Indonesian Sunni scholar meets with Ayatollah Makarem-Shiriazi

Rasa - One of the Sunni scholars from Indonesia, in regards to many recent terrorist acts which have occured, has said that the United States is recruiting Takfiri groups in order to sow discord and create divisions among Muslims. He named Iran as one of the model countries in the world as it stands against the “global arrogance.”

News ID: 648

Date: 27 February 2014 - 06:51

Rasa News Agency reports - Hakim Zaharuddin, the president of the Ziyadat al-Mubtadi’in Madrassah in Jakarta, Indonesia, along with a number of other Indonesian Sunni scholars, met with Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem-Shirazi on February 26, 2014 in Qom, Iran.

“Our enemies want to create differences and create discord among Muslims,” he said. “Muslims must maintain unity and revolve their lives around the Quran. By these acts, we together can defeat the plots of our enemies.”

Hakim Zaharuddin also discussed the sad plight of Syria, as well as other oppressed Muslim countries, saying these countries’ enemies are plotting to destroy Muslims’ lives [in order to obtain their goals].

He condemned the actions and crimes of the Takfiri terrorists throughout the world and stated that these groups are paid mercenaries of the United States and its allies in order to create differences and conflicts in Islamic countries.

At the meeting, Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi emphasized the necessity of maintaining unity in the Islamic Ummah in order to counter the plots of the enemies of Islam. Hakim Zaharuddin agreed to the statements made and expressed hope that Muslims are successful in their practice of these duties.

He also believed that the Islamic Republic of Iran is an model country and example for the rest of the Islamic world because Iranians hold firm to the Quran. He hoped other countries would learn from the example of Iran.

He found Qom to be a “city of knowledge” as he witnessed the academic vigour of the city during his stay there. He stated that meeting with the various sources of emulation and scholars was a great honour to him.

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