Rasa – Hujjat al-Islam Masoud Aali said, “One of the signs of the end times is attacks by Satan on the family.” RNA – In a ceremony held on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Lady Fatimah al-Zahra held in Tehran’s al-Hadi Mosque, Hujjat al-Islam Masoud Aali, a teacher in the Islamic Seminary, said, “One of the signs of the end times is attacks by Satan on the family.”
His Eminence stated that women are the centrepiece of the family, and continued, “From the perspective of Islam, the position of the family is very sacred and God has established the family so that people achieve peace and security through it.”
Emphasizing that the home and family are the places of worship, self-discipline and training, he said, “Forgiveness and kindness are among the basic principles that must be given special attention in the family so the members of the family can achieve closeness to God through this means.”
Hujjat al-Islam Aali considered love and kindness as among the other very important principles that must be observed in the family between couples and children and noted, “Love strengthens the bond between family members.”
His Eminence stressed that kindness to parents as one of the most important Islamic recommendations and stated, “Kindness to one’s parents prolongs one’s life and increases one’s substance. According to narrations, sometimes the child doesn’t renounce his or her parents during their lives but after their death, they renounce them and this is due to the lack of kindness by the child to his or her parents.”
He emphasized that parents must be friends and companions with their children and said, “This friendship prevents the deviations and misdirection of children in society.”
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