Rasa – The revered source of emulation stressed that the end of Wahhabism is near and described Saudi Arabia as the birthplace of Takfiri terrorism. RNA – In a visit with the dean of Allameh Tabataba’i University and members of the “National Conference on the Critique of Salafist Principles,” Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem-Shirazi said that Salafism and Wahhabism are among the great disasters that have afflicted Islam and which must be confronted and said, “In reality, the roots of Salafism and Wahhabism are in inflexibility and extremism and its product is nothing but destruction, killing and moral corruption.”
The revered source of emulation emphasized that Wahhabism and Salafism must not be interpreted as Islam and said, “They act according to their own desires because of their inflexible thinking and due to their selective choice of Quranic verses.”
Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi considered Wahhabism and Takfirism as an example of the Quranic verse “We believe in some and disbelieve in some” [4:150] and stated, “Wahhabism has created a complete distortion in Islam and its root is also political.”
His Eminence explained that the end of the life of Salafism and Wahhabism is near and added, “Thirty years ago, before the collapse of the Soviet Union, we wrote a book entitled ‘The End of the Life of Marxism’ and we now say that the end of Wahhabism and Salafism is near.”
He considered the product of Salafism and Wahhabism ideologies as Daesh, Takfiris, destruction and killing and added, “They are thrashing in an effort to survive and of course, their efforts will be worthless and will not achieve anything.”
Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi emphasized the need for an active encounter against Wahhabis and Takfiris, saying, “The product of the Wahhabi ideology is not destruction and ‘sex jihad’ was a great scandal for Wahhabism and the world has realized this.”
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