Abu Dhabi, August,7th, 2007 (WAM) - The General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Awqaf (GAIAA) will celebrate on Thursday the anniversary of Isra and Miraj.

The event is being held under the patronage of Dr. Hamdan MusallamAl Mazroui, Chairman of the GAIAA, at the Sheikh Hazza bin ZayedMosque, here in Abu Dhabi after the Maghrib prayer.

Mohammed Ramadan Al Butti and other Muslim scholars will deliver lectures on the importance of the occasion to Muslims.