Hawzah News Agency - (Mashhad - Iran) - Astan Quds Razavi is not indifferent to existing problems in the suburban areas of Mashhad, says Hoj. Ahmad Marvi AQR chief custodian adding, the organization takes its greatest effort to settle difficulties affecting citizens.

Speaking on the sideline of an inauguration ceremony of a road construction project, Marvi appreciated all city and provincial officials dealing with the project, saying: “We are now witnessing a very good cooperation, interaction, unity and empathy among all administrative, political, military, and security bodies in the shrine city of Mashhad”.

According to him these empathies and companionships result in implementation of such projects for people of Mashhad and pilgrims of Imam Reza (AS). 

Referring to Islamic and religious teachings, Marvi observed: “There may be no act better and more beautiful than giving service to ordinary people”.

Reciting a tradition calling people as offspring of God, AQR chief custodian said: “To gain real proximity to God, we have to see people as family of God as this is the main philosophy behind creation of man”.

Noting that faithful people of Iran deserve best services, Marvi said: “Our people have been loyal to Islamic and religious values for 40 years tolerating different difficulties including eight years of war imposed by Iraq. Which group of world people are more competent to receive services than these people?”

Hoj. Marvi introduced pilgrims of Imam Reza (AS) and people of Mashhad as unique features of Mashhad, stressing that work in the shrine city of Mashhad provides one with an additional advantage since it is giving service both to the people of Mashhad and pilgrims of the eighth Imam (AS). “Working in this city leads to more closeness to God and Ahl al-Bayt, therefore”.

He introduced assisting Shia Muslims as another criterion for proximity to Ahl al-Bayt: “Giving service to the people of Mashhad and pilgrims of Imam Reza (AS) is a real example of having affection toward family of the Infallible Household of the Prophet (pbuh)”.

Concluding his remarks, Marvi said that AQR is not indifferent toward problems in suburban areas of the holy city of Mashhad. “Mashhad is the city of Imam Reza (AS) and AQR considers itself responsible in solving problems of the city. AQR has always been striving for the welfare of the people and development of this holy city and it has never limited its scope of activities to the geography of the holy shrine”.