TEHRAN, April 21 (MNA) – Sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin, Russia's grand Mufti has panned a letter to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution to praise and thank him for efforts in line with establishing peace and security in the world.

At the start of his letter, he extended congratulations on the 85th birthday to Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

"All your activities and efforts for uniting different nations in the world are aimed at fulfilling the commands of the Almighty Creator.

You are a respected and well-known Muslim figure and the spiritual leader of the Iranian people, people who are inheritors of a rich history and represent an important and influential part of the Islamic world," his letter further read.

"May God Almighty accept your worthy and godly efforts in line with the blessed religion of Islam and the interests of Muslims and establish a just world for the nations," the Russian grand Mufti added.

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