Leader Calls On Seminaries to Counter Distortion of Religious Concepts
September 11, 2000 - 0:0
TEHRAN Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei here Sunday morning called on the seminaries as well as theologians to "make sound and efficient planning for campaign against religious distortions and logical confrontation with those promulgating harmful sentiments in the society." Speaking at the start of his lecture on religious jurisprudence, the Leader said that any vacuum in the expression of genuine ideas would give way to the spread of illogical and false notions.
"Today, unfortunately, individuals lacking scientific backing and the required competence in certain cases express views on supreme religious concepts and ideological principles with factional, political and treacherous bias, and this is an ugly phenomenon," stated the Leader.
Pointing to the fact that such harmful and deceptive notions are being represented in disguise and in the form of semi-intellectual and semi-modern ideologies, the Leader stressed that one should enter the scene with no fear of accusations and brawls and should bravely make a logical confrontation with such ideologies.
However, the Leader emphasized that religious scholars should not remain silent in view of such distortions, noting at the same time, that resort to irrational means in confronting delusive sentiments and their promulgators should be avoided.
The Leader also pointed out that the young generation is in need of ideological assistance today, saying that many scholars are present at seminaries who can express and strongly promulgate the genuine Islamic thoughts in the society in a pleasant manner.
Stressing that all scientific potentials at the seminaries, specially the Qom Seminary, should be employed in the arena of the logical campaign, the Leader said that the seminaries should make sound planning for conducting research works, discussing world issues and identifying the likely causes of doubt before they surface.
Ayatollah Khamenei underlined the need for the development of a global outlook and addressing the demands of the day in the seminary planning.
(IRNA)
"Today, unfortunately, individuals lacking scientific backing and the required competence in certain cases express views on supreme religious concepts and ideological principles with factional, political and treacherous bias, and this is an ugly phenomenon," stated the Leader.
Pointing to the fact that such harmful and deceptive notions are being represented in disguise and in the form of semi-intellectual and semi-modern ideologies, the Leader stressed that one should enter the scene with no fear of accusations and brawls and should bravely make a logical confrontation with such ideologies.
However, the Leader emphasized that religious scholars should not remain silent in view of such distortions, noting at the same time, that resort to irrational means in confronting delusive sentiments and their promulgators should be avoided.
The Leader also pointed out that the young generation is in need of ideological assistance today, saying that many scholars are present at seminaries who can express and strongly promulgate the genuine Islamic thoughts in the society in a pleasant manner.
Stressing that all scientific potentials at the seminaries, specially the Qom Seminary, should be employed in the arena of the logical campaign, the Leader said that the seminaries should make sound planning for conducting research works, discussing world issues and identifying the likely causes of doubt before they surface.
Ayatollah Khamenei underlined the need for the development of a global outlook and addressing the demands of the day in the seminary planning.
(IRNA)