RNA – In a ceremony, Hujjat al-Islam Ali al-Najafi, the son and representative of Grand Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi, congratulated the training of one thousand hafidhs (memorizers) of the Holy Quran by the Holy Shrine of Imam al-Husayn in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala and said, “This great act will lead to the growth of Quranic culture in Iraqi society.”
He added, “Training the memorizers of the Holy Quran and moving on this path is a obligatory action for us in the present era because it will have a positive impact on the religious and ethical realities in society.”
Hujjat al-Islam al-Najafi stated that the training of the memorizers of the Holy Quran is in fact a service to authentic Muhammadan Islam.
His Eminence considered the Holy Quran to be a divine command and the guarantor of one’s individual and social life and stated, “We must understand the Quran correctly and in accordance with the perspective of the Ahl al-Bayt because they are better aware of its laws and its secrets.”
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