TEHRAN – In separate messages to leaders of Muslim countries, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has offered congratulations on the auspicious occasion of the birthday of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

Congratulating the arrival of the auspicious birthday of the Holy Prophet of Islam Muhammad Mustafa (PBUH) to the leaders and people of Islamic countries, President Raisi stated, "His precious life and moral standards are always the path-breakers and guides of human life and the most prominent role model for bringing human beings to perfection and closeness to God."

"Islam is the religion of freedom and equality and the Holy Quran is the book of mercy and wisdom and the word of God, and insulting the Quran as a precious miracle of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is an insult to humanity, freedom, values and spirituality, and the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns such hateful actions that take place in some parts of the world in the direction of anti-Islamism that cause the hearts of Muslims to be wounded," Raisi said in the messages, according to the official website of the Iranian presidency. 

He also expressed hope that we will witness the expansion of unity and integration among the Muslim nations and growth and to promote Islam all over the world, which is the ideal of the Islamic Ummah.