Ayatollah Arafi:

Leader’s letter removes standing misconceptions

Rasa – The head of al-Mustafa International University beckoned to Ayatollah Khamenei’s letter to European youngsters stressing, “The letter has removed the misconceptions about Islam.”

News ID: 3837

Date: 23 January 2016 - 17:07

RNA – Addressing a seminar entitled “The Letter of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution to American and European Youth,” the head of al-Mustafa International University, Ayatollah Ali-Reza Arafi said, “There is long history of competition between the East and West and now we are facing new competition after the Islamic Revolution.”

Referring to the statement of the late Imam Khomeini and the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution (Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei), Ayatollah Ali-Reza Arafi underscored, “The seminary must counter the ideological and philosophical threat of West.”

Elsewhere in his remarks, the religious cleric pointed out, “The West have projected a false image of Islam.”

“In the wake of the willful efforts of enemies, western youth have received a false representation of divine Islam and this thing has led to the success of western powers,” underlined the head of al-Mustafa International University.

The head of al-Mustafa International University said, “The letter of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has reformed the standing misconception among the youth in regard to Islam and the seminaries must try to present the real face of the divine religion and counter the enemies’ malignant objectives.”

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