Jurisprudent Member ‎of the Guardian Council‎:‎

Scholars must promote local production to improve the economy and defend Islam

Rasa – Ayatollah Shabzendehdar ‎said, “During the holy month of Ramadhan, religious ‎scholars must promote local production in order to improve the economy, defend Islam and ‎the school of the Ahl al-Bayt.”‎

News ID: 444609

Date: 01 May 2019 - 10:21

RNA – Speaking at a meeting to explain and analyze the Statement of the Second Phase of ‎‎the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Mohammad-Mahdi Shabzendehdar, a jurisprudent member ‎‎of the Guardian Council, referred to the economic arena as one of the most important parts ‎of this statement which issued by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah ‎Sayyed Ali Khamenei.‎

The member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom added that according to the ‎teachings Islam, the economy is a means to reach lofty goals such as spiritual and moral ‎perfection and added, “The economy, as an instrument, is a pillar and if material things ‎aren’t properly executed and organized, the ordinary people will suffer and therefore, the ‎economy is very important.”‎

Ayatollah Shabzendehdar said that at the present time, the enemies and the arrogant powers ‎rally against us in order to prevent us from progressing economically and they have ‎renounced the path of God and relying on them is a grave mistake that we have made and ‎added, “We must move towards the Resistance Economy as an indicator of progress. The ‎Supreme Leader has always emphasized it as a reliable foundation in which to confront the ‎enemies.”‎

His Eminence stressed that all segments of society should be based on their own capabilities ‎without relying on the enemies and said, “This country needs officials and religious people ‎who work in accordance with the teachings of Islamic law as well as young experts who are ‎active and dynamic in various fields.”‎

A member of the Guardian Council said that during the holy month of Ramadhan, religious ‎scholars must promote local production, the economy, the defence of Islam and the school ‎of the Ahl al-Bayt and said, “For example, it’s more important for the members of society to ‎do what they can to inject their capital into the market and production and be economically ‎active in support of the victory of Islam. Their intention should be to invest in their hereafter ‎which isn’t compatible with investing in this world.”‎

Ayatollah Shabzendehdar added, “The people of society must guard against excess and ‎waste, which contributes greatly to building a society far from poverty, especially in the ‎present circumstances.”‎
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On February 11th, the Supreme Leader published a statement entitled “The Second Phase of ‎the Islamic Revolution,” in which he mentioned the strategies, guidelines and programs that ‎contained measures that the society and revolutionary officials must work on to achieve a ‎more faithful and progressive Islamic society.‎

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