DUSHANBE, January 6, 2015, Asia-Plus – Iran should decide on its position on Tajikistan in order to prevent misunderstanding between the two friendly peoples sharing common language, says a statement released by leadership and instructional staff of the Tajik Islamic Institute named after Imam Azam.
The leadership and instructional staff of the Tajik Islamic Institute are indignant at Iran’s decision to host Muhiddin Kabiri, the leader of the banned Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT).
Muhiddin Kabiri attended the International Islamic Unity Conference that took place in Tehran on December 27-29.
The Tajik Islamic Institute notes in its statement that Islam does not need political parties. “We are convinced that so-called Islamic parties function under the ‘divide and rule’ principle and they always bring discord into society,” the statement says.
We will recall that Tajikistan summoned Iranian Ambassador to Tajikistan Hojjatollah Faghani on December 29 to express “regret” over Iran”s decision to invite the leader of the banned IRPT to attend the International Islamic Unity Conference.
Tajikistan”s MFA said in a statement that it was “greatly concerned” that “the head of the extremist and terrorist former IRPT, Muhiddin Kabiri, who faces charges of attempting to overthrow the government … has been invited to the conference.”
“Tajikistan’s MFA considers such actions of organizers of this conference to be unacceptable and categorically states that such an attitude to enemies of the state and the people of Tajikistan can negatively affected good relations between Tajikistan and Iran,” the Tajik MFA statement said.
Delivering his most recent Friday sermon (January 1), Tajik grand mufti Saidmukkaram Abduqodirzoda, said Iran’s invitation to Muhiddin Kabiri was an unjustifiable demonstration of Tehran’s open support for the IRPT. Abduqodirzoda described Kabiri as a “traitor” and Iran as an “abettor of traitors.”
