Hawzah News Agency- Speaking at the conference on ‘Consequences of Takfirism ‘which is being held in the Iranian Province of Gorgan, Hujjat al-Islam Zamani, Islamic Seminaries’ Deputy of foreign affairs, said, “The Takfiri movement that we’re currently witnessing in the Islamic world is an unfortunate phenomenon which has never been seen throughout the history of Islam,”

He then referred to Kharijites doctrine in the history of Islam and added, “The current Takfiri movement has significance from two perspectives: one is due to its rapid growth and the scale that the Takfiris are murdering Muslims and non-Muslims, and the second one is the diverse range of atrocities and crimes that they are carrying out in the world,”

“This fratricide has never happened throughout the 14 centuries of Islam's history and sadly all these atrocities are being carried out under the name of Islam and religion.”

 Hujjat al-Islam Zamani then pointed at  Takfiris’ vicious crimes and added, “ Takfiris have committed any form of crimes one can imagine, out of which one can never be forgiven; that is their giving a bad name to Islam and propagating Islam as a violent religion,”

 The Shia cleric further highlighted that Islam is growing fast as a global religion, “The first and foremost motivation behind establishing and sponsoring Takfirism in the Islamic world were the evil intentions of  the world’s arrogant powers since they could not stand the increasing growth of Islam as a peaceful religion in the world.”

“Islam is by no means a violent religion, but a truly peaceful one,” he concluded.