Ayatollah Namazi stated that the enemies are propagating unconventional mourning rituals against Islam and added, “The effects of the abuses of the Shirazi and Wahhabi movements against the Shi’ahs.” RNA – In an exclusive interview of Rasa News Agency, Ayatollah Abdonnabi Namazi, the representative of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution [Ayatollah Khamenei] in Kashan province, criticized the actions of some movements and groups in promoting irrationality and the mourning Muharram and Safar rituals without observing hygienic principles and said, “This is a rebellion against the correct customs and traditions that have been passed down from different generations and some people have traditional prejudices that are not compatible with some of the rules of shari’ah.”
Citing an example of incorrect mourning, he said, “Some traditional groups in Iraq become unconscious during the days of mourning and not only do they chain and whip themselves but also beat their children’s heads with whips and blood pours out of their wounds.”
He stated that the enemies and dissident media are abusing inappropriate methods of mourning against Islam and clarified, “The enemies are abusing such behaviours and by filming these behaviours, they are following the footsteps of Islam. They say in their media reports that Muslims don’t have mercy on themselves nor upon their children.”
Emphasizing the need to raise awareness about the negative effects of inappropriate methods of mourning against Islam and the Imams, Ayatollah Namazi added, “Those who are acceptable and influential among these types of Muslims must speak, advise and warn privately and inform them of the negative effects and propaganda of such abuses against Islam and the Ahl al-Bayt.”
The representative of the people of Esfahan province in the Assembly of Experts of the Leadership referred to the alignment of the Shirazi movement and Wahhabism and said, “The effects of the abuses of both currents are against the Shi’ahs; Wahhabism is hostile to the Ahl al-Bayt and the Shi’ahs but the Shirazi movement is harming the path of friendship by pretending to follow the guardianship of Imam Ali and devoting itself to the Purified Imams and mourning for Imam al-Husayn through friendship.”
While explaining a narration, he said, “Some are friends but don’t have the necessary knowledge and awareness and the harm of their inappropriate behaviour goes back to Islam and the Ahl al-Bayt. In a narration addressed to the lovers of the Ahl al-Bayt, it’s said that ‘an ugly deed is uglier than anything else but if that ugly deed befalls you, it’s disgraceful, and those who are our friends and do good deeds will receive more rewards.”
Ayatollah Namazi stated that there is a commonality between the actions of House of Saud and some Shi’ahs, “There is a common ground between the House of Saud and Shi’ahs who work against the Shi’ahs with their behaviour and the result of their actions is equal.”
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