Hawzah News Agency (Qom, Iran) – In a meeting with Seminary scholars and students from Iranian southern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, Ayatollah Noori Hamedani, a senior Shia cleric in Qom, stated, “Muslim’s dignity is one of the major issues highlighted in the holy Quran; It repeatedly encourages people to preserve their glory and dignity in the face of imperialist powers.”

The Shia source of emulation further asserted that there are some necessary principles to be considered in order to maintain one’s dignity, “The first principle is to have faith, it gives mankind strength and confidence; Faith is what strengthens people’s spirit in the face of arrogant powers and oppressive rulers,”

“The second one is knowledge; knowledge which is accompanied by faith and self-purification is multiplied in value,”

The senior cleric went on, “The third necessary principle to boost one’s dignity is wisdom; wisdom is different than knowledge in that the former makes people recognize right from wrong.”

“In order to boost the main dignity and honor, one needs an Islamic System under the supervision of a Jurist; the Islamic community must do their very best to strengthen their government and revolution,”

Elsewhere in his remarks, Ayatollah Noori added, “the other principle is to develop the spirit of jihad and martyrdom among people; this is what saves the Islamic Revolution against the enemies’ plots,”

“Preserving unity against the enemies is one of the most important principles in maintain dignity; strengthening unity among one nation could help overcome enemies’ conspiracies,” Ayatollah Noori said.

“Propagating Shiaphobia, Iranophobia and creating takfiri groups such as ISIS are among enemies’ plots to fight Muslims and the Islamic community. Unity makes the enemies do not reach their goals.”

The Shia cleric concluded, “British Shi’ism is founded by England and we do not approve of them; we must fight such groups until they completely eradicated,”

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