Al-Azhar Grand Imam: West Creating Disunity Among Muslims

Cairo, Feb 6, IRNA – Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University Mohamed Ahmed el- Tayeb said that West is to create disunity among Muslims, adding that Iran and Egypt can make joint efforts against such a conspiracy. Sheikh Ahmad al-Tayeb, in a meeting with visiting Iranˈs president and his accompanying delegation to Egypt said, ˈWe respect you as a person who is trying to create unity among Muslims.ˈ He added that al-Azhar Ulama are trying to confront with Islamophobia and hostility with Shia and uproot disunity among Muslims. Sheikh al-Tayeb stressed if there is any difference, it should not be a cause for creating problems between Sunni and Shia Muslims. He expressed pleasure with fatwa of Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei refuting insult to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) wives and his close friends (sahaba) and said, ˈWe hope your idea of creating unity among Muslims can be materialized.ˈ President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, heading a high ranking delegation, arrived in Cairo at the invitation of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi to attend the 12th Summit meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).