Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has lashed out at those who distort realities and sow discord among Muslims.

�Hajj does not only belong to us Iranians, but�belongs to the Islamic Ummah and guarantees the continuation of Islam,� the Leader stated while addressing a group of Iranian Hajj officials in Tehran on Saturday.

The Leader added that Hajj symbolizes�convergence among Muslim nations.

"Hajj is the real symbol of Islamic rapport and empathy,"�Ayatollah Khamenei underlined, and went on to say "May God curse those who tried to alienate minds [of people] from the reality and significance of Islam, and to divide Muslims into different groups with different motives."

The Leader then took a swipe at efforts to aggrandize other nationalities against the Islamic community, saying,"Grandeur belongs to the Islamic Ummah."

By Press TV