Rasa – The director of the Islamic Seminaries of Iran said, “We have repeatedly declared to various officials that we can establish a global cultural, academic and pilgrimage network on behalf of al-Mustafa International University the Islamic Seminaries.” RNA – Speaking on Sahand Provincial Television Network in Tabriz, Ayatollah Alireza Arafi spoke about the holding of a conference on the jurisprudence of tourism in Tabriz said that the northwestern Iranian city has a large capacity for tourism on the lines of Iranian and Islamic logic and said, “The capacities for tourism in Iran and the region is high and are unmatched but unfortunately the proper use of these capacities isn’t taken.”
The director of the Islamic Seminaries of Iran added that holding a conference on the jurisprudence of tourism is a long step towards the development of tourism and said, “Naturally, we must expand tourism within Islamic and Iranian standards and this conference will be held in the same direction.”
He stated that the conference on the jurisprudence of tourism is being held by al-Mustafa International University in cooperation with various institutions and said, “As an international academic institution, al-Mustafa International University has more than 50,000 graduates from 130 countries and by using this capacity, we have organized this conference.”
Ayatollah Arafi stated, “If we activate our country’s unlimited capacities for tourism, we certainly don’t need to export oil and the profits received from it. Without doubt, the income received from tourism can be at the top of our country’s revenues but unfortunately we are far from realizing this.”
The member of the board of trustees of al-Mustafa International University said, “We have repeatedly declared to various officials that we can establish a global cultural, academic and pilgrimage network on behalf of al-Mustafa International University the Islamic Seminaries. By organizing this conference on the jurisprudence of tourism, it’s possible to promote the capacities for tourism in Iran to the world, and at the same time introduce halal tourism as a model for them.”
He added, “We are designing various fields in the Islamic Seminaries, with about 300 disciplines and trends under review and redevelopment. One of the important duties of the Islamic Seminaries is to answer questions that are appropriate to the world today.”
Emphasizing that Islamic tourism is not limited to pilgrimage, Ayatollah Arafi said, “In Islam, all historical, cultural and other aspects of tourism are considered with a more focused and kindly approach and all aspects are considered in regard to halal tourism.”
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