RNA – In an interview with Rasa News Agency, Hujjat al-Islam Ahmad Sha’bani, the director-general of the Department for Dispatching Missionaries of Iran’s Endowments and Charity Affairs Organization, explained that the issue of Islamic unity is one of the fundamental issues of Islam and is addressed explicitly in the Holy Quran – “Hold fast, all together, to the rope of God and do not be divided [into sects]” [3:103]. This was practice and tradition of the infallible Imams and their lives were based on this issue.
He added that the enemies have always sought to create a rift among the Islamic ummah and hasn’t spared any effort to fragment the Islamic ummah. In the past, they’ve created deviant sects in the hearts of our Sunni brothers, such as Wahhabism, which is not compatible with the spirit of Islam.
Conflicts among Muslims rooted in British colonialism
He said that that the conflicts among the Islamic ummah are rooted in British colonialism, who had specific plans to sow discord and dissension among Muslims by selecting Muslim individuals with specific characteristics to carry out their programs.
Hujjat al-Islam Sha’bani pointed that once we realize that the goal of the enemies is to propagate dissension among Muslims, we must avoid the enemies to reach their goals. This is especially the duty of seminarians and clerics.
He said that the role of some media and internet-based networks in regard to the propagation of dissension should not be ignored, saying such networks are more comprehensive than ever before. Previously, these networks sought to propagate dissension between Sunnis and Shi’as but now they have started propagating dissension within Sunnis and Shi’as themselves.
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