May Allah protect him- for giving the Organization a befitting new headquarters. Finally, our present condition is both delicate and momentous. Passing through it safely to where we aspire to be is contingent upon our common political will and the determination to sacrifice and work collectively to regain the rightful position of our Ummah. The international system -as it is - was not created to give us justice and fairness on a platter of gold. Only our determination and work can give it to us. We must therefore work hard and persevere to earn it. For weakness and negligence can only fuel the ambition of others to rob us of our rights. We are totally confident, however, that this blessed meeting of yours in this sacred city, will be a watershed in our Ummah's great march to greatness and strength so that it will be, as Allah has intended it, the best Ummah evolved for mankind. May Allah grant you success. "And let there be (arising) from you a nation inviting to (all that is good), enjoying what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and those will be the successful). (Quran 2:104)
