The chancellor of Al-Azhar University of Islamic Sciences has welcomed a fatwa issued by Iran's Leader that prohibits insulting the companions of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his wives.
Ahmad al-Tayyib said in a statement issued on Sunday that the fatwa (religious edict), which was issued by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, was prudent and timely and would help ram the door shut to fitna (creating divisions among Muslims)
"I received the blessed fatwa with appreciation," he added.
Such insults have always been a source of controversy and disputes between Shia and Sunni Muslims and prevented them from forging a robust unity against common enemies, the Press TV correspondent in Cairo quoted him as saying.
The Western media have not given the fatwa wide coverage, but the Egyptian people and the North African country's media outlets have welcomed the brave move by Iran's Leader.
Ayatollah Khamenei recently said that the Western powers are trying to widen differences between Sunnis and Shias in order to divert attention from the crisis in Palestine.
The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran added, "The enemies of Islam want to create discord among Muslims. So, unity is the most important need of the Islamic world in the 21st century.”
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