Raeisi: Permitting recent desecration of Qur’an exemplifies ‘modern ignorance’
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi has once again denounced the green light given to the desecration of the Holy Qur’an by some European countries, saying it is in contravention of their own claim to freedom of expression.
“Despite the [European countries’] claim to freedom of expression, the permission issued [by them] for the recent acts of desecration against the Holy Qur’an exemplifies ‘modern ignorance’,” the Iranian president said while addressing a cabinet meeting on Sunday.
He noted that the Holy Qur’an has put special emphasize on the need to fight ignorance in all its forms and “this is why the followers of modern ignorance harbor such a grudge against the Qur’an.”
“In view of the wave of awakening that is sweeping the world, the day will come when all the people will become aware of the ominous, despicable and inhumane intentions of those who insult the Qur’an,” Iran’s president said.
Raeisi’s comments came after a Sweden-based Iraqi refugee, identified as Salwan Momika, desecrated Muslims’ holy book. He committed the sacrilegious act first in front of Stockholm’s biggest mosque in late June, and for the second time outside the Iraqi embassy in the same city on Thursday, amid strict protection provided by the Swedish police.
And on Friday, members of an Islamophobic Danish group, called Danske Patrioter, desecrated the Qur’an in front of Iraq’s embassy in Denmark’s capital city of Copenhagen.
The acts of sacrilege have opened the floodgates of protests across the Muslim world, including in Iran, with all Muslim countries issuing vehement condemnations of the heinous acts.
