Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has taken short and medium-term steps to address the shortage of qualified Jordanian mosque imams to shoulder the responsibility of providing guidance to worshippers and highlighting the true image of Islam, the Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour said Wednesday.

Responding to a letter by Sheikh Hamzeh Mansour, the Secretary General of the Islamic Action Front (IAF), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement, Abdullah Ensour said that the ministry is working with the Shariah faculties at local universities to open undergraduate programmes to plug the shortage in Jordan.

Earlier, the Islamic Action Front questioned the government’s plans to recruit Egyptian imams to deliver Friday sermons and preach at the Jordanian mosques as a short-term remedy in view of the shortage of Jordanian Imams. The Premier affirmed that the plan was legitimate and aimed at enabling the mosques to play their role of enlightening the Jordanian society.

Ensour also hailed the message he received from the Islamic Action Front which reflected the Muslim Brotherhood’s keenness and involvement in national concerns and issues.

*Petra