 KUWAIT CITY - Saudi ArabiaÂ’s King Abdullah said nervously in an interview published on Saturday that attempts to convert Muslim Sunnis to the Shia branch of Islam will not succeed, and that Sunnis would always make up the majority of the world Muslims. Although Abdullah did not mention Iran by name, his comments _ rare for the Sunni monarch _ appeared aimed at easing Arab concerns over the Persian Shia nationÂ’s growing influence in the Middle East.
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Arab media have claimed that Iran seeks to spread Shiism among the regionÂ’s predominantly Sunni Arab countries as a way of increasing TeheranÂ’s political power. 'We are following up on this matter and we are aware of the dimensions of spreading Shiism and where it has reached,Â’ Abdullah told the Kuwaiti Al Siyassah daily.
However, we believe that this process will not achieve its goal because the majority of Sunni Muslims will never change their faith,Â’ he added. Ultimately, the majority of Muslims seem immune to any attempts by other sects to penetrate it (Sunnism) or diminish its historical power.Â’
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