The member of the Assembly of experts, pointing to the links between the culture and government, stated, “The society won’t be created in the absence of political government and leader, and it is the government that develops culture in people.” RNA - The secretary-general of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought , Ayatollah Araki, attending in the ceremony held for the introduction of supreme leader’s music syllabus, held in conference hall of Wali Amr Jurisprudence Centre, saying that music is identity-builder, stated, “The factors contributing to the creation of true Shiite identity should be examined and introduced.”
Saying that our jurisprudence (Fiqh) is identity-builder, he maintained, “The concepts contributing to the establishment of the identity and culture should be extracted, introduced and implemented.”
Ayatollah Araki then said, “Guardianship (Wilayat) is a significant factor contributing to the establishment of culture through jurisprudence. In other words, each person follows an Imam and a leader. A part of jurisprudence is the jurisprudence of culture, and a significant factor in the jurisprudence of culture is music, and thus, it should be highly attended to.”
Ayatollah Araki stated, “No society will be established in the absence of political government and leader, and it is the political government that develops culture in people.”
Finally, he said, “Media is a sub-category of culture, it is used for building culture in the society. It is an effective tool owned by the government. However, media should only be employed for transferring the true identity and proper contents.”
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