Hawzah News Agency, Ayatollah Seyyed Yousef Tabatabai-Nejad said in a meeting with the Director-General of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Isfahan Province, held to present a report on the measures taken for Isfahan's bid to be selected as the capital of Nahj al-Balagha in the country: To develop Quranic culture, Quran recitation with an effective tone must flow in mosques after prayers, and proper teaching of voice and recitation from childhood must become a public culture.
The Isfahan Friday prayer leader, referring to the need to prioritize the Quran in daily life, said: To develop Quranic culture, a deep connection with mosque affairs must be established so that after prayers, the Quran is recited with an effective tone.
The representative of the Supreme Leader in Isfahan Province also emphasized the necessity of proper teaching of voice and Quran recitation from childhood so that this becomes a public culture.
He also proposed that prominent Quranic verses be extracted and taught thematically.
Acting on Teachings: The Greatest Impact of Spreading Nahj al-Balagha
Ayatollah Tabatabai-Nejad, analyzing the status of Nahj al-Balagha and its connection to the Holy Quran, said: The greatest impact of spreading Nahj al-Balagha is creating transformation in human souls and personalities through acting upon its teachings.
Ayatollah Tabatabai-Nejad, emphasizing the need to link knowledge and action, noted: The most important step in spreading Nahj al-Balagha is acting upon its teachings.
Seyyedini, the Director-General of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Isfahan Province, also announced at the meeting the province's candidacy in both the "Capital of the Quran" and "Capital of Nahj al-Balagha" categories, saying: The evaluation of Isfahan's file has been favorable and promising so far, and the province's performance report must be prepared and submitted within the next few days.
He, appreciating the Quranic institutions of the province, noted: This year, Isfahan's Quranic budget has increased more than that of all other provinces, and this growth is the result of the good and progressive performance of the institutions.
Selection as Capital Is the Starting Point
Continuing the meeting, Saeed Majidi, Director-General of Quran and Itrat Promotion Affairs at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, referring to the launch of the capital selection project in 2020, said: Kashan was selected as the capital of Nahj al-Balagha, Bushehr as the capital of the Quran, and Yazd as the capital of Sahifa Sajjadiyya, and in late 2024, with a re-evaluation, we decided to give these cities another opportunity so that unfinished work could be completed.
Referring to the rewriting of the regulations and the formation of a steering council with about fifteen natural and legal members for each city, he added: After the call, the files were reviewed based on several forms, and the second stage of evaluation includes field visits to institutions, endowments, and capacities, meetings with elites, and talks with provincial officials.
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