RNA – In a meeting of the Mazandaran Provincial Planning and Development Council, Hujjat al-Islam Mohammad-Baqer Mohammadi-Laeini, the representative of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Mazandaran province, referred to the forthcoming solemn month of Muharram and emphasized the need to observe the hygiene protocols at mourning commemorations.
The Friday prayer leader of Sari stated that all of the Muharram mourning ceremony organizing committees emphasize on following the hygiene instructions and are in agreement and added, “With the efforts of all those involved in this arena, we will witness the proper holding of Muharram mourning commemorations.”
He considered the implementation of hygiene recommendations for mourning commemorations during the month of Muharram as a religious, moral and hygiene duty and noted, “The accurate implementation of hygiene recommendations in the month of Muharram is emphasized by the Supreme Leader, the great sources of emulation and the country’s officials.”
Hujjat al-Islam Mohammadi-Laeini pointing out that we must accept that the situation in the country is very fragile and special in terms of the spread of the Coronavirus and continued, “The slightest mistake and negligence will endanger the lives of people.”
His Eminence emphasized that hygiene and mourning aren’t in conflict with each other, saying, “Protecting the lives and health of the people is a religious recommendation and the Supreme Leader and the great sources of emulation have also emphasized this issue.”
He stated that the people and officials of our country love the Master of the Martyrs (Imam al-Husayn) and added, “But this year, due to the special circumstances that have prevailed in the country due to the spread of this virus, we must hold the Husayni mourning commemorations in accordance with the hygienic principles.”
Stating that our people and officials are Husayni, Hujjat al-Islam Mohammadi-Laeini pointed to the valuable progress of Islamic Iran in various fields and considered it as the root of the point of view and thought of Ashura of the great nation of Iran.
In another part of his speech, he considered the way of the country’s progress in relying on internal power and capacities and emphasized, “The dignity of the Iranian nation doesn’t depend on foreigners but rather should be added to the dignity and authority of our country by using internal power and capacity.”
Hujjat al-Islam Mohammadi-Laeini added that the issue of the resistance economy as well as the leap in production, which is emphasized by the Supreme Leader, should be given more attention and said, “If we identify and count the internal capacities of the country, many of the economic problems of the country today will surely be minimized.”
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