AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): A Tunisian Islamic scholar has urged Muslims to put away discord and demonstrate unity as a single Islamic Ummah.
Speaking in front of some 165 Indonesian pilgrims in Imam Reza shrine on May 1, Dr Tijani, a Shia scholar from Tunis and a Sorbonne University lecturer referred to a Quranic verse (And hold fast to the Bond of Allah, together, and do not scatter) and said: “All of us must move on this path and follow one goal. This is not possible unless we obey the Quran and the Prophet’s descendants”.
He stressed that our prophet and holy book are the same, and pointed to the discord among Muslims, saying: “Our disagreement stems from different interpretations of the Quran. Sunnis believe in the Quran and Prophet’s tradition whereas Shias believe in the Prophet and his Infallible Household. These different views have led to our disunity”.
The scholar added that Muslims must keep disagreements to a minimum and demonstrate their unity as a single Ummah.
“After so much research, I’ve come to the conclusion that the only way to learn from the Quran and Prophet’s descendants is Imam Ali”, emphasized the Tunisian lecturer.
He concluded his remarks by saying: “Imam Ali is the key to unity. We need to learn from him how to be a real Muslim”.
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