AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): In his Friday prayer sermons, Hojat al-Islam Mohammad Reza Mozaffar, the Shiite Friday prayer leader in southern Kabul, stated, “Governments should not be afraid of scholars. The ulama are benefactors and advisors and advise the various parts of the government.”
“In official meetings with the officials of the current government (Taliban), we said that Shiite Ulama have no plan to confront for now. We have been calling people for peace and interaction since the Taliban first arrived and said that confrontation does not make sense. However, interaction does not mean that we do not talk about our rights and do not demand them,” he said.
Friday prayer leader in southern Kabul continued, “Seeking and demanding rights does not mean enmity. Rather, the ulama are advisors and benefactors, and today, it is claimed that they are the head of government in Afghanistan. According to the traditions, the ulama should warn the rulers, advise them, and be benevolent. Ulama have such a right, and the rulers in Afghanistan are expected to reserve this right for them. Ulama should be effective in their society and have programs for the people.”
Addressing the followers of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) in Afghanistan, he said, “I ask people not to offer programs to real ulama, rather, let them guide the people based on their scientific ability. An Alem (Islamic scholar) should not be influenced by people. A true Alem should not follow people, but people should follow him.”
Referring to the current economic and social challenges in Afghanistan, Mozaffar said that poverty and unemployment are rampant in today’s Afghanistan.
“Afghan youth are either fleeing or thinking about it because of poverty and unemployment,” he said with concern, “This is not good for the country and the consequences of the phenomenon for Afghanistan will be irreparable.”
Mozaffar further warned, “When the youth and strong elite flee Afghanistan, who else will develop the country? We don’t appreciate the elite and the talent. Today, in foreign countries, these elites and talents are welcomed and the ground for work and activities is provided for them.”
In the past three years since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, most of the country’s youth, including the elite, have migrated legally or illegally.
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