Tanzania Hosts Int’l Conference on Islamic Unity

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A one-day conference was held in Tanzania, focusing on the need to promote unity in the Muslim Ummah.

Organized by Al-Mustafa International University’s branch and Iran’s cultural center in Tanzania on January 6, 2023, the event hosted Shia and Sunni scholars from Iran and Tanzania.

Attendees offered papers that focused on interactions between the Muslim world’s scholars, the future of the Muslim world, Takfirism, and Palestine.

Speaking to IQNA, the Head of Al-Mustafa International University’s branch in Tanzania, Hojat-ol-Islam Ali Taghavi, said that the event sought to discuss the need to promote Islamic unity.

Helping the revival and expansion of Islamic culture and knowledge, defending the sanctity of the Quran and Sunnah, promoting proximity between Islamic schools of thought, and creating a united front against anti-Muslim propaganda of enemies were among the other main aims of the event, Taghavi added.

Enemies try to sow discord among Muslims so as to maintain their rule over the world, he said.

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