AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Ayatollah Ali Reza A’rafi, the director of Iran’s Islamic seminaries, hailed the stances adopted by Egypt’s Al-Azhar Islamic Center against defiling the Holy Quran in Europe.
In a letter to Al-Azhar chief Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb, Ayatollah A’rafi called for the continuation of efforts by the Muslim world’s government officials, religious scholars and figures to prevent sacrilegious acts against Islamic sanctities from happening.
He underlined the need for the Muslim world to take a united stance in this regard, the public relations office of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought (WFPIST) reported.
Ayatollah A’rafi said Muslim countries should take coordinated and decisive measures against Sweden and other states that allow desecration of Islamic sanctities.
Boycotting these countries and reconsidering ties with them are among such measures, he stated.
The cleric also urged the passing of international laws to prevent such anti-Islam moves.
He said making efforts to promote interfaith dialogue among divine faiths should also be a priority for all Muslim governments, nations and religious centers.
Ayatollah A’rafi further voiced the readiness of the Islamic Seminary of Qom for cooperation with Egypt and its Al-Azhar Islamic Center.
Over the past month, the Holy Quran has been subject to acts of desecration by extremist elements in separate incidents in Sweden and Denmark, which were perpetrated under the aegis of the respected governments.
The sacrilegious moves have drawn the ire of the whole Muslim community, prompting the summoning or expulsion of Swedish and Danish envoys from several Muslim-majority countries.
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