DAR AL ISLAM - IRAN: THERE SHOULD BE NO DISCORD BETWEEN SUNNI AND SHI'IAH

Major cleric warns against discord between Shia and Sunnis

Tehran's substitute Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati told worshipers in Tehran University campus that enemies are planning conspiracies to cause conflicts among Shia and Sunnis.

In his second sermon, Jannati said if they succeed with their plans, it will create a serious danger for Islam and the Muslims, pushing the Muslims into a civil war and fratricide.

He underlined the necessity of Muslims' awareness concerning such plots and noted that, "They (enemies) have launched a propaganda bombardment against the Shia, and especially Iranian Shia, in the Islamic countries." Ayatollah Jannati said, "They repeatedly accuse Iranians of interfering in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine." He elaborated on oppression and cruelty imposed on Shia during history adding Shia has always opposed oppressive governments.

"Shia has never accepted cruelty and oppression in the history," the ayatollah added.

Referring to the psychological war of alien media against Iran, the Friday Prayers leader said, "This stupid work indicates their weakness." He went on to say that the ominous news networks of BBC and CNN disseminated the rumors of death of the supreme leader of the Islamic revolution.

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