Hawzah News Agency- Speaking at the event, Molavi Eshaq Madani, head of the Supreme Council of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, described the annual Hajj pilgrimage as one of the most powerful global symbols of Muslim unity. He said the Islamic Ummah must move toward comprehensive and practical unity in order to confront current challenges.
Madani warned that despite the vast human, economic, and geopolitical capacities of the Muslim world, the absence of genuine unity has weakened the foundations of the Ummah and opened the door to foreign interference and division. “Unity is not a slogan; it is the remedy for many of the crises facing the Islamic world today,” he said.
Referring to the directive of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution to establish the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, Madani described the initiative as a major step toward institutionalizing Islamic unity. He added that the scholars’ visit to Malaysia is aimed at reinforcing this vision within Muslim societies, particularly at a time when foreign media outlets are actively seeking to inflame sectarian tensions.
He emphasized that scholars and intellectuals bear a heightened responsibility to counter such divisive agendas and must not allow external powers to perpetrate injustice against any segment of the Muslim Ummah.
Also addressing the press conference, Sheikh Khalil Afra, a Sunni scholar, underscored the Qur’anic foundations of unity, noting that in more than eighty verses, believers are urged to hold firmly to the rope of God and avoid division. He pointed out that Muslims regularly come together in daily prayers, Friday congregations, Islamic festivals, and the Hajj, collectively praying for the dignity and strength of the Islamic Ummah.
Afra also referred to Iran’s annual Unity Week, during which scholars from more than fifty Muslim countries gather in Tehran to discuss key issues affecting the Islamic world. He said such initiatives demonstrate the practical potential for dialogue and cooperation among different Islamic schools of thought.
He described the main objective of the Malaysia conference on Islamic unity and Palestine as forging a united front in defense of the oppressed Palestinian people, working toward the liberation of al-Aqsa Mosque and al-Quds, and supporting the besieged population of Gaza.
Meanwhile, Hojatoleslam Mohammad Hassan Zamani, a member of the board of trustees of an Islamic scholarly body, highlighted the immense capacities of the Muslim world, citing a population of more than two billion Muslims and vast natural and human resources. He said these realities prove that the Islamic Ummah deserves a far more influential and dignified position in today’s global order.
Zamani criticized what he described as the inadequate response of many Islamic countries to the mass killing of Palestinians by the Israeli regime, saying it reflects a serious deficit in collective will and solidarity. “This weakness can only be overcome through unity, shared resolve, and coordinated action,” he stressed.
The conference and accompanying press engagement come amid growing calls across the Muslim world for stronger, unified measures to confront Israeli aggression and to defend Palestinian rights on the regional and international stage.
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