RNA – In an exclusive interview with Rasa News Agency, Hujjat al-Islam Mohammad-Taqi Sobhaninia, the director of Islamic Seminaries of Qazvin, said that it is possible to turn the threat of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) into an opportunity with intelligence. “Some succumb to negative thoughts in the face of tribulations and simply fail.”
His Eminence added that threats, including the harm of the Coronavirus, allowed us to better identify our weaknesses and work to strengthen them.
He said, “Since the beginning of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the people have tried to turn all threats into opportunities and this is the lesson they have learned from the Islamic Revolution.”
He said that eight years of Holy Defence [Iran-Iraq War] had given birth to the Iranian military’s force and added, “The Imposed War with the Ba’ath Party was a threat of which the proper usage of it placed Iran on the side of the world’s top military powers.”
Hujjat al-Islam Sobhaninia referred to the enemies’ oppressive sanctions over the past several recent years and said, “The correct confrontation with these sanctions caused the country to progress in various dimensions and achieve self-sufficiency.”
His Eminence said that the Coronavirus is a public threat to the worldwide community, “This threat has caused people to come to the forefront and come to the aid of their fellow human beings with benevolence and faithful empathy.”
He pointed to the jihadi services of the seminaries against the Coronavirus and added, “The seminaries understood their mission well from the beginning of the outbreak of the Coronavirus and young seminarians in all provinces rushed to the aid of the people with various measures in the fields of propaganda, culture and health.”
Hujjat al-Islam Sobhaninia noted the presence of jihadi seminarians in the cemeteries to perform the funeral rites and said, “The jihadi actions of the young seminarians reduced the misfortunes of this virus.”
Referring to the connection between the medical staff of the hospitals and the jihadi seminarians, he said, “The moral, spiritual and intimate relationship created between the medical staff and the seminarians has no precedent.”
Hujjat al-Islam Sobhaninia stated that the seminaries have always been with the people in their problems and said, “The medical staff in the hospitals felt the impact of the presence of the clergy in reducing the burden of the Coronavirus.”
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