Hawzah News Agency- Head of Iran’s Seminary Ayatollah Alireza Arafi said today in a meeting with the military personnel of Qom province held in the office of the director of seminaries in Qom,” We all should be grateful to the armed forces, because they are a pillar of the nation's security and the Islamic System. Armed forces and security defense groups are serving in full authority with plenty of motivation.”

The head of seminaries added,” Qom plays a unique role in the Islamic world, therefore the peace and security of Qom has an international influence and the value of the Armed Forces’ activity in Qom has a significant impact.”

A member of the Supreme Council of Islamic Seminaries went on, “The holy city of Qom, apart from being a place of pilgrimage, is the birthplace of the theory of the Islamic Revolution and the center of the teachings of the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUT) throughout the world, and in the thousand-year history of seminaries, this has been witnessed; this is due to the light of the Islamic Revolution.”

He further said,” More than 100,000 people from all over Iran and thousands of people from all over the world are currently studying in Qom, so serving in Qom is a valuable deed, and this value is multiplied when it reaches its peak with sincerity and affection which is to worship God; if personal and social moral virtues are manifested along with this job, there is nothing equivalent to it, and you should appreciate this opportunity to serve and review your multi-faceted and multi-component value and to protect it you should Make an effort.”