Rasa – Hujjat al-Islam al-Karbala’i called for the abandonment of differences and stressed that politicians must wake up from their sleep of negligence. RNA – In his Friday prayer sermon delivered to a large and fervent crowd of believers in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala’s Holy Shrine of Imam al-Husayn, Hujjat al-Islam Abdul-Mahdi al-Karbala’i said, “The preoccupation of the political class with disputes and differences on positions and posts has plunged the country into a cycle of instability and underdevelopment in comparison to others and leads to the wasting of energies and a psychological crisis for the people. Also, opportunities to provide services, employment opportunities and development for the people are lost.”
The representative of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani in Karbala argued that the disputes in society regarding various issues, whether between politicians or tribal elders or others, have no result except defeat to the country and added, “It’s time for politicians to wake up from their sleep of negligence and learn from the past and think of the people.”
Hujjat al-Islam al-Karbala’i stated, “When the conflict begins, the two sides will use any means at any cost to defeat the other party and overcome their defeat and, as each of the parties involved has certain potential and capabilities, the result would weaken society.”
His Eminence stressed that it was necessary to solve and settle the disputes between families, work and society through reconciliation and said, “Politicians must resolve the disputes of society by making sacrifices and the rewards of these sacrifices will be preserved for them in the hereafter.”
He stressed the necessity of avoiding violence and said, “We hope that the tribes and fellow countrymen will resort to rational methods and correct judgement in their affairs and in resolving disputes and avoid solving conflicts through power, violence and weapons.”
Hujjat al-Islam al-Karbala’i stated that the disputes and problems must be referred to shari’ah and the law and noted, “The tribes must know that no one is a winner in the conflicts and only the opportunity to serve the people is lost.”
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