My advice to Muslim nations is: Do not look for outside help in achieving your goal, which is Islam and implementation of the Islamic rules. You yourselves should rise up and undertake this vital issue, which will make liberty and independence a reality. Let the grand religious authorities and honorable preachers in Islamic states call on their governments to extricate themselves from dependence on superpowers and come to an understanding with their own nations, in which they would embrace victory. They should invite nations to unity and alliance and avoid racism, which is contrary to the teachings of the Holy Qur’an. They should shake hands in friendship with their fellow believers in any country and race, since the great Islamic faith has termed them all ‘brothers’. If, by Allah’s Grace, this spirit of brotherhood-in-faith is realized, you will see that one day the Muslims constitute the world’s greatest power. God willing, this brotherhood and equality may manifest itself soon.
(Sahifeh-ye Imam, Vol. 21, P. 427)