The teacher in the Islamic Seminary of Qom said that we must place the way of life of the Ahl al-Bayt at the forefront of our work. RNA – In a speech before the Friday prayer sermon held at Qom’s Qods Prayer Hall, Hujjat al-Islam Majid Heydarifar, a teacher in the Islamic Seminary of Qom, referred to the Holy Quran and said, “One of the obligations of the Friday prayers is to invite the prayer-goers toward piety but because the Friday prayer leaders have many issues to present, they present a theme in inviting the people to piety.”
He added, “According to the usage of the Arabs and in the verses of the Holy Quran and in narrations, taqwa or piety doesn’t mean to fear and avoid. One of the most important reasons in this regard is verse 56 of Surah al-Muddaththir. This verse says that God is worthy of our being wary of Him and of granting forgiveness. Is God worthy of us fearing him and abstaining from him? It also isn’t correct to say that God is worthy of us fearing Him and abstaining from Him because God is the most merciful of the merciful and we must gain closeness to Him.”
Hujjat al-Islam Heydarifar considered the purpose of human creation as gaining closeness to God and said, “According to the Holy Quran, the meaning of piety is to have faith in the unseen, to establish and to revive prayer and to benefit from divine days. A living prayer is prayer which keeps society away from corruption.”
His Eminence said, “Piety means care and protection. The pious are those who are careful not to err and sin. If the mind and heart of a person are polluted, he can’t transverse the path of happiness properly. The pious must be careful not to pollute his thought, heart or belief.”
Hujjat al-Islam Heydarifar stated that we must place the way of life of the Ahl al-Bayt at the forefront of our work and stated, “One of the great models of piety is Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, whom the beloved Prophet of Islam [Muhammad] called ‘Baqir al-Uloum’ [the Splitter of Knowledge].”
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