He made the remarks while talking to IRNA on the sidelines of a gathering in Lebanon which focused on Iran-Arab initiatives to deal with regional challenges.
He said that the Islamic Revolution under the leadership of the late Imam Khomeini opened a gateway for the salvation of the Islamic world, which was ailing [at the time].
He said that the late Imam Khomeini inspired and empowered the Islamic world to rise and revive itself with Islamic Revolution.
The Saudi thinker further noted that the late Imam sought to promote Islamic unity, not based on mere sentiments, but according to scientific and scholarly beliefs.