AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Hojat al-Islam Hassan Abdullah, the Head of the Executive Board of the Association of Lebanese Muslim Ulama, and Sheikh Dr. Zuhair Jaeed, the coordinator of the country’s Islamic Action Front, met with Ayatollah Mohammad Hassan Akhtari, the head of the Supreme Council of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, and the Chairman of the Ashura International Foundation.
Other fighters replaced martyred commanders; Resistance continues
In this meeting, which was held on Sunday morning, September 22, 2024, Sheikh Hassan Abdullah, referring to the Zionists’ brutal crime in Lebanon, said, “Netanyahu started this operation to return the people of the north of the occupied territories to their homes. However, his action resulted in the displacement of Haifa people as well.”
Regarding the explosion of pager devices and attacks on buildings in Beirut, he continued, “In these attacks, several commanders were martyred. But other fighters replaced them, and the Resistance continues.”
The Lebanese Shiite cleric further stated, “We should be careful of the enemy’s seditiousness. In the previous battles, whenever the Resistance achieved victory, the enemy tried to undermine it by creating sedition. Enemies once created sedition by assassinating Rafiq Hariri; then created Takfiri groups like ISIS and started the Syrian civil war. They are looking for sedition now too,”
Lebanese Sunni ulama participated in all mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussain (a.s.) during Muharram
Hojat al-Islam Hassan Abdullah also mentioned the solidarity of Shiite and Sunni ulama during the days of mourning for Imam Hussain (a.s.) in Lebanon. “During Muharram, we established Islamic Unity Hussainiah in Beirut where, in addition to distributing food by Shiite and Sunni ulama, we held lecture programs, which had 700,000 followers. The Takfiris were extremely disturbed by this program.”
“The issue Imam Hussain (a.s.) and Ashura show the way of unity, not the division,” he continued, “Ulama participated actively in Muharram mourning in other cities as well, and we benefited from the Sunni ulama’s speeches in all mourning ceremonies held by Hezbollah.”
“60 people of Sunni ulama sent in the Arbaeen ceremony in Iraq by the Lebanese Muslim Ulama Association, and in addition to the pilgrimage of Imam Hussain (a.s.), they participated in the programs of the Al-Aqsa Call Mowkeb. This made selfies crazy,” added the head of the executive board of the Lebanese Muslim Ulama Association.
Regarding the anger of Wahhabi muftis, Hojat al-Islam Hassan Abdullah said, “Salafis and Takfiris remarked that “by participating in these programs, Sunni ulama are excommunicated from Islam!” We replied: “It is you that are slandering the Sunnis with these words. Because the Sunnis, following the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h), love Imam Hussain (a.s.).”
Referring to the words of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution on the Arbaeen about the continuous battle of the Hussaini Front against the Yazidi Front, he pointed out, “Hojat al-Islam Sayed Hassan Nasrallah stated that the Yazidi Front still exists, and Israel is in this front. Yahya Sinwar also said that “we will either win, or the Karbala epic will be repeated”.”
At the end of his speech, announcing his readiness to cooperate with the Ashura International Foundation, he suggested, “Lebanese Muslim Ulama Association, and Ashura International Foundation, can have joint activities in Lebanon about Ashura and Arbaeen.”
World Sunni Ulama are ready to cooperate with the Ashura International Foundation in shared areas: Sunni Mufti
Further in the meeting, Sheikh Zuhair Jaeed, coordinator of the Lebanese Islamic Action Front, spoke about Sunni and Shiite unity in Lebanon.
About the necessity of expanding communication among the Islamic Ummah, he said, “This year, we were contacted by Yemeni Ansarullah and invited to participate in the great conference of the birth anniversary of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) in the country.”
This Sunni member of the Lebanese Muslim Ulama Association announced his readiness to cooperate in common areas with the Ashura International Foundation. “Sunni ulama who are active in different continents can work in common areas.”
The necessity of compiling a list of non-Muslim figures who created a work about Imam Hussain (a.s.)
Ayatollah Akhtari, the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly expressed his satisfaction with this meeting and welcomed the guests.
Referring to the upcoming program of the International Ashura Foundation, in preparing a list of non-Muslim figures who have created a work about Imam Hussain (a.s.), he said, “If you also know figures from different religions, denominations, and tribes who have worked in this field, introduce us.”
Referring to the foundation’s cooperation with similar institutions, Ayatollah Akhtari introduced the conference “Imam Hussain (a.s.); Inheritor of the Prophets, the Descendant of the Successors” – organized by Warith Al-Anbiya Institute, affiliated to the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) – to the Lebanese guests, and asked them to invite Lebanese Shiite and Sunni intellectuals to participate in this scientific conference.
Ayatollah Akhtari, who is also the head of the “Committee for the Support of the Islamic Revolution of the Palestinian People affiliated with the Presidential Administration of Iran”, announced his support for the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon and Palestine. “On October 7, 2024, we will hold the conference “Palestinian Children”, which coincides with the first anniversary of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. This conference is held every year to honor the martyr Muhammad al-Durrah and other martyred Palestinian children, and this year it will be held with the presence of guests from 25 countries. We invite the Lebanese Muslim Ulama Association members to participate in the conference.”
It is worth mentioning that the meeting was also attended by Mr. Hassan Khakrand, Deputy Director of International Affairs, and Hojat al-Islam Hussaini Aref, Deputy in Arts and Media Affairs of the Ashura International Foundation.
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