Tehran, YJC. Head of the Judiciary says Salafism is a Western scheme to weaken Islam.

The
Head of the Judiciary Branch Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani speaking in a meeting on
Wednesday stated that the Western hand in the formation of Wahhabism is a "historical
fact”.
The
ayatollah asserted "Takfiri and Salafi currents are not related to Islam and
our Sunny brothers by any means. They are rather sects reared by the West in
order to weaken Islamic societies.”
Meanwhile
he demanded the Ministry of Intelligence and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards
Corps to be careful about the entrance of Takfiri currents to the country.
Larijani
further added "Takfiri viewpoints are by no means the same as the disagreements
between Islamic schools of though. Security and intelligence services will have
to adopt an appropriate action against the anti-security nature of these
currents.”