Rasa – The member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom said that man must not make excuses on the path of worship and said, “We must not consider the problems caused by our inaccurate performance to Islam and the Islamic Revolution.”
RNA – Speaking at the second session of a series of discussions on Quranic commentary that held at Qom’s Salmasi Mosque, Ayatollah Mohsen Faqihi, a member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom, referred to verse 68 of the chapter “al-Baqarah” [The Cow] and discussed the excuses of the Children of Israel, saying, “From the beginning, the Children of Israel made excuses. Today, we also see that these people are a nefarious people.”
Referring to the story of the Children of Israel’s golden calf and said, “Today, we see that some people who commit a crime, with various statements and advertisements, consider themselves outside the assembly of criminals. For example, a person who steals always objects to charges of embezzlement and robbery.”
He noted, “We must know that the root of many of the dangers and crimes that occur in society come back to ourselves. Therefore, today we must not put the criterion of truthfulness in the language of the people because the language of the people doesn’t express the truth.”
Noting that speaking must be accompanied by action, Ayatollah Faqihi emphasized, “Today, we must not accept words easily but we must put words together with actions and by measuring them both together, we have the right to speak. In the societies of today many words have been spoken but what is less noticeable is action.”
His Eminence stated that the Quranic recommendations were made for a person to learn lessons and added, “We must study the Quranic stories and work on them with lessons so we won’t suffer from moral deviations and so that we’ll be on the path to servitude.”
Referring to the fact that man has to act on the command of the God and not make excuses on the path of servitude, he said, “When a person realizes his duties of servitude, he must not preach, but without delay, must perform his duty of worship.”
Ayatollah Faqihi said that the believer must speak and act in accordance with each other and added, “Today, everyone must be mindful of the weak and the disadvantaged with their actions.”
He stated that we must know that the commands of Islam have no defect, “The problems of today are the result of our own inaccurate performance. We must not consider the problems caused by our inaccurate performance on the commands of Islam because the commands of Islam are not defective and if we act on them, undoubtedly, we will be on the path to excellence and growth.”
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