Muslims in dire need of Koran's teachings
Muslims need to learn from the Holy Koran, Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei said Sunday, adding that the Iranian nation has got its present dignified status through Koran's teachings.

Speaking to a gathering of contestants of the 29th international Koran competitions in Mashahd northeast Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei said Muslims were in dire need of Koran's teachings and that recitation of Koran must be an introduction to understanding and getting of the lessons of the divine book.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the Iranian nation took honor in hoisting of the flag of Koran and Islam in the material world. "The Iranian nation feels pride in braving any hardships and patience so that the flag of Koran becomes more illuminant day by day," Ayatollah Khamenei said.

The Islamic Revolution Leader said the current dignity of the nation was a fruit of Koran's teachings, adding that the clear example of Iran has taught Muslims nations that any Muslim nation may prevail over enemies' most complex military equipments or conspiracies through faith in God and perseverance in the path of God while not trusting the enemies' reconciliatory gestures.

Ayatollah Khamenei cautioned the regional nations that the US and world Zionists were conspiring against their ongoing Islamic movements, adding however that if the nations keep their movement, the conspiracy would end up in failure.

Ayatollah Khamenei then touched on an acknowledgment by the international bodies that the Islamic Republic was progressing by a speed 11 times the average world index, adding that the nation would keep progress by relying on its faithful youths.