The revered source of emulation said that Qom should be the reference of Islamic knowledge and sciences in the world and noted, “The knowledge that is transmitted from the Islamic Seminaries of Qom must quench the thirst for Islamic knowledge.” RNA – Speaking in a meeting with the dean and deputies of al-Mustafa International University, Grand Ayatollah Lotfollah Safi-Golpaygani commended the plans of this institution and said, “Your plans are very comprehensive in all branches, which is truly a source of hope and pride. Recognize the value of this opportunity and try to take important and great steps towards the lofty goals of Islam.”
Referring to narrations that introduce Qom as a reference and source of knowledge in the world, the revered source of emulation added, “We have a narration which states that ‘knowledge will come out of Qom and be spread to other nations in the East and the West.’ This is an important issue. Qom should be the reference and source of Islamic knowledge and sciences in the world. The knowledge that is exported from the Islamic Seminaries of Qom must quench the thirst for Islamic knowledge and illuminated truths throughout the world.”
Referring to the services of the previous scholars in the field of relations with the academic organizations of the world, Ayatollah Safi-Golpaygani said, “The great scholars, such as Grand Ayatollah Boroujerdi, had the wish that we could go everywhere and demonstrate and have the ability to introduce Islam and the wilayah (guardianship) of the Ahl al-Bayt and all praise be to God, organizations, such as al-Mustafa International University, have been able to perform this duty well.”
In another part of his speech, His Eminence emphasized on the presence of foreign seminarians in Iran and the Islamic Seminary and said, “It’s a source of pride that seminarians come to Qom from Islamic countries, and even from European countries, to study Islamic sciences and transmit them to the people of the world and to those who are thirsty for the truth and spirituality of Islamic teachings.”
At the end of his visit, Ayatollah Safi-Golpaygani hoped for further success for the people of this important academic centre, he said, “God-willing, all the services that are being carried out to revive the affairs of the Ahl al-Bayt and to promote the enlightened sciences of Islam are accepted and considered as satisfactory by Imam al-Mahdi.”
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