Ayatollah Hoseyni-Bushehri said, “The terrible explosion in Lebanon was definitely perpetrated by internal mercenaries and external agents and the West started sedition instead of expressing sympathy with the Lebanese people.”
RNA – In a statement made in lieu of Friday prayers which have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, Ayatollah Seyyed Hashem Hoseyni-Bushehri emphasized on paying attention to the religious life of society, said, “We must be careful not to harm our religious life otherwise, we will suffer losses in this temporal world and the hereafter, perhaps people who are seemingly religious will be corrupted due to lack of attention.”
Referring to the occasions of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah, the secretary of the Supreme Council of the Islamic Seminaries added, “There are many important occasions in this month that should be taken into consideration. On the 24th of Dhu al-Hijjah, there are three important occasions, the revelation of the Ayat al-Tathir (Verse of Purification), Eid al-Mubahilah and the revelation of its verse, as well as the revelation of the Ayat al-Wilayah (Verse of Guardianship). Also, on the 25th of Dhu al-Hijjah, Surah al-Insan [Chapter of ‘Man’] was revealed in the honour of the Ahl al-Bayt.”
In another part of his speech, he referred to the West’s conspiracy against Lebanon, saying, “The terrible explosion in Lebanon was definitely perpetrated by internal mercenaries and external agents and the West started sedition instead of expressing sympathy with the Lebanese people. The President of France [Emmanuel Macron] apparently went to Lebanon to offer condolences but made threatening remarks and the Prime Minister of Lebanon [Hasan Diab] was forced to resign.”
Ayatollah Hoseyni-Bushehri referred to the wise management of Hujjat al-Islam Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah in Lebanon, said, “We hope that Sayyid Hasan, as always, will overcome the sedition of the enemies with patience and wisdom, and that Lebanon, the bride of the Middle East, will return to peace.”
His Eminence went on to say that the President of the United States [Donald Trump] is mired in a terrible quagmire, “The United States have the highest number of casualties from the Coronavirus and are facing severe economic problems. On the one hand, Trump is campaigning and on the other hand, he is hostile to Iran.”
He said, “In the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), it was scheduled that Iran wouldn’t be able to buy and sell weapons until the restrictions were lifted, but today the Americans are trying to continue to ban the buying and selling weapons and prevent Iran from having facilities and self-sufficiency, which of course won’t succeed and the enemies’ conspiracy will fail.”
Ayatollah Hoseyni-Bushehri discussed the upcoming month of Muharram, said, “The Coronavirus has caused restrictions in the commemorations but we shouldn’t go to extremes. Some say we should cancel the commemorations and others say we should hold them in the same manner as in previous year but we should consider the middle ground and mourn by following the hygienic instructions when mourning. It’s important to preserve the lives of human beings and to preserve the mourning of the martyrs.”
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