Takfiri Groups Created to Target Islamic Awakening

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A senior adviser to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said the main purpose behind creation of Takfiri groups was to confront the tide of Islamic Awakening.

Addressing the second conference on the threat of Takfiri currents held in the holy city of Qom, Ali Akbar Velayati noted that the wave of Islamic Awakening began in the early years of the 19^th century with the aim of combatting the Western onslaught against the Muslim world.

He noted that the second wave of Islamic Awakening started with the Islamic Revolution in Iran and that countries like the US, Britain and Saudi Arabia created al-Qaeda and later such groups as ISIL to stand against this wave and the anti-Israeli axis of resistance in the region.

The second edition on the threat of Takfiri currents began in Qom, Iran, on Wednesday with the participation of senior scholars and figures, including grand Ayatollahs Nasser Makarem Shirazi and Jafar Sobhani.

It aims to identify and shed light on the Takfiri and extremist ideologies and their danger, spread moderate Islam and enhance Muslim unity.

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