Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Sunni clerics visit Sistani
(Gulf News) - A group of senior Sunni clerics visited Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani, in Najaf yesterday and emerged from the meeting saying followers of the two sects are 'brothers.' "Everybody's aim is to extinguish the fire of strife in our country. This is our call to everyone," said Shaikh Mohammad Talabani, head of the Clerics Association in Kurdistan.
Iraq's Sunni mufti, Shaikh Jamaluddin Al Dabban, said Al Sistani asked him to give his regards to all Sunni scholars in the country. "We call for unity," Al Dabban said. A third cleric from the Kurdish city of Arbil, Shaikh Ali Al Khafaji, said, "Our aim is Iraq's unity. There is no difference between Sunnis and Shiites. They are all our brothers." Sunni clerics have frequently visited Al Sistani in the past. They also visited three other top Shiite clerics in Najaf yesterday.
Iraq's Sunni mufti, Shaikh Jamaluddin Al Dabban, said Al Sistani asked him to give his regards to all Sunni scholars in the country. "We call for unity," Al Dabban said. A third cleric from the Kurdish city of Arbil, Shaikh Ali Al Khafaji, said, "Our aim is Iraq's unity. There is no difference between Sunnis and Shiites. They are all our brothers." Sunni clerics have frequently visited Al Sistani in the past. They also visited three other top Shiite clerics in Najaf yesterday.
Labels: Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Clerics Association in Kurdistan, Najaf, Shaikh Jamaluddin Al Dabban, Shaikh Mohammad Talabani
