“Shia” Book to Be Translated into Swedish

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) -  The book “Shia” will be translated into the Swedish language, Iranian Cultural Center in Stockholm, Sweden, announced.Amir Mohammad Haji Yusefi, Iranian cultural attaché in Sweden, said that the decision was made in a meeting with Hussein Fartusi, head of “Those Awaiting the Friend” Group in the Scandinavian country.He noted that the group will cooperate with the Iranian center in translating books selected and introduced by the center.A book titled “Well-known Figures of Iran from the1st to the 13th century” by Farid Qasemloo is the other work to be translated into the Swedish language by the group, he added.The group comprises about 100 Shia youth from different nations residing in Sweden and involved in cultural and religious activities.The most important activity of the group is translation of religious books into the Swedish language.“Nahjul Balagha”, “Sahifa Sajjadiyya”, “Mafatihul Jinan”, “Jihad al-Akbar” and “Islamic Government” by Imam Khomeini (RA), “The Perfect Human” by Martyr Motahhari, “Then I was Guided” by Mohammad Tijani and “Imamate” by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi are among the books translated by the group into Swedish so far./129