AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi said,” The municipality is not only responsible for the material and external aspects of the city, but the cultural and spiritual issues of the city are also among the important duties of the municipality.
Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, during the meeting with Dr. Zakani, the mayor of Tehran, congratulated Ghadir Eid and listed cultural problems of the city as one of the important duties of the municipality and said,” the municipality is not only responsible for the material and external aspects of the city, but also the cultural and spiritual issues of the city. It is also one of the important duties of the municipality to address the cultural issues.”
He considered the improvement of mosques as one of the cultural duties of the municipality and added,” In the beginning of Islam, mosques were the center of major decisions and the headquarters of Muslim forces and the center of construction and settlement, but gradually they have distanced themselves from that central core and are now only a place for praying and congregation; Therefore, the mosque should regain its eminent position and become a strong and inspiring cultural center.”
Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi considered it important to take care of the less fortunate and solve their problems and added,” We must defend the less fortunate and try to solve their livelihood problems, and this should not be limited to a particular region.”
This Shia source of emulation further mentioned the problems of urbanization and the increase in the process of migration from villages to cities and said.” migration from villages to cities should be stopped. We must provide employment opportunities for young people in the villages so that they can stay in the village.”
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