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  • Piety, pinnacle of moral teachings: Ayatollah Ramazani

    Piety, pinnacle of moral teachings: Ayatollah Ramazani

    Secretary General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly said, “Ethics deals with the training of the soul and its virtues, and in this way, it uses Sharia. Of course, Sharia is always next to ethics. Because it revives our jurisprudence and makes the human spirit grow and perfect, and human development is not possible without Sharia.”

    ABWA Official Website – On Thursday morning, October 10, 2024, Ayatollah Mohammad Saleh Kumeili, one of the ulama of Islamic ethics, along with the scientific and executive staff of Anwar Tawheed Institute, met with Ayatollah Reza Ramazani, the Secretary General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in the Assembly building in Qom.

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    In this meeting, Ayatollah Ramazani stated, “As evidenced by history, there were many crises in communist and liberal governing systems. Communism did not benefit from spirituality; it denied spirituality and presented a crude and stereotyped interpretation of man.”

    “In the meeting I had with the Orthodox Archbishop of Georgia, he told me: “You have no idea of the bitter 70 years of communism.” The communists did not allow anyone to worship and had turned mosques and churches into warehouses! Communism sought to exclude and eliminate religion, and liberalism, on the other hand, sought to limit religion. For religion, liberalism emphasized personal experience and considered religion to be purely personal, not social. This act of liberalism dealt a big blow to the human and mystic system,” he added.

    The professor of higher levels of Qom Seminary said, “Islam is a savior religion that addresses all spheres. As the West found it unable to deal with spirituality, it presented versions of secular, anti-responsibility, and evading-of-responsibility spirituality. While in the AhlulBayt (a.s.) spirituality, one accepts responsibility and does not evade it. Today, in the West, there are four thousand fake and counterfeit spiritualities, which unfortunately also exist in universities, and are interpreted as “new emerging mystics.” Therefore, we should not present religion as crude and stereotypical. Rather, it is necessary to introduce the mysticism of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) along with jurisprudence.”

    Referring to the topic of ethics and mysticism in the AhlulBayt (a.s.) school, he stated, “Ethical issues have been discussed a lot in the hadiths of AhlulBayt (a.s.), and piety is the pinnacle of moral teachings. From Allameh Tabatabai’s point of view, the Quran guides man to monotheistic ethics. Until recently, Westerners have struggled with religion, but today they seek to create peace and reconciliation between humanity with the idea of ​​“universal morality”.”

    The Secretary General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly continued, “Ethics is the missing subject of seminaries. Society must be moral, and morality should be present in the individual and social spheres. It should also be divine and appear in society. But in the seminaries, ethics should be the base and principle. In the past, there was a probationary period for newcomer clergy. After that, it was determined whether the person had the qualifications to become a custodian of religion or not. Because religion should not be rusted in everyone. If clerics do not have morals, they end up in Bahaism and deviation in belief and practice. Therefore, one of the necessities of seminaries is ethics.”

    “Ethics and mysticism should be made public. It deals with the training of the soul and its virtues, and in this way, it uses Sharia. Of course, Sharia is always next to ethics. Because it revives our jurisprudence and makes the human spirit grow and perfect, and human development is not possible without Sharia,” he said.

    “Our society needs mystics who teach mysticism to the new generation. Because young people are eager for mystical topics. Of course, I consider seminaries to be the priority for this work. It is necessary for the clergy to be adorned with ethics. On the other hand, it is important that mysticism is expressed clearly and simply and has origin in the AhlulBayt (a.s.) teachings. Because the words of AhlulBayt (a.s.) are illumination and influence the society,” Ayatollah Ramazani continued.

    Explaining the views of the late Imam Khomeini (r.a.) on mysticism, the Secretary General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly stated, “In the interpretation of the Quranic verse, “قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَعِظُكُمْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ أَنْ تَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ مَثْنَىٰ وَفُرَادَىٰ” (Say, ‘I give you just a single advice: that you rise up for Allah’s sake, in pairs or singly) (34: 46), the late Imam Khomeini (r.a.) said, “Man has two uprisings, individual and social; the individual uprising is to achieve monotheism, and the social uprising is to achieve justice, and this is all the prophets said.” On the other hand, ethics and spirituality are among the most important requirements to move on the civilizational path. In the Statement of the Second Phase of the Revolution, the Supreme Leader of the Revolution said that the advancement of science brings power. From the behavioral aspect, ethics and spirituality should be institutionalized in different parts of society. Therefore, if all strata and sections of society are committed to ethics and spirituality, a civilizational system will be founded.”

    “Wiki Shia, AhlulBayt (a.s.) News Agency – Abna, and AhlulBayt (a.s.) International University are the wings of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly that can cooperation with Anwar Tawheed Institute,” Ayatollah Ramazani said at the end.

    At the beginning of this meeting, Ayatollah Kumeili, and the deputies of Anwar Tawheed Institute explained the activities of the institute and called for the cooperation of the parties.

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  • Seminar “Expansion and Explanation of the Principles of Growth-Oriented Approximation” held by ABWA

    Seminar “Expansion and Explanation of the Principles of Growth-Oriented Approximation” held by ABWA

    The seminar “Expansion and Explanation of the Principles of Growth-Oriented Approximation; a Comparison with Other Theories, and Addressing the Challenges”, was held by the Department of Studies and Research of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in the conference hall of the Assembly in Qom.

    ABWA Official Website – On Monday morning, October 7, 2024, the seminar “Expansion and Explanation of the Principles of Growth-Oriented Approximation; a Comparison with Other Theories, and Addressing the Challenges”, was held by the Department of Studies and Research of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in the conference hall of the Assembly in Qom.

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    In this seminar, Dr. Rasool Zarchini, a researcher and lecturer at the International University of Islamic Denominations, said, “Today, with active participation, we can reach the idea of ​​approximation. The Islamic worldview is one of the foundations of the growth-oriented approximation philosophy among Muslims. Because all Muslims believe in the common God-seeking Fitrah, and human dignity based on servitude (of God).”

    “Man lives with another, and man's identity is from another,” he added, “The more the approximation, the greater our responsibility. Approximation is a must for the realization of a felicitous life. Therefore, if we claim to be exclusive and superior in everything, we will not grow. Because the truth has been distributed among all humans.”

    “Modern Islamic civilization, Imamate discourse, coexistence, networking for livelihood, and cross-cultural identification are approximation approaches. If, like Imam Musa Sadr, we serve Sunnis as well as other religions in a practical way, they will be attracted to us, and approximation will be realized,” the researcher added.

    Further in the seminar, Dr. Mahdi Farmanian, Deputy for Scientific and Cultural Affairs of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, gave a lecture about the theory of “Growth-Oriented Approximation between Muslims.” “One of the advantages of this theory is its generality, and it seeks to include all the people. Because interacting with others makes us grow. But if we believe that the others’ theories are false and against Fitrah, how can we pave the way for our growth?”

    “In the case of approximation, we argue that we have many commonalities with other denominations, which we should talk about, and in this discussion, we should discuss matters of appearance. Therefore, there is no room for exclusivism,” he added.

    In another part of his speech, a full professor at the University of Religions and Islamic Denominations stated, “Figures like Sayed Jamaluddin Asadabadi, who crossed the borders, do not believe in exclusivism, and in my opinion, in the discussion of approximation, the theory and discourse of civilization is beyond all theories.”

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  • Commemoration ceremony of Martyr Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, ABWA’s Representative office, Iraq

    Commemoration ceremony of Martyr Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, ABWA’s Representative office, Iraq

    A commemoration ceremony for Martyr Sayed Hassan Nasrallah was held at the representative office of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in Najaf, Iraq.

    ABWA Official Website – With the presence of a group of ulama, clerics, and missionaries of the Najaf seminary, and a group of sheikhs of Iraqi tribes, a commemoration ceremony for Mujahid in the path of God, and His righteous servant, Martyr Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Lebanese Hezbollah, was held at the representative office of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, in Najaf, Iraq.

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    This ceremony was held with the presence of representatives from the office of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran in Iraq, Hojjat al-Islam Sayed Ali Khomeini, Friday prayer leader of Najaf Hojat al-Islam Sayed Sadruddin Qubanchi, representative of the Supreme Leader in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs, representative of Ayatollah Sayed Ali Akbar Haeri, head of Al-Ghura institute Hojat al-Islam Qasim Hashemi, head of Dur'ol Wilaya institute Hojat al-Islam Sayed Raed Heydari, and the representative of the Consulate of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Najaf.

    It is worth noting that on Friday evening, September 27, 2024, the Zionist regime martyred Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, by heavily bombing several buildings in Harre Harik neighborhood in the south of Beirut.

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  • Zionist regime, stuck in self-built quagmire: ABWA’s official

    Zionist regime, stuck in self-built quagmire: ABWA’s official

    One of the directors of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly said, “Israel is still stuck in its self-built quagmire. Who would have believed that Israel would attack Gaza, then not be able to confront the people who have been under siege for years?”

    ABWA Official Website – Following the martyrdom of Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah in Beirut, a commemoration ceremony for the Lord of Resistance was held in the prayer hall of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, with the speech of Hojat al-Islam Mohsen Hassani Sa’adi, Director General of Security of the Assembly.

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    In this ceremony, with a view on the history of Islam, Hojat al-Islam Mohsen Hassani Sa’adi said, “Observing the historical development of Islam, we can see a range of vicissitudes. The red path of the growth of Islam and Shiism has always been irrigated and moved forward with these bloods. That is, Islam and Shiism have never developed through domination and force. Rather, it has developed with innocence and sacrifice of blood. The proof of the slogan that was given during the Islamic Revolution “Blood is victorious over the sword,” has been shown by Shiites throughout history, from the time of the Infallible Imams (a.s.), and before that, during the Holy Prophet’s (p.b.u.h) era. The important thing for us, who aspire to serve as humble soldiers in this great world, live a useful life, and play a part in this growing path of perfection and universality that leads to the Reappearance, is the need to have a macro analysis and insight into this issue as a whole, otherwise, we will be afflicted with undesired emotions.”

    “Our path is clear,” he continued, “Following Wilayah is a stout pillar of Shiism. The enemy takes many measures using propaganda tools. In taking steps in a tactical direction, we should neither feel disappointed by taking a hit nor overjoyed by making a positive move. Otherwise, we should strengthen our trust in God. In any situation, if we rely solely on ourselves, we fail, and in any situation, it is trust in God that solves the problems. Without trusting God in life, we cannot live properly. We are in dire need of strengthening our trust in God. We also need to strengthen our adherence to Wilayah.”

    Hassani Sa’adi, one of the directors of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, further added, “The Islamic Revolution of Iran was a historical miracle that the late Imam Khomeini (r.a.) created with his worldview. With his Christ-like breath, the late Imam (r.a.) turned the youth into a group of mystics, whose actions were all in the way of pleasing God. During the imposed war (8-year Iraqi war imposed against Iran), our men were empty-handed, and if they wanted to think rationally, they should have refused the war! But because they had that will and vision, they were able to stand against Saddam’s Baathist army. In his message on the occasion of the United Nations Resolution 598, the late Imam Khomeini (r.a.) wrote, “We exported our Revolution to the world in this war.” This message not only was not a sign of weakness, but it was also full of the late Imam’s rhetoric against global arrogance. In his message, he talked about the formation of a global mobilization (Basij), and now, we are witnessing the emergence of such borderless mobilization. If the Basij members (volunteer fighters) did not follow Wilayah during the (8-year) war, after the acceptance of UN Resolution 598 by the late Imam Khomeini (r.a.), they would refuse to accept it.”

    Referring to the School of the Resistance, Hojjat al-Islam Mohsen Sa’adi said, “Supreme Leader of Revolution in his speech, did not only mention the personality of Martyr Soleimani and Martyr Hassan Nasrallah but also spoke about the school of these martyrs. Their path must continue, and with their testimony, this movement accelerates. The blood of these martyrs is blessed, just as their lives were blessed. If we have such a view, the result was the recent position of the Leader of the Revolution who said, “We mourn, but we do not sit afflicted. Our type of mourning is the type of mourning for Imam Hussain (a.s.), which has passion and movement.” Because the path is known.”

    “Nothing has changed on the battlefield,” he continued, “Israel is still stuck in its self-built quagmire. Who would have believed that Israel would attack Gaza, and then not be able to confront the people who have been under siege for years? The Zionist regime attacked Gaza with the three goals of destroying Hamas, freeing Israeli prisoners, and ensuring Israel’s security, and thought that it would finish the job within one to two weeks. Within a year since the beginning of the regime’s attacks, it could not achieve any of these goals. Therefore, Israel has failed. On the Lebanese front, the regime wanted to make sure that the residents in the north of the occupied territories could return to their homes by the beginning of the school year. But not only the regime has failed to achieve this goal, but the scale of Hezbollah’s attacks has multiplied.”

    “The enemy is not weak,” Hassani Sa’adi, one of the directors of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, further emphasized, “If we see that the enemy has not achieved its goals on the battlefield, it is due to the preparation of many measures and the round-the-clock work of people such as Martyr General Hajj Qassem Soleimani and Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, so that this front can have such a battle formation. According to the late Imam Khomeini (r.a.), “the school that has Imam Hussain (a.s.) has no failure; either it wins or reaches martyrdom that is itself a kind of triumph.” The martyrs’ blood bear fruit. Where were we and where are we now? Iran and Shiites are now influential throughout the region and the world.”

    At the end of his speech, he said, “We need to know our place and fulfill our duty. We learned this lesson from the late Imam Khomeini (r.a.). Every victory we achieved was because of this thought. With such a view, it makes no sense to be frustrated. We saw that the Zionists were defeated in the IRGC missile attack. This operation showed that the Zionist regime is vulnerable. Yemen, despite being the poorest Arab country, has been fighting the Kufr front for years, attacking American ships. These actions are the result of the awakening that the late Imam Khomeini (r.a.) brought about since 1963.”

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  • Scientific, missionary services to 1,600 pilgrims from 30 countries during Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (a.s.)

    Scientific, missionary services to 1,600 pilgrims from 30 countries during Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (a.s.)

    Referring to the activities of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly during the Arbaeen Pilgrimage in Karbala, the Deputy for International Affairs of the Assembly said, “More than 30 distinguished and influential figures from different countries delivered speeches in different fields at the office of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in Karbala.”

    ABWA Official Website – On Monday, September 30, 2024, a ceremony to honor the organizers and servants of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage of Imam Hussain (a.s.) was held by the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in Tehran.

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    At the beginning of this ceremony, Hojat al-Islam Moinian, the Deputy for the International Affairs of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, expressed his condolences on the martyrdom of Allameh Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Lebanese Hezbollah, and a member of the Supreme Council of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, and then reported on the activities of the Assembly during the Arbaeen Pilgrimage.

    “Arbaeen, as the greatest event during which Shiites are present at a specific place and time, provided an exceptional opportunity for the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly to provide services to foreign pilgrims with detailed plans,” Moinian said.

    “In cooperation with the Management Office of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.), we could benefit from a hotel with a capacity of 250 people for 15 days in Karbala and next to the shrine of Hazrat Abbas (a.s.). During this this time, the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly hosted 1,600 foreign pilgrims from 30 countries and provided scientific and missionary services,” he added.

    The Deputy for International Affairs of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly noted, “Before this event, a webinar was held with the presence of Ayatollah Ramazani, the Secretary General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, which was an introduction to the Arbaeen Conference.”

    “We could benefit from the capacity of numerous figures from important Islamic countries. More than 30 distinguished and influential figures from different countries delivered speeches in different fields at the office of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in Karbala,” Moinian added.

    About the 10 scientific meetings held by the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly in Arabic, English, Farsi, and Urdu Moinian said, “These scientific and specialized meetings were: “Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (a.s.), the Power of the Resistance Front,” “Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (a.s.), an Unparalleled Media against the Silence Conspiracy,” “Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (a.s.), Honor and Confronting the Arrogance,” “Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (a.s.), the Capacity of Building Civilization, and Globalization,” “Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (a.s.), Hosseini Unity,” and “Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (a.s.), a Zaynab Style Movement from Karbala to Quds.” In addition to these meetings, a specialized poetry meeting was held. Special meetings for students from different countries were among other programs of the Assembly. The main Arbaeen Conference of the Assembly, with the theme of “Endurance, Sustainability and Awakening” was held on the night of the Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (a.s.) with the presence of more than 250 guests and figures in the meeting hall of the hotel.”

    “It was the first experience of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly at this level to hold its programs using all its capacities. The Cultural Committee of the Arbaeen Central Headquarters, the Cultural Department of the IRGC, Astan Quds Razavi, and especially the Management Office of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) assisted the Assembly to hold its programs and sessions,” he said at the end of his speech.

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