Ayatollah Arafi

Iran’s seminaries launch 400-discipline framework to tackle modern challenges

Director of Iran’s seminaries, Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, has announced the completion and approval of a comprehensive academic framework for Islamic seminaries, comprising more than 400 specialized disciplines and trends aimed at addressing the intellectual and social challenges of the modern world and strengthening the discourse of the Islamic Revolution.

Ayatollah Arafi urges global action to stop atrocities against oppressed people of Sudan

Director of Iranian seminaries, Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, has strongly condemned the ongoing massacre of the oppressed people of Sudan, describing the silence of international organizations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and human rights bodies as “shameful.”

Director of Islamic Seminaries: Mirza Naeini exemplified union of scholarship, social engagement

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Director of the Islamic Seminaries, has praised the influential role of the late Allama Mirza Naeini, saying the distinguished jurist demonstrated that a religious scholar can combine intellectual pursuits with active participation in political and social affairs.

Director of Iran’s Seminaries briefs Grand Ayatollah Javadi Amoli on new programs

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Director of Iran’s Seminaries, has met with Grand Ayatollah Abdullah Javadi Amoli to discuss the continued development of scientific and ethical education within the country’s religious institutions.

Director of Iran’s seminaries highlights Pakistan’s key role in shaping Islamic world’s future

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Director of Iran’s seminaries, has called on Pakistan to assume a leading role in shaping the future of the Islamic world, emphasizing its strategic position and religious depth.

Director of Iran’s seminaries: Snapback link in western “war of civilizations” approach

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, delivering Friday prayer sermons at Quds Mosque in Qom, said the so-called “snapback” mechanism is part of a broader chain of measures rooted in the American and Western approach of the “war of civilizations.” He stressed that the Iranian nation and the Islamic world must remain vigilant in the face of such plots.

Director of Iran's Seminaries offers condolences demise of Grand Ayatollah Sistani's wife

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Director of Seminaries, conveyed his condolences to Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani following the passing of his honorable and pious wife.

Nahj al-balagha; A book of transformation, Women Seminarians Key to New Civilization: Ayatollah Arafi

Ayatollah Ali Reza Arafi, director of Iran’s seminaries, described Nahj al-Balagha as a transformative and revolutionary book, urging women seminaries to establish a dedicated program to deepen understanding of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) through its teachings. He emphasized that the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution has stressed the importance of studying Nahj al-Balagha.

Director of Iranian Seminaries: Indian scholars have left enduring legacy in Islamic civilization

The Director of Iranian Seminaries, Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, said that great scholars from India have played a prominent role in the Islamic world and their names remain immortal in the field of knowledge and religious jihad.

Ayatollah Arafi Expresses Condolences over Deadly Earthquake in Afghanistan

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Director of the Islamic Seminaries of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the people of Afghanistan following the devastating earthquake that claimed the lives of many citizens.

Ayatollah Arafi: Qom Seminary, heart of civilizational confrontation with arrogant powers

The Director of Iran’s seminaries emphasized the central role of Qom Seminary in confronting global arrogance, describing it as the “heart of civilizational confrontation” that pumps vitality into the body of religiosity in the contemporary world.

Director of Iranian Seminaries: Defense of Palestine fixed policy of Islamic Republic

Director of Iranian Seminaries Ayatollah Alireza Arafi stressed that the logic of the Islamic Republic is supra-religious and based on attention to the entire Islamic Ummah, highlighting the defense of Palestine and the oppressed people of Gaza as one of the constant principles of the Islamic system.

Director of Iranian Seminaries stresses Eexpansion of Iran-Malaysia religious ties

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Director of the Iranian Seminaries, called for the expansion and deepening of religious and cultural relations between Iran and Malaysia during a meeting with Dato’ Sri Dr. Mohammad Naeem bin Mukhtar, Malaysia’s Minister of Religious Affairs.

Secretary General of Islamic World League:

Seminary progress commendable, rapprochement among religions essential

Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, Secretary General of the Islamic World League, praised the progress of Iranian seminaries in various fields and underlined the need for rapprochement between Islamic sects and countries.

Director of Iran's Seminaries: Religious leaders must unite, resist oppression

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Director of Seminaries, emphasized that fostering unity among religions and resisting oppression are the two foremost duties of religious leaders worldwide, speaking at the Second International Conference of Religious Leaders in Malaysia.

Islamic World League Chief, Director of Iran’s Seminaries call for unity among Muslim nations

Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, Secretary General of the Islamic World League, in a meeting with Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Director of Iran’s Seminaries, praised the progress of seminaries in various fields and underlined the importance of rapprochement between Islamic schools of thought and countries.

Director of Iran’s Seminaries meets Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Director of Iran’s Seminaries, met on Friday with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur. The Iranian delegation was accompanied by the country’s ambassador to Malaysia.

Director of Iran's Seminaries attends global conference of religious leaders in Malaysia

The Second International Conference of World Religious Leaders opened in Kuala Lumpur with the participation of Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Director of Iran's Seminaries, alongside more than one thousand prominent religious figures from 54 countries.

Senior cleric: Prophet Muhammad is eternal role model of knowledge, ethics, resistance

At a ceremony commemorating Doctor’s Day, Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, director of Iran’s seminaries, described the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as a comprehensive role model who embodied science, resistance in the way of God, and the highest standards of ethics.

Head of Iran’s seminaries:

Prophet Muhammad an Eternal Role Model of Ethics, Knowledge, and Resilience: Ayatollah Alireza Arafi

In a speech marking National Doctors’ Day in Iran, Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, head of Iran's Hawzah Ilmiyyah (Islamic Seminary), described the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as the ultimate model of human excellence, whose life offers comprehensive guidance for all dimensions of personal, social, and civilizational life.

Head of Iran’s seminaries urges global action to halt Israeli occupation of Gaza

The head of Iran’s seminaries has called on Islamic scholars and international organizations to take urgent action to halt the full occupation of Gaza by the Israeli regime.

Director of Iran's Seminaries: Farshchian’s legacy is a national treasure

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Director of the Seminaries of Iran, has offered condolences on the passing of Professor Mahmoud Farshchian, the celebrated painter whose works have become enduring symbols of Iranian art and Islamic culture.

Director of Iran’s Seminaries: Zionist Regime’s occupying, destructive plans to be defeated

The Director of Iran’s Seminaries, Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, addressed the International Webinar on Gaza and the Scholars of the Ummah, emphasizing that the Zionist regime’s occupying and destructive agenda will be defeated and pushed back — thanks to the awareness of the Islamic Ummah, the determination of independent governments, and the tireless efforts of free and righteous activists worldwide.

Senior cleric warns Lebanon against "poisoned candies" from U.S.

In his Friday sermon at the Quds Mosalla in Qom, senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Alireza Arafi warned the Lebanese government and the wider Islamic world not to be misled by what he described as “poisoned candies” offered by the United States and Western powers.

Iran announces international congress honoring three influential Shia figure

Religious leaders in Iran have announced the launch of an international congress aimed at honoring three prominent Islamic figures whose legacy has shaped religious, cultural, and political thought across the Muslim world.

Director of Iran’s Islamic Seminaries offers condolences on demise of Ayatollah Naeemabadi

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Director of Iran’s Islamic Seminaries, has extended his condolences following the passing of Ayatollah Hajj Sheikh Gholamali Naeemabadi (RA), a prominent member of the Assembly of Experts and long-serving religious figure.

Director of Iran’s Seminaries: Ashura spirit is strategic answer to today’s cultural war

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Director of Iran’s Seminary , emphasized the enduring relevance of the Ashura movement in the face of what he described as a “comprehensive cultural and media war” against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Head of Iran's seminaries condemns massacre of Shia scholars in Syria, urges global action

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Director of Iran’s Islamic seminaries, has strongly condemned the recent massacre of Shiite scholars in Syria, calling it a “heinous crime” rooted in Takfiri extremism and fueled by the forces of global arrogance and Zionism.

Ayatollah Arafi urges global religious leaders to condemn Israeli aggression on Iran

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, head of Iran’s Islamic seminaries, has addressed a letter to over 80 prominent religious leaders—both Islamic and non-Islamic—in the wake of Israel’s recent military actions against Iran.