In a meeting with a group of government officials and scientific as well as political figures, Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Revolution stressed that national affairs have to be divided into primary and secondary issues. He further reiterated: "In different sectors, government officials should focus their attention on advancing the main goals of the Islamic Republic and serving the public."
His Eminence said that the west is making numerous efforts to sideline religion in social life and promote immorality. "In the west these efforts have led to the breakup of the family and alienation of individuals from their society. But after these thoughts are proven futile and they reach a dead end, people return to religion. And now that this movement is under way, Islam has become the center of attention," he noted.
Ayatollah Khamenei stated that Islam has a special spiritual position in the world and added that this is the main reason behind the opposition to Islam. "A major part of the enmity towards the Islamic Republic is due to the existence of religious faith in the country because it is religious faith that has encouraged the people to be present on the scene."
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution referred to the recent events in Palestine and the crimes against the people of Gaza and the West Bank, further reiterating: "Purging Islam from Islamic works and driving Muslims out of their homeland are an extremely dangerous plot, and this plot is being hatched in front of everybody's eyes by keeping the world of Islam busy with trivial matters."
Ayatollah Khamenei added: "It behooves the Organization of the Islamic Conference - which was basically established to support the people of Palestine - to fulfill its original responsibility of defending Palestine and mobilizing the world of Islam in the face of the Zionists' evil moves."
His Eminence said that the world of Islam enjoys very good capacities to stand up to the Zionists' greed and malevolence. "The capacities and potentials of the world of Islam are not limited to the production of oil. The greatest consumer markets and the most important passageways of the world are controlled by Muslims. And the standing of the west depends exclusively on this region."
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution further added: "Even without using these capacities, the world of Islam can actualize its legitimate wishes through logic and politics and through the determination of Muslim people and governments that are a crucial factor in international developments."