Ayatollah Khamenei: The Saudis are certainly going to perish

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says "incompetent" Saudi rulers believe in the Qur'an only in appearance but act in contravention of its teachings.

"Unfortunately today, the Islamic society, like other societies, has faced problems and the fate of some Islamic societies is in the hands of incompetent individuals like [those] in the Saudi regime," Ayatollah Khamenei said in a Qur'anic meeting on Saturday.

"These individuals believe in the Qur'an in appearance and even print millions of copies of the Qur'an but they are in practice intimate with infidels contrary to Qur'an's stipulations," Ayatollah Khamenei added.

Speaking further on controversies surrounding the Saudi Monarchy he continued: "No one should be deceived by this facade. They are on the wrong side; so, they will certainly perish. They might stay for some time; it depends on how the believers of the community take action. If they act correctly, it will happen sooner. If they don’t [react], it might take longer."

Ayatollah Khamenei added that the future belongs to Islam, the Qur'an, and the faithful young. He said, "God has promised that the future belongs to the believers and those who fight in His way. Even if this divine promise did not exist, the experiences of the Iranian nation, during the last four decades, proves this to be true and logical."

The Leader slammed the ongoing anti-religious acts in Yemen and Bahrain and said those who are carrying out such measures against Muslims are "illegitimate" and will certainly face failure and doom.

Ayatollah Khamenei stated that some reactionary countries falsely assume that they can establish cordial relationship with enemies of Islam but "the fact is that there is no [such] intimacy."

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