Rasa – The member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom emphasized, “That the clergy are devotees of the Islamic Revolution is one matter and the responsibility of the guards to protect the people of society is another issue.” RNA – In an exclusive interview with Rasa News Agency, Ayatollah Seyyed Hashem Hoseyni-Bushehri, the secretary of the Supreme Council of the Seminary, said the martyr Hujjat al-Islam Mohammad Khorsand was one of the most valuable, revolutionary, tireless and hardworking personalities in the cause of the promotion of Islam and added, “This martyr was always hon the line of the Imam [Khomeyni] and the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution [Ayatollah Khamenei] throughout his blessed life and he accompanied the Islamic Revolution. He had a serious presence wherever he felt that he was needed.”
Hujjat al-Islam Khorsand was the Friday prayer leader of the city of Kazeroun. He was stabbed in front of his residence after returning from a Laylat al-Qadr ceremony on the 23rd night of Ramadhan [May 29th].
The Friday prayer leader of Qom continued, “These figures and personalities are the fruits of our seminaries and we have tens and hundreds of people in the seminaries, townships and provincial centres who love the Revolution and gave all their existence to the Revolution.”
He emphasized, “As emphasized by the Supreme Leader, in addition to knowledge, practice, knowledge and recognition of the dear scholars of the seminaries, a serious investment must be made in the revolutionary dimension of these dear ones. The role of the scholar, in addition to knowledge, is to be familiar with his time and place.”
In regard to a commemoration held in honour of the martyred Hujjat al-Islam Khorsand at Qom’s Grand Mosque, Ayatollah Hoseyni-Bushehri stated, “The presence of sources of emulation, scholars, clerics, people in the commemorations held in Kazeroun demonstrate that everyone is aware of the great damage done to the Islamic community [through his stabbing].”
The member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom stated that the enemies are trying to remove the physical elements of the clergy from the social realm and said, “These issues aren’t new to the clergy. Both before and after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the clergy gave their lives on the path to the goals of the Revolution.”
He continued, “Personalities such as Shahid Beheshti, Shahid Hasheminejad and others were among the clerics who sacrificed themselves for the Islamic Revolution so that it remains. Therefore, we aren’t worried about the fact that the clergy are on the scene and gave their lives for the Revolution and the clergy will again welcome these scenes.”
Ayatollah Hoseyni-Bushehri said, “Of course, it’s the responsibility of the country’s security officials to protect the individual capital of the Revolution and the country and it’s not easy to ignore this issue. Therefore, it’s necessary to tighten the arena so the enemies can’t attack.”
At conclusion, he emphasized, “That the clergy are devotees of the Islamic Revolution is one matter and the responsibility of the guards to protect the people of society is another issue.”
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