Muslims around the world have joined Saudi Arabia in condemning the burning of a copy of the Koran by an Iraqi citizen outside Stockholm’s largest mosque.

According to Arab News, 37-year-old Sloan Momika first threw stones at the Quran and later set it on fire in the presence of a heavy police presence outside the mosque in the Swedish capital on Wednesday.

Sloan Momika escaped from Iraq and came to Sweden several years ago. The police gave him permission to protest under freedom of expression regulations. However, the police later said that they have started an investigation into the Koran burning incident.

This incident has caused a wave of outrage in the entire Muslim world. Note that this is not the first incident in Sweden.

In January this year, a right-wing extremist set fire to the Quran near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. The entire Muslim world also protested on this incident.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristerson said Momika’s protest was “legal but not right.”

He said that it was the police’s authority to allow him to protest or not.

This incident has happened at a time when Muslims all over the world are celebrating the Eid-ul-Azha holiday.

In a statement issued late on Wednesday night, the Iraqi government strongly condemned the “repeated burning of copies of the Holy Quran by extremists and mentally ill people”.

According to the statement, ‘These actions show a spirit of hatred and aggression which is against the principles of freedom of expression. They are not only racist but also promote violence and hatred.’

The UAE summoned Sweden’s ambassador on Thursday to protest against the burning of the holy book, the UAE foreign ministry said in a statement.

Jordan summoned Sweden’s ambassador to Amman on Thursday and said it considered the act ‘provocative and racist’.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the burning of the Holy Quran was a ‘manifestation of dangerous hatred and Islamophobia’ that incites violence.

The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs further said in its statement that ‘burning the Quran cannot be considered as a form of freedom of expression. Such irresponsible behavior and actions need to be stopped.’

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait said that the burning of the Quran caused pain to Muslims around the world. People need to develop values ​​of tolerance and coexistence.

‘This seriously provocative move has angered Muslims around the world.’

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs added in its statement that the State of Kuwait calls on the international community and all concerned countries to take action against hatred and religious extremism and to prevent hostile acts targeting the holy (book) for Muslims. Reminds about responsibility.’

Iran also condemned the action on Thursday, calling it “provocative, illegitimate and unacceptable”.

“The government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran do not tolerate such humiliation and strongly condemn it,” said Nasir Kanani, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

Morocco also condemned the Koran burning and recalled its ambassador from Stockholm on Wednesday.

“This new aggressive and irresponsible act is an insult to the sentiments of more than a billion Muslims at this holy time of Hajj and Eid al-Adha in Mecca,” the Moroccan government said in a statement.

Secretary General of the Muslim World League and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Eisa, condemned the act, saying that such actions incite hatred, inflame religious sentiments and only serve the agenda of extremism. do

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan condemned the act in a tweet, saying that ‘allowing anti-Islamic demonstrations in the name of freedom of expression is unacceptable.’