AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): In a message, Ayatollah Reza Ramazani, Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly expressed his condolences on the demise of Mr. Haj Mohammad Taqi Ansarian, one of the great publishers of Shia books in the international arena, and the servant of the Quran.
The message is as follows:
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
The demise of the honest servant of the Quran and the Prophet’s Progeny (p.b.u.h), the pioneer of translation and publishing, and the preacher of Thaqalayns’ teachings, Mr. Haj Mohammad Taqi Ansarian, is an irreparable damage for promoting Islamic culture in the international arena.
The establishment and administration of Ansarian’s renowned publishing house, and his continuous and effective activity in authoring, translating and distributing hadith books and Islamic works in different languages in different parts of the world, made the blessed deceased one of the most important protectors of knowledge and culture in the international arena in the last few decades.
Also, the service that the deceased rendered to the Holy Quran, Nahj al-Balagha and Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, by translating, publishing and distributing these holy texts in different languages, is outstanding.
The close and sincere cooperation of Ansarian Publications with the Publications of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly - which has a rich record in researching, translating, publishing and distributing Islamic books in more than fifty living languages of the world - is also an exemplary model in the cooperation and synergy of scientific and missionary institutions.
In the last months of his brilliant life, I had the opportunity to hear his concerns directly, and to talk with this educated and cultured figure about the activities of this important field.
I offer my condolences for this irreparable loss to the seminaries, translation and publishing community, the honorable Ansarian family and all his friends, enthusiasts and relatives.
I pray to God for the deceased to be exalted and to be reunited with AhlulBayt (a.s.) and for patience for all bereaved family members and relatives.
“Indeed, we belong to Allah and to Him do we indeed return” (Holy Quran 2:156)
Reza Ramazani
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