Qom Friday Prayer Leader:‎

Bashar al-Asad’s visit to Iran was very symbolic and meaningful

Rasa – Ayatollah Arafi said, “After passing through severe hardships, Bashar al-Asad’s visit to ‎Iran was very symbolic and ‎meaningful and unfortunately, we didn’t pay much attention to ‎it‎.”‎

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Date: 09 March 2019 - 08:39

RNA – In his Friday prayer sermon to a large and fervent crowd of believers at Qom’s ‎Qods ‎‎‎‎Prayer Hall, Ayatollah Alireza Arafi ‎referred to the visit of Bashar al-Asad, the President of ‎Syria, to Iran and his meeting with Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic ‎Revolution, and stated, “After passing through severe hardships, Bashar al-Asad’s visit to ‎Iran was very symbolic and meaningful and unfortunately, we didn’t pay much attention to ‎it.”‎

The head of the Islamic Seminaries of Iran stated, “The entire world came to defeat the ‎Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Resistance in Syria and Iraq but the Islamic Resistance ‎‎movement demonstrated such resistance with a revolutionary spirit that it defeated the ‎enemies in the region. The glory of this trip, allegiance and declaration of loyalty to the ‎Supreme Leader was a symbol of the success of the Iranian people and the Islamic ‎Resistance ‎and we must consider this symbol as important and this presence and interaction ‎on the Islamic Resistance Front will continue through divine blessings and defeat the ‎powerful and arrogant powers.”‎

Referring to the statement of “The Second Phase of the Islamic Revolution” by the Supreme ‎Leader, he said, “This strategic statement was very important and important steps have ‎been taken in the Islamic Seminaries, universities and the various institutions concerning ‎loyalty to this statement, and all of us, in particular the officials, must come to the fore ‎because this statement marks a new move for the country.”‎
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Ayatollah Arafi said, “One of the key issues in this statement is that the Islamic Revolution ‎initiated a new era. Sometimes, due to the challenges and issues of everyday, we ‎overlooked the authenticity and perspective of the civilization of the Islamic Revolution and ‎sometimes, people deliberately don’t to pay attention to this issue.”‎
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The member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom ‎said, “The dear Iranian people ‎and the youth have begun a new era in human life that we must appreciate, of course, we ‎must also criticize. Those who don’t follow the firm steps that accompany the Islamic ‎Revolution and stand decisively against corruption, discrimination and problems but we must ‎not forget the authenticity ‎of the Islamic Revolution.”‎

His Eminence also commemorated the beginning of the month of Rajab and emphasized on ‎benefiting from the opportunities of this blessed month and stated, “During the month of ‎Rajab, we have a very important program called itikaf, which is emphasized on by the ‎Supreme Leader and referred to the statement on the Second Phase of the Islamic ‎Revolution. God-willing, this year, we will also witness the significant participation of the ‎youth and the people in the plans of worship, especially itikaf.”‎

Ayatollah Arafi ‎also referred to Iran’s economic situation and said, “We’re facing a situation ‎where many classes of society are facing serious problems because of the rising prices and ‎difficulties, and in the face of these problems, everyone must cooperate to reduce the ‎burden on the middle classes.”‎

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