Hawzah News Agency- a commemorative ceremony for the martyrdom of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was held in the city of Hallur, India, attended by scholars and thinkers from various schools of thought.
Addressing the gathering, Hojatoleslam Abdul Majid Hakimollahi, representative of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in India, stressed that modern man is not only afflicted by military wars but is also grappling with psychological, identity-based, and spiritual crises.
He continued: "Despite vast advances in technology, modern man, having distanced himself from spirituality, inner peace, and human values, is confronted with serious challenges and threats."
The representative of Iran’s Leader in India, pointing to mankind's perennial desire to know the future, said: "In the past, people sought knowledge of the future through methods such as geomancy, divination, and esoteric sciences. Today, however, major universities around the world offer specialized disciplines such as 'future studies' and 'futures research.' The central question is: where is the future of the world heading?"
He asserted that humanity today faces three types of war simultaneously: military and external war, psychological and mental war, and the war over spirituality and identity. "In the past, military conflicts posed the principal threat to mankind, but the situation has now grown far more complex; the world burns in the fire of war while human beings suffer collapse from within."
Hojatoleslam Hakimollahi, citing global statistics, stated: "Over $2.2 trillion is spent annually on military expenditures, approximately twelve thousand nuclear warheads exist worldwide, and more than fifty active armed conflicts rage across various parts of the globe. In addition, over 110 million people have been displaced."
He added: "More than one billion people worldwide grapple with mental illness, and close to seven hundred thousand people die by suicide each year. Depression, anxiety, and social isolation rank among the most critical challenges of the new age, to the extent that even in advanced societies, young people are confronted with feelings of emptiness and meaninglessness."
The representative of the Leader in India remarked: "Modern man has acquired vast means, yet has lost the purpose of life." Referencing Islamic philosophy, particularly Sadrian transcendent theosophy, he said: "Man is a being that journeys from matter to meaning and from deficiency toward perfection. Contemporary man, however, has advanced in 'instrumental reason' while drifting away from 'ultimate reason' — that is, the purpose and philosophy of life."
He stressed: "World wars are, in truth, a reflection of the inner crises of man. A human being who lacks inner peace and suffers from spiritual void and existential fear is easily drawn toward violence, domination, and war."
In a thought-provoking remark, the representative of the Leader said: "The atomic bomb takes shape in the human soul before it is ever built in the laboratory."
Hojatoleslam Hakimollahi, referring to various theories in futures studies, said that experts have outlined three major scenarios for the future of humanity:
First: A dark future marked by war, environmental crises, and psychological collapse.
Second: A technology-driven future devoid of meaning.
Third: A balanced, spiritual future built upon the foundations of ethics, justice, and responsible technology.
He added: "Today, disciplines such as 'futures studies,' 'strategic foresight,' 'scenario writing,' and 'global risk studies' have gained immense importance, with their aim being the identification of threats and planning for the construction of a better future."
The representative of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in India stressed that amidst these crises, the guided human being and spiritual leadership play a vital role. Pointing to the figure of the martyred Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, he stated: "Such leadership restores man to hope, justice, and spirituality and can serve as the true remedy for the psychological crises of contemporary man."
Hojatoleslam Abdul Majid Hakimollahi noted that despite all the difficulties, one must not despair of the future, for history has shown that great civilizations are often born from the heart of crises. "Today, young people across the globe are searching for a purposeful and meaningful life, and according to the Quranic worldview, the future belongs to the righteous, not to the oppressive powers."
In his concluding remarks, he emphasized: "Under the present circumstances, the responsibility of scholars, universities, and thinkers is to forge a bond between science and spirituality, to attend to the mental health of society, to advance the sciences of futures studies, and to nurture human beings who are balanced intellectually, morally, and spiritually. Despite all the current crises, humanity still possesses one great opportunity — and that is the 'return to the authentic human being.'"
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