A prominent Indonesian scholar says the different Islamic resistance groups were established and then united in confrontation with a common enemy due to their shared religion, Islam.

Sheikh Abdul Hadi Awang, chairman of the Islamic Party of Malaysia, speaking at the 16^th webinar of the 38^th Islamic Unity Conference said despite the weakness of some Muslim governments, their nations are united in their support for Palestine, reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).
 
He said,” The failure of the nationalists and laics has led to an awakening of the Muslims and establishment of the Islamic resistance” and added,” Islam united the Islamic resistance in Palestine, Yemen and Iraq in their confrontation with the Zionist enemy.”
 
The Malaysian scholar noted that Iran’s World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought successfully turned the issue of Palestine to an Islamic issue calling that the outset for the future victory of the Muslim world.
 
He also lauded the annual Islamic Unity Conference for convening Muslim scholars, elites and intellectuals from across the globe.