Maryam Rajavi said: Extremism, fundamentalism and terrorism which is currently taking place under the name of Islam has nothing to do with Islam. Islam is the religion of mercy and emancipation and not vengeance and violence. Islam is the religion of coexistence and fraternity and not sectarianism, war and hostilities.

SOLIDARITY OF RELIGIONS AGAINST EXTREMISM AND FOR PEACE AND FRATERNITY

Maryam Rajavi welcomes recent remarks by the Sheikh of Al-Azhar and the Pope regarding fraternity between the followers of Islam and Christianity and calls on followers of all religions for solidarity in confronting extremism
On Friday, 5 May 2017, Maryam Rajavi met with Bishop Jacques Gaillot in Auvers-sur-Oise. In this meeting the threat of extremism under the pretext of religion and the genuine message of religions including Islam and Christianity for peace, fraternity and coexistence were discussed.

Maryam Rajavi said: Extremism, fundamentalism and terrorism which is currently taking place under the name of Islam has nothing to do with Islam. Islam is the religion of mercy and emancipation and not vengeance and violence. 

Islam is the religion of coexistence and fraternity and not sectarianism, war and hostilities. Theories like Velayat-e-Faqih and religious dictatorship which have been invented by Khomeini have nothing to do with Islam or Shiites.

 Khomeini, Khamenei and the religious fascism ruling Iran, which have invented and spread this theory, are the biggest enemies of Islam. The misuse of Islam, like other great religions, dates back to long ago, but the phenomenon that we are facing today, i.e. terrorism under the banner of Islam stems from the regime which has been ruling Iran for the past 38 years.

On behalf of the people of Iran and the Iranian Resistance, I welcome the recent remarks by Sheikh Ahmed Tayeb from Al-Azhar and Pope Francis regarding brotherhood between followers of Islam and Christianity in confronting extremism and terrorism which in my view is rooted in Iran under the