RNA - Speaking at a gathering of participants of 32nd International Quran Competitions in Tehran on Saturday, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei referred to Iran's experience in following Islam's insistence on resistance against enemies which would bring more power and blessings from God and dubbed this Islamic prescription as the only solution for the Islamic world.
Ayatollah Khamenei reiterated that the enemy sought to sow discord among Muslim nations and underlined necessity of preventing such conspiracies.
"Any voices that rise to create discord among Muslims are enemy's mouthpieces, whether they know it or not,” he said adding that “All Muslims should confront conflicts and disparity among the Shia and the Sunni, Arab and non-Arabs, ethnicities or nationalities."
"On the agenda of ill-wishers of the Islamic Ummah is fomenting discord in the name of Shiites versus Sunnis, Arabs versus non-Arabs, as well as ethnicities, nationalities and nationalistic zealotry," the Leader warned, adding that insight and determination are necessary for countering these plots.
Imam Khamenei further referred to "commitment to the commandments of the Quran" and withstanding what "the modern version of ignorance" is trying to impose on Muslims as remedies for the Islamic world's current woes.
"Unfortunately, the Islamic world today is severely suffering from weakness, poverty, differences and civil wars caused by the pressure of ignorant regimes, and the only way to counter these imposed pressures in surrendering to the Quran and (having) serious determination to move towards its sublime goals," the Leader stressed.
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