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"After the elapse of long years (of total separation between Shi'a and Sunni ''Alims''), friendly ties were established between the prominent Shi'a leader Grand Ayatollah Boroujerdi and the prominent Sunni ''Alim'' Sheikh Abdul-Majid Salim. Two years later Ayatollah Boroujerdi had also close ties with the Grand Mufti of Egypt and the Head of Al-Az'har University, Sheikh Mahmoud Shaltout, and they regularly wrote letters to one another. | "After the elapse of long years (of total separation between Shi'a and Sunni ''Alims''), friendly ties were established between the prominent Shi'a leader Grand Ayatollah Boroujerdi and the prominent Sunni ''Alim'' Sheikh Abdul-Majid Salim. Two years later Ayatollah Boroujerdi had also close ties with the Grand Mufti of Egypt and the Head of Al-Az'har University, Sheikh Mahmoud Shaltout, and they regularly wrote letters to one another. | ||
"It would not suffice to say that Ayatollah Boroujerdi was interested in the matter, since he was truly in love with materializing the grand objective of achieving Islamic unity, and it would not be exaggeration to claim that his heart beat with that beautiful rhyme. I have personally heard two very reliable sources as saying that the recent heart attack that led to that grand personality's demise, was the second one, after which he was conscience for a short period of a couple of hours. During those hours he spoke in details about the idea of proximity among Islamic schools of thought, adding, "I had long dreams about the future of that movement."[[A Brief History of Islamic Unity Invitation#%20ftn1|[1]]] | "It would not suffice to say that Ayatollah Boroujerdi was interested in the matter, since he was truly in love with materializing the grand objective of achieving Islamic unity, and it would not be exaggeration to claim that his heart beat with that beautiful rhyme. I have personally heard two very reliable sources as saying that the recent heart attack that led to that grand personality's demise, was the second one, after which he was conscience for a short period of a couple of hours. During those hours he spoke in details about the idea of proximity among Islamic schools of thought, adding, "I had long dreams about the future of that movement."[[A Brief History of Islamic Unity Invitation#%20ftn1|[1]]]<ref>Motahhari, Morteza, تکامل اجتماعي انسان (Takamol-e Ejtema'ie-ye Ensaan = Mankind's Social Perfection – in Persian), P 205 </ref> | ||
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==Sheikh Abdul-Majid Salim== | ==Sheikh Abdul-Majid Salim== | ||
The Head of Al-Az'har University at the time, Sheikh Abdul-Majid Salim, praises that book, saying, "It is a precious, unique, and extremely valuable work. You should not assume that I have exaggerated in having said these words. This is one of the most important source books on interpretation of the Holy Qur'an." [[A Brief History of Islamic Unity Invitation#%20ftn2|[2]]] | The Head of Al-Az'har University at the time, Sheikh Abdul-Majid Salim, praises that book, saying, "It is a precious, unique, and extremely valuable work. You should not assume that I have exaggerated in having said these words. This is one of the most important source books on interpretation of the Holy Qur'an." [[A Brief History of Islamic Unity Invitation#%20ftn2|[2]]]<ref>Prelude to «مجمع البيان لعلوم القرآن» (Majma'ul Bayan li-Oloum il-Qur'an = A Comprehensive Compilation of Sciences on Qur'anic Interpretations – in Arabic); Published in Cairo</ref> | ||