Head of Iranian Pilgrims: Behind Every Enmity With Islam and Muslims Are US and Zionist Regime 

According to the Hajj Information Base, Hojjat al-Islam Seyed Abdolfattah Navvab said at the conference on solutions to confront Islamophobia, which was held in Mecca with the presence of guests from different countries that dealing with the wise logic of Muslims and Islam and anti-Islamism in the Western world is not a new phenomenon.

Referring to the historical record of this incident, he pointed out that this issue started from the time of the Prophet's mission in Mecca, and the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and his faithful companions were hurt many times in Mecca, physically and mentally, and in the battles of Badr, Uhud, Khandaq and Khyber became more widespread. After that, with the spread of Islam in the early centuries of Hijra (eighth century AD), from Italy and France to Spain, a kind of fear of Muslims and Islam emerged in the Christian world and resulted in the Crusades.

The Supreme Leader's representative continued that After the revival and recovery of the identity of the Islamic world, the conspiracy to divide the Islamic countries and colonize them was pursued and they established a fake Zionist regime in the heart of the Islamic countries. "Of course, since the end of the 20th century, especially after the victory of the Iranian Islamic Revolution, the fear of Islam and confrontation with Muslims in the West gradually began in new dimensions.

On the pretext of September 11 and other events, there were many attacks by Westerners on Muslims, the Quran and mosques, and opposition to Islam appeared in the words and positions of some political officials and religious leaders of these societies, and hundreds of films, books and fake news was reflected in Western societies, he added.

The head of the Iranian pilgrims added that late Imam Khomeini in his address to the Muslim youth referred to the history of this issue as follows, the enemies of Islam wanted from the first day that the Prophet of Islam would not succeed in bringing Islam to the Arabian Peninsula.

He continued that all they wanted was for Islam not to be realized. "Because they saw Islam against their interests. They realized that if the Prophet of Islam prevails, they will no longer be able to carry out oppression and looting, so they were equipped and equipped all strata against the Messenger of God, but thank God they did not succeed and today we are witnessing the opposition that is at the top. Islam and the confrontation of Islam with disbelief."

The Supreme Leader's representative also referred to the words of the Supreme Leader in this regard and said that "Imam Khamenei also says that Today they are fighting against Islam". "Why? Because Islam is the reason for the growth of societies, it is the reason for the movement of people, the emergence of talents and the emergence of a common and twin spiritual and material civilization."

He added that because Islam can stop the encroachments of today's oppressive material civilization, they fight against Islam. "Forming terrorist groups in the name of Islam is one of the conspiracies. It is also one of these enmities to cause Islamic countries to have wars and disputes."

Hojjat al-Islam Navvab stated that today the root of these enmities is in the hands of the US and Zionism, and clarified that the evil Zionist regime and the usurper of the Palestinian land and the cruel and arrogant government of America are fighting Islam.

The head of Iranian pilgrims mentioned "historical contexts, demographic issues, the Islamic revolution in Iran, Islamic awakening and revival of spirituality" as influential factors in anti-Islamism and said that the increasing growth of the Muslim population in Western societies has caused them to panic.

"Currently, more than 20 million Muslims live in Europe, and according to estimates, this number can double at least in the next 30 years. The mere possibility of the emergence and empowerment of this growing minority in the western systems is met with reactions in the majority groups," he added.

At the end of his speech, the Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage referred to a sentence of the supreme leader of the revolution, and said that Imam Khamenei said that Imam Khomeini brought about three great changes in the domestic, regional and world levels: Islamic revolution, the flow of Islamic awakening in the region and reviving the atmosphere of spirituality in the world.