Hujjat al-Islam Haj-Abolqasem-Dolabi stated that negotiating with Iran’s enemies has no purpose other than damaging the country and added, “Relying on domestic capacities and capabilities was the way to overcome the sanctions.” RNA – In an exclusive interview with Rasa News Agency, Hujjat al-Islam Mohammad Haj-Abolqasem-Dolabi, the representative of the people of Zanjan in the Assembly of Experts of the Leadership, stated that the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution [Ayatollah Khamenei] considered the criterion for holding Muharram mourning to be the opinion of the National Headquarters of the Fight Against the Coronavirus and stated, “The experts in this headquarters must consider a few points to judge on the methods of mourning. One of these points is the importance of the issue of mourning and its impact on the beliefs and spirits of the honourable people of Iran.”
The Iranian cleric and politician pointed to the role of mourning and love of Imam al-Husayn in the Iranian lifestyle and said, “The people of Iran are a people who adhere to wilayah (guardianship) and are accustomed to the love and affection of the Master of the Martyrs [Imam al-Husayn] and the mourning for that Imam has the greatest impact on promoting the faithful lifestyle and Islamic and revolutionary ethics of the Iranian people.”
He stated, “The weakening of mourning can be effective in reducing moral values in society and therefore, first of all, the importance of this issue must be taken into consideration.”
Hujjat al-Islam Haj-Abolqasem-Dolabi stressed the need for the National Headquarters of the Fight Against the Coronavirus to decide on holding Muharram mourning ceremonies and added, “In order to maintain health and hygiene in society and in order to prevent the increase in the number of patients with this disease and the creation of a disaster, measures must be taken by the National Headquarters of the Fight Against the Coronavirus.”
While emphasizing the observance of health instructions in Muharram mourning commemorations, the teacher in the Islamic Seminary of Qom said, “The National Headquarters of the Fight Against the Coronavirus can achieve a suitable model with measures that can be adopted during the Husayni mourning rites, including social distancing and observance of health protocols, and the people can benefit from the mourning for the Master of the Martyrs and prevent the irreparable damage of the Coronavirus.”
Referring to another part of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution’s orders to rely on internal power as a way to overcome the sanctions, he said, “Those who are self-defeating and have lost their self-confidence and neglect their internal capacities and sometimes deliberately ignore these capacities, look abroad and want economic problems to be resolved through negotiations.”
Hujjat al-Islam Haj-Abolqasem-Dolabi pointed out that the talks had resulted in nothing but damage to the country and added, “Over the years, in foreign dealings, especially on the issue of nuclear energy, the pro-Western current has twice insisted on negotiating agreements with the West and halted part of the nuclear industry, in regard to which the foreign side didn’t fulfill its obligations both times and these negotiations resulted in nothing but damage to the country.”
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