AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Ayatollah Alireza Arafi met with Sayyed Ammar Hakim and a group of scholars of Baghdad.
At the beginning of this meeting on Saturday, June 10, President of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Seyyed Ammar Hakim referred to the historical relationship between Iraq and Iran and the seminaries of Najaf and Qom and said,” the closeness and cohesion between those two seminaries is for the benefit of Islam and the followers of Ahl al-Bayt (PBUT) all over the world.”
Sayyed Ammar Hakim appreciated the role of Ayatollah Sistani's fatwa in turning the equation in the fight against terrorism, and the role and sacrifices of the Al-Hashd Al-Sha'bi and other security forces in liberating Iraq from ISIS terrorism, as well as the role of the Islamic Republic of Iran in helping Iraq in fighting terrorism. He thanked and appreciated Iran for its support and guidance during the turbulent times.
In this meeting, Ayatollah Arafi, head of Iran’s Seminary, presented a report on developments of Qom seminary and pointed out the necessity of revising the curricula with regard to the seminary's originality and traditions. He also elaborated on some programs of seminaries in the field of Islamic propaganda, courses and skills in progress, new researches, answering doubts, paying attention to contemporary jurisprudence, reviewing texts and educational systems, the efforts of seminaries in translating Persian sources and the use of new technologies and artificial intelligence to develop seminaries.
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