Borders branch for their efforts in organizing the program. He also mentioned that it is an example of integration between the government and the private sector, in line with Saudi Vision 2030.

The program will commence on Sunday with a lecture entitled 鈥淩amadan and the Purification of Souls鈥� by the Deputy Minister of Islamic affairs, Dawah and Guidance Dr. Yusuf bin Mohammed bin Saeed. A number of scholars and sheikhs will contribute to the lecture series, including Dr. Abdulsalam Al-Suleiman, member of the Council of Senior Scholars and the Standing Committee for Scholarly Research and Fatwa, and Sheikh Hussein Al-Asheikh, the imam and preacher of the Prophet's Mosque.

The program also includes a competition, open to participants from inside and outside the Kingdom, with a prize fund of more than SR50,000. For more information on the competition, visit: mr.moia.gov.sa.