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12 May 2012, 14:28Caucasian Islamic Department criticizes Iranian clerics' comments on Azerbaijan
Baku, May 12, Interfax - The Caucasian Islamic Department is concerned over the latest provocative statements of Iranian clerics as regards Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan has always been proud of its religious values, the statement said.
The department called impermissible "the slandering of the Azeri state, the abusing of state symbols and the insulting of the Azeri president by certain Iranian clerics" and said it was an act of interference in internal affairs of Azerbaijan.
"The main goal of these provocations against the people of Azerbaijan and the Azeri statehood is not a demonstration of religious zest, Islamic solidarity, brotherhood and alleged care for the dignity of our people. Actually, it is an abuse of Islam, damage to our stability and incitement to civic confrontation. Such pronouncements and actions are particularly impermissible after the Azeri chief of state had declared that no violence against Iran would come from Azerbaijan," the department said.
Azerbaijan did not feel Islamic solidarity when Armenian extremists committed acts of aggression against the Azeri people, it said.
"We regret to witness regular material and moral support of Iran to the aggressor state - Armenia. We did not hear fatwa of Iranian clerics on the occupation of Azerbaijan, destruction and vandalizing of mosques in Shusha, Agdam and hundreds of other holy Islamic places and the banishment of a million of Azeri Muslims from their homes. We repeat that the people of Azerbaijan will never give in to provocations and dirty rumors and will eliminate all obstacles on the way to state independence. We advise Iranian clerics to stop groundless insults, allegations and slander, which show disrespect for Islamic moral, our national and cultural values," the statement said. |
