Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, in a meeting with the Archbishop of Tatarstan’s Christians, arguing that the message of the monotheistic religions for human beings is the servitude of the Lord, avoiding the insurgence, desires and preserving moral values noted, “The followers of the monotheistic religions in Iran including Christians, Zoroastrians and Jews, live along their Muslim compatriots peacefully and affably.”
“It is a pity that people who under the cover of Christianity, Islam and Judaism are taking the path of the devil, oppressing the people of the world and violating their rights” Member of the Expediency Council stated.
Emphasizing that ISIS and al-Qaeda with the slogan of Allah Akbar decapitate the innocents and commit crimes and the America and the Zionist regime also in the name of Christianity and Judaism, oppress the people and plunder their wealth he said, “We believe that neither ISIS is Muslim, nor America is Christian and Zionist regime is Jewish.”
“Where in the divine orders and the teachings of Prophet Moses (A.S.) and the Jesus (A.S.), oppressing the innocent and expelling people from their homes are permitted? What doctrine of the Abrahamic religions consider the atrocities of the Americans, the British and the Israelis against the people of Iraq, Syria and Palestine legitimate?” Member of the Assembly of Experts expressed.
The Foundation of the World Is the Dominance of Righteousness
“For the excellence of human society, the Lord must be in the context of the individual and social life of human beings and the result of the elimination of the Lord’s teachings and commands from human life is selfishness, oppression and injustice” he stressed.
“What the Pahlavi in Iran, Atatürk in Turkey and the Communists in the former Soviet Union and Tatarstan pursued was removing the Lord and spirituality from the lives of the people. None of them were capable of, and their followers will not succeed either. The Lord is in the context of human life and the foundation of the world is on the dominance of righteousness.
“The unification of the Muslim countries and peoples of the region will definitely weaken and frustrate the global hegemony led by the United States off the region, and as long as such solidarity and unity between the countries of the region is there, hegemony’s plots will not be effective” Grand Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi stated.
“The hegemony, abusing the ignorance of the people have seized the throne of oppression and force and have provided the grounds of their domination” he said “the awareness of nations of their true rights is the most important way to fight against hegemony and oppressors and religious scholars have a great role in this enlightenment”
American Values Are the Opposite of Divine Values
Following in the visit, the Archbishop of Tatarstan’s Christians, emphasizing that Iranians and Tatars are religious people said, “The human without the Lord’s guidance cannot attain any beatitude.”
“The elimination of spirituality from human life is a path to hell, by which unfortunately Western countries has been plagued. The religions of Islam and Christianity are two main religions in Tatarstan and Muslims and Christians coexist peacefully with each other in this country” he expressed.
Stating that they are sorry that today the West has become a symbol of atheism, harbingered by the United States he asserted, “Today, the main policy of the Western media is Iran-Russia phobia, and they are trying to curtail the influence and effectiveness of the two countries in the world.”
The Time of Monopolistic World and American Domination Come to an End
“The era of monopolistic world and American domination come to an end, and today the nations decide for themselves. Today, the powerful countries such as Iran and Russia have broken the US monopoly and this country is helpless facing its fear and seeks Iran-Russia phobia” Archbishop of Tatarstan’s Christians added.
“Another American policy to maintain its position in the world is to create a divide between Iran and Russia, which we must be vigilant about this conspiracy and strengthen our links through our friendship” he said.
Christians’ Archbishop of Tatarstan, pointing out that the United States is afraid of friendship between Iran and Russia and by imposing its own culture seeks to establish a base among the nations of the region said, “Believing in the Lord and resurrection are two deep beliefs and a common theme in Islam and Christianity, which is the source of many moral teachings for the followers of these two religions.”
“How old are the values that the West and the United States today introduce to nations and cultures? And who has introduced them? American values are not old, and are generally opposed to the divine values of the religions. Many of these values are evil and they have no purpose other than fighting God” he said.
“Human history has proven that anyone who acts against God and fights against divine rules is destined for destruction” he stressed.
“We do not consider terrorist groups as Islamic, and we believe that a true Muslim can never be extremist and oppressor” the Archbishop said.