Ayatollah Sobhani:‎

Seminarians of al-Mustafa transmit the message of the Shi’ism, Islamic Revolution to the ‎world

Rasa – The revered source of emulation referred to the special role of al-Mustafa ‎International University in the correct transmission of the message of Islam and Shi’ism to ‎the world and stressed, “The professors and management of this academic centre must ‎endeavour to ensure that the seminarians of this centre are the missionaries of the message ‎of Shi’ism and Islamic Revolution.” ‎

News ID: 440718

Date: 28 September 2018 - 10:09

RNA – Speaking at a ceremony marking the beginning of the school year at al-Mustafa ‎International University’s Imam Khomeyni Specialized University campus in Qom, Ayatollah ‎Ja’far Sobhani said, “There is no doubt that one of the foundations of Islam is missionary ‎work and this has been able to advance Islam.”‎

The revered source of emulation argued that military power is only to break the barriers and ‎noted, “In fact, many people have become religious due to the logic of Islam, which is why ‎today, many people from India, Indonesia and other countries have been willing to become ‎Muslim.”‎

He said, “Missionaries must first be built in order to be effective. Self building also contains ‎two stages: the first stage is knowledge – in order to reach the point where one can transmit ‎religious matters issue and the issue requires the understanding of the book [Holy Quran] ‎and the sunnah [tradition of the Prophet Muhammad] and jurisprudential and theological ‎books.”‎

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Ayatollah Sobhani emphasized that many people, including the youth, want to understand ‎the rationality of Islam with their wisdom and said, “Here, the importance of theology and ‎the rational sciences is evident along with the recognizing the time. With each book and ‎subject matter, we cannot do missionary work because many old and new books have a lot ‎of mortar and material but many of them are different in terms of impact, which must be ‎taken into consideration by the seminarians.”‎

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The teacher in the Islamic Seminary of Qom said, “Today, the internet, in addition to being a ‎means of goodness, has also became an evil instrument, and many opponents of religion ‎use this tool to promote their evil thoughts. Therefore, al-Mustafa International University ‎must train its scholars in such a way that they can be effective against these dangers in their ‎countries.”‎

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He stated, “The program of Iranian seminarians differs from the foreign students’ program, ‎although they have common ground. Therefore, seminarians at al-Mustafa must pay more ‎attention to religious teachings, beliefs and Islamic history. For example, non-Iranian ‎scholars must be trained in such a way as to be able to deliver an Arabic-language sermon ‎well.”‎

Ayatollah Sobhani stated that in the future, seminarians from al-Mustafa will continue to ‎transmit the message of Shi’ism and rationality to the world and said, “It’s one of your duties ‎to try to preserve the faith of the people and, if people around the world have gained ‎insight, they won’t become deviated again.”‎

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