Saudi Ambassador to Tehran Abdulrahman bin Gharman al-Shihri underlined Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s important role in strengthening unity and solidarity in the Muslim world.
The Saudi ambassador made the remarks in a meeting with Secretary General of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought Ayatollah Mohsen Araki in Tehran on Wednesday.
He said all Islamic states are committed to the principles of Islam despite their minor differences.
Lauding the prominent role of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in forging unity among Muslims, he said Iranian officials are very broad-minded in dealing with such affairs.
The Islamic Ummah possesses numerous wealth in all fields and should make use of it through unity, he said.
On many occasions, including June 2013, Ayatollah Khamenei has asked Muslim nations to grow united against the arrogant powers, warning that gaps in the Muslim community will create an opportunity for the Zionist regime to implement its plots against them.
“Unity and companionship among Muslims is an urgent obligation,” Ayatollah Khamenei said at the time, addressing participants in the 30th International Quran Competitions in Tehran.
He pointed out that massacre, bloodshed, blind terrorism and its related catastrophes as well as the opportunities created for the occupying Zionist regime are all outcomes of division and difference in the Islamic Ummah.
“Today is the day of test for the Muslims and Islamic states, and Muslim nations should be completely vigilant,” the Iranian Supreme Leader cautioned.
Ayatollah Khamenei warned of the West’s campaign against Islam and the Muslim world, and said the western enemies are showing their hostility towards Muslims very openly, “thus, the Islamic Ummah should reinvigorate its intrinsic ability and power factors, and one of the most important factors in this regard is unity, integration and focus on commonalities”.