Khamenei's Fatwa: "It is forbidden to insult the wives of the prophets and the wives of the greatest messenger, Muhammad..."

"Khamenei's fatwa stems from true knowledge and a deep appreciation for the danger posed by the advocators of divisiveness to the unity of Muslims," stated Egypt's highest ranking religious scholar, Dr. Ahmad A-Tayyeb, Sheik of the Al-Azhar mosque. "The fact that the edict was issued by a leading Muslim scholar and a Shiite figurehead serving as Iran's supreme leader, only adds to its importance." ... 

"Whenever the Iranians wanted to improve Sunni-Shiite relations they always turned to Egypt," he said. "Dealing with it simply makes more sense."  ..."