Rasa – Ayatollah Faqihi said that treachery was a feature of the arrogant powers and said, “The United States doesn’t accept or adhere to any treaty.” RNA – Speaking at the sixteenth session of a series of discussions on Quranic commentary that held at Qom’s Salmasi Mosque, Ayatollah Mohsen Faqihi referred to verse 84 of Surah al-Baqarah wherein God says, “And when We took a pledge from you, [saying]: ‘You shall not shed your [own people’s] blood, and you shall not expel your folks from your homes,’ you pledged, and you testify [to this pledge of your ancestors].”
The member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom stated, “In this verse, God Almighty and the Prophet Moses signed a covenant with the Children of Israel that they would not shed a person’s blood or displace others from their homeland.”
He said that in all heavenly religions, killing and the shedding of blood have been condemned and added, “If someone kills an innocent person, it’s as if he has killed all people.”
Ayatollah Faqihi stated, “In Islam, great emphasis has been placed on the undesirability of war and bloodshed and if war has also taken place, it was to defend the homeland and Islam.”
Emphasizing that the protection of the homeland and borders of the country is a very important issue in Islamic teachings, His Eminence said, “Moses told the Children of Israel ‘do not displace someone in life and seizing someone’s homeland is taken is the greatest wrongdoing.”
The teacher in the Islamic Seminary referred to nationalism and patriotism as among the important recommendations of Islam to Muslims and added, “The homeland of every human being must be protected for him. No one has the right to attack someone else’s homeland and we are ready to sacrifice our lives for our homeland and the borders of Islam.”
Ayatollah Faqihi considered the lack of independence and dependence on others on the factors of the defeat of the rulers and added, “In the past, those parts of Iran, such as Bahrain, were separated from the country and this was a great treason for the people of the future.”
His Eminence said that the Children of Israel were traitors and said, “Today, the United States doesn’t accept or adhere to any treaty. In this regard, the Zionist regime is worse than the United State. The United Nations issues resolutions against the Israeli usurpers but they don’t pay any attention to these resolutions.”
He further emphasized the importance of the Layali al-Qadr (the Nights of Power) and the necessity of taking advantage of these days, and stated, “Worship on the Night of Power is equal to the worship of 83 years.”
Ayatollah Faqihi added that paying attention to worship along with academic issues was very valuable during these days and added, “The most important action in these days is not to sin because in everything that God has prohibited, there is definitely something corrupt in it.”
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