Milestone·Modern
First Islamic Summit Conference
- Date
- September 1969 CE1389 AH57 years ago
- Place
- Rabat, Morocco
- People
- King Hassan II, King Faisal
The first Islamic Summit was held in Rabat, Morocco, in September 1969 CE. It was called after an arson attack on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem in August 1969. Leaders of many Muslim-majority states attended. Their statement condemned the attack and the Israeli occupation of Jerusalem. The summit led to the creation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in 1971.
Why it matters
The summit led to the creation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in 1971, now the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.