Ayatollah Faqihi at Rasa News Agency:

The position of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom ‎

During his visit to the headquarters of Rasa News Agency on August 3rd, the member of the ‎Society of Seminary ‎Teachers of Qom ‎ ‎Faqihi spoke about the position of this organization.‎

News ID: 446404

Date: 07 August 2019 - 08:48

RNA – During his visit to the headquarters of Rasa News Agency on August 3rd, Ayatollah ‎Mohsen Faqihi spoke about the position of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom.‎

The member of the Society of Seminary ‎Teachers of Qom said, “The late founder of the ‎Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeyni, and the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, ‎Ayatollah Khamenei, designated for the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom ‎to oversee ‎the affairs of the state and the state as well as political, social and cultural affairs, meaning ‎all the ministers and the various departments concerned with the system supervise in order ‎to warn the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom ‎if something goes against Islam.”‎
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He stated that the activities of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom are in line with the ‎interests of the Islamic system and it’s in the best interest to protect the Islamic system and ‎implement that which is considered by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution ‎‎[Ayatollah Khamenei] and added, “The Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom is carefully ‎striving to move on the line of the Supreme Leader and not engage in those issues which ‎haven’t received the satisfaction of the Supreme Leader.”‎

Ayatollah Faqihi said, “If members of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom give hidden ‎reminders and advice, this doesn’t mean that members of the Society of Seminary Teachers ‎of ‎Qom don’t work and aren’t active, but rather many activities of the Society of Seminary ‎Teachers of ‎Qom ‎aren’t stated because sometimes the people don't know the expediency.”‎
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The head of the Dar al-Thaqalayn Wali al-Asr Institute added, “This is in the interest of Islam ‎and Muslims and following the Supreme Leader ‎is, the red line of the Society of Seminary ‎Teachers of Qom, which is pursued by this supreme religious institution, and the Society of ‎Seminary Teachers of Qom doesn’t seek to express issues.”‎
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He said, “After the Supreme Leader and the sources of imitation, the Society of Seminary ‎Teachers of Qom has the highest position. The Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom has ‎more than fifty years of experience and has taken effective and positive steps in regard to ‎the Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Seminaries. For the past fifty years until now, the ‎Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom has accompanied the Islamic Revolution and such an ‎important institution must be preserved and not weakened.”‎
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Ayatollah Faqihi ‎stressed, “The Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom has no objective other ‎than the implementation of revolutionary Islam. Scholars and mujtahids must follow the Ahl ‎al-Bayt and “following” means to implement revolutionary Islam. Islam which is political and ‎revolutionary is Islam which can be the guardian of the Islamic system and pure Islam. We ‎believe that everyone must play a role, that is, the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom ‎must support the Supreme Leader and the sources of emulation, and the seminarians, the ‎teachers and the virtuous people must support the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom in ‎order to achieve Islamic and revolutionary goals.”‎
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In regard to the weakening of the position of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom, His ‎Eminence explained, “It’s not a problem for individuals to express their views but the people, ‎Islamic Seminaries and seminarians recognize what constitutes critical and destructive ‎criticism of the evolution of the Islamic Seminaries. The people and seminarians know that ‎when certain people criticize, they seek destruction rather than to reform affairs.”‎

He noted, “The Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom ‎treats everyone well and expresses ‎affection. The members of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom ‎seek to reform and ‎strengthen the Islamic Seminaries because strengthening the Islamic Seminaries ‎strengthens ‎the system and the Supreme Leader leads to the strengthening of Islam.”‎
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Ayatollah Faqihi ‎said, “The Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom is active in this regard, and ‎the purpose of this great institution is to protect the lofty position, authority and personality ‎of the sources of emulation, as the sources of emulation have a very important and high ‎position which must be protected.”‎

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