Camara Mauritier, Ivorian professor of Internatinal History, in an interview with KHAMENEI.IR on the occasion of 40th International Confernce on Islamic Unity:
A professor at the University of Kufa in Iraq has stressed the importance of Muslim unity, saying that the late Iranian revolutionary leader and, before him, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini viewed unity among Muslims as both a rational necessity and a source of strength for the Islamic world.
The 40th International Islamic Unity Conference, which convened in Tehran with dignitaries and scholars from over 40 nations, concluded its sessions by issuing a comprehensive final communiqué.
Abdolhossein Khosropanah, secretary of Iran’s Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, has described Islamic unity and social cohesion as essential foundations of the Muslim community’s strength and a strategic necessity for building a new Islamic civilization.
Sheikh Asadullah Mawale, leader of the Shia community in Zambia, has called for greater Islamic unity through dialogue, understanding and rejection of sectarianism and takfir.
Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, Deputy Head of the Supreme Islamic Shia Council of Lebanon, described resistance as the most vital path for confronting the enemies of the Islamic Ummah, stating that the effects of resistance can lead to the strengthening of unity and cohesion among Muslims.
Hamid Shahriari, Secretary General of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, stated that it is essential to make the general population aware of the misguiding movements existing within both Shia and Sunni communities.
The Custodian of Imam Reza shrine says, at the closing ceremony of the 40th Islamic Conference, that standing against pseudo-religious ignoramuses is more difficult than confronting tyrannical rulers.
Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology, Hossein Simaei Saraf, has emphasized that the Quran’s response to differences is not to create similarities or impose uniformity, but rather to promote mutual recognition, stressing that differences cannot be denied and should instead be seen as an opportunity for mutual understanding and tolerance....
The birth anniversary of Imam Ja‘far al-Sadiq (PBUH), the sixth Imam of the Shi‘a, is one of the important occasions in the history of Islamic thought.
The closing ceremony of the 40th Islamic Unity Conference is underway in Iran’s holy city of Mashhad, bringing to an end four days of meetings during which Muslim scholars, elites and religious figures discussed issues facing the Muslim world.
Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has emphasized that the Palestinian people would not have been left so defenseless or subjected to the oppression and crimes of the occupiers if Muslims had stood together as one united hand, clenching their fists with firm resolve.
The Secretary General of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought has highlighted the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution’s longstanding support for Islamic unity, stressing that Iran put this principle into practice by following his guidelines.
The birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is not merely a celebration of the birth of one of the most influential figures in human history. It is a reminder of the beginning of a profound transformation in human society.
An Argentinian thinker has stressed the importance of Islamic unity and the preservation of Islamic identity in confronting what she described as the threat posed by Zionism, saying unity and Islamic identity are fundamental pillars for maintaining the cohesion of the Muslim Ummah and confronting geopolitical projects led by Zionism and its allies.
Lina Mantesh, a prominent thinker from Southern Lebanon has emphasized that differences in thought, religious interpretation, and political perspectives are a natural part of human society, but should never develop into hostility, conflict, or the breakdown of social solidarity.
Ayatollah Ahmad Moballeghi says that the Islamic Ummah remains a single nation even in the event of disagreement, asserting that unity should not be viewed as merely a conventional or contractual matter.
A professor of Islamic history and Islamic doctrine and Senior Lecturer Emeritus at Al-Mustafa International University has highlighted practical examples from the life of Imam Khomeini that contributed to fostering solidarity among diverse Muslim communities and ethnicities.
Sheikh Ali Sayyid Qasim has described the vision of Islamic unity promoted by the martyred Imam Khamenei not as a mere moral stance or a diplomatic effort, but as a sophisticated "jurisprudence of protecting the shared Islamic space."