Iran Press/ Asia: The unity conference was organized by Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen of Pakistan (MWM) and the National Solidarity Council, a coalition of 35 political and religious groups in Islamabad on Wednesday.
Pakistan's Minister of Religious Affairs Pir Noor-ul-Haq Qadri as a special speaker of the conference condemned the rising Islamophobia in the West, especially the recent blasphemous actions in France.
He stated that today, Muslim nations need to rely on their commonalities instead of stirring up futile issues and give a joint response to the enemies of Islam.
The minister praised the clear and firm positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey against Islamophobia in Europe.
He added that foreign powers have killed many in Syria and Afghanistan under the pretext of fighting terrorism and countering the so-called extremism.
"They have also killed many in Iraq and Yemen and are silent on provocative actions in the West and extremism in European countries,” he noted.
"We have observed the situation in the Middle East and know that foreign forces are trying to create chaos in Pakistan," he highlighted.
He stressed that as long as the US military is present in the region, the countries and nations of the region will face chaos, violence, and other sufferings that we are witnessing today in Afghanistan, Kashmir, and Palestine.
Noor al-Haq Qadri blamed elements affiliated with Israel's spy service for promoting divisions among the Islamic sects in Pakistan and called on his country's Shia and Sunni scholars to collectively respond to such conspiracies.
The leaders of Pakistan's political and religious parties, especially senior Shia and Sunni scholars, during the conference strongly condemned the Takfiri movement calling upon all the religious groups to remain vigilant against enemies of unity.
They stated that unity is the only way to confront sectarianism and prevent the flames of discord between Islamic sects.
The vice president of the Jama'at-e-Islami of Pakistan declared that the enemies of Islam have started an evil game against Islamic Ummah by abusing social networks.
Liaqat Baloch added that countering chaos and sectarianism depends on national unity, cohesion, and religious tolerance.
The secretary-general of Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Pakistan (MWM), the largest Shia political party in Pakistan stressed the need to follow the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) and promote empathy and brotherhood in the Islamic world.
He said that Imam Khomeini, the great founder of the Islamic Revolution of Iran with his historic decree on holding 'Unity Week' on the auspicious birth of the Holy Prophet of Islam (PBUH) strengthened Islamic unity and the brotherhood of Muslims forever in history.
Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafari blamed the indifference of some countries in the region, adding that it is a result of US interventionist policies, the complicity of arrogant powers with Israel, and the weakness of some Muslim rulers to defend the rights of their people and other Islamic nations.
He went on to say that the recent conspiracies of some Arab rulers against other Islamic countries, betrayal of Palestine, and compromise with the occupying Zionist Regime are their final plan to destroy the unity of the Islamic world, but Muslims and wise Islamic nations will never back down and will not allow this compromise.
He stressed the need for close contacts between the religious scholars, especially the clergy of Islamic countries, to strengthen the atmosphere of trust, as well as common thinking to jointly confront the phenomenon of Takfir and the extremist front.
During the conference, Pakistani scholars condemned the betrayal of the UAE and Bahrain to Palestine and the establishment of relations with Israel.
They called for the formation of a strong front of the scholars of the Islamic world to shed light on the conspiracy to compromise with the Zionists, as well as the international community's silence on Zionist expansionism and continued invasion of Islamic countries in the Middle East.
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