Brilliant life of Mujahid clerics should be introduced to the people of this age: Bahr Al-Olum
At the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) and at the opening ceremony of the conference commemorating Mirza Mohammad Taghi Shirazi, the representative of the Iraq’s Seminary emphasized the importance of shedding light on the lives of mujahid ulama.
ABWA Official Website – The opening ceremony of the Conference to Commemorate Grand Ayatollah Mirza Mohammad Taghi Shirazi was held on Saturday, December 10, 2022.
The ceremony was held in the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) in Karbala with the large presence of ulama, clerics, national and military figures, chiefs and sheikhs of tribes, researchers, and professors from the universities of Iraq, Iran and a number of other countries of the world.
The fourth speaker at the opening ceremony of the conference commemorating Mirza Mohammad Taghi Shirazi was the representative of the Iraqi seminary of Hojat al-Islam Sayed Mohammad Ali Bahr Al-Olum, who gave a speech on behalf of this seminary and emphasized the importance of holding this conference.
In his speech he stated, “The independence and sovereignty of a country is preserved if there is no foreign interference and internal division. The preservation of this sovereignty in the modern era was initiated by Grand Mirza Shirazi (Ayatollah Mirza Mohammed Hassan Husayni Nouri Shirazi) by issuing a fatwa banning tobacco, that was issued to fight against the enemies’ economic domination of the Ummah.”
Then, in expressing the great achievement of Mirza II, Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Shirazi, he said, “The establishment of a modern government in Iraq came from this principle of seeking independence and preserving sovereignty. That is, when the time when Mirza Shirazi II issued a Jihad fatwa, he caused the Iraqi people to stand up and fight against the British occupation and force the colonizer to accept their demands.”
“The epic victory over Daesh, which was achieved with the fatwa of Iraq’s independence, also came from the same source of independence and sovereignty,” the seminary professor continued.
“Also, today we need to be inspired by this history, and learn leadership in war, as well as thought in peace from our dignitaries,” Bahr Al-Olum added.
“It is in such conferences that the thoughts of our ulama, who have taken such significant measures for the Islamic Ummah, should be clarified,” he emphasized, “The brilliant career of these mujahid scholars and the outlines of their movement should be introduced and clarified for the people of this age.”
In the end, on behalf of the Iraq’ seminary, he expressed his gratitude to the Custodian of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) and all those who organized this conference for shedding light on the life of Ayatollah Mirza Mohammad Taghi Shirazi.
* The Series of International Conferences for the Revival of the Heritage of the Ulama of Karbala
It should be mentioned that the Commemoration Conference for Ayatollah Mirza Mohammad Taghi Shirazi is the third of the Series of International Conferences for the Revival of the Heritage of the Ulama of Karbala which dedicated to commemorating and revival the works of the ulama of Karbala.
The organizer of these series of conferences is the Karbala Center for Studies and Research, the Scientific Section of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.). Previously, Karbala Center held the first and second conferences to commemorate Allameh Vahid Behbahani, and great faqih and hadith narrator Ibn Fahd Hilli.
The title of the 3rd conference of these Series of International Conferences, was “Ayatollah Mirza Mohammad Taghi Shirazi - Thoughts and Leadership”, which was held by Research Center of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) in cooperation with the Shiraz University as partner organizer.
The opening ceremony of this conference was held in the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) on Saturday, December 10, 2022, and then, after Maghrib and Isha prayers, researchers from different countries presented their articles in the evening scientific session which was held in Sayed al-Osia Complex.
On Sunday morning, December 11, 2022, the scientific session continued their activities, and the closing ceremony was held on Sunday evening.
It is also worth mentioning that the ABNA News Agency by dispatching reporters covered the detailed news and pictures of this conference exclusively. /345/
At the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) and at the opening ceremony of the conference commemorating Mirza Mohammad Taghi Shirazi, the representative of the Iraq’s Seminary emphasized the importance of shedding light on the lives of mujahid ulama.
ABWA Official Website – The opening ceremony of the Conference to Commemorate Grand Ayatollah Mirza Mohammad Taghi Shirazi was held on Saturday, December 10, 2022.
The ceremony was held in the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) in Karbala with the large presence of ulama, clerics, national and military figures, chiefs and sheikhs of tribes, researchers, and professors from the universities of Iraq, Iran and a number of other countries of the world.
The fourth speaker at the opening ceremony of the conference commemorating Mirza Mohammad Taghi Shirazi was the representative of the Iraqi seminary of Hojat al-Islam Sayed Mohammad Ali Bahr Al-Olum, who gave a speech on behalf of this seminary and emphasized the importance of holding this conference.
In his speech he stated, “The independence and sovereignty of a country is preserved if there is no foreign interference and internal division. The preservation of this sovereignty in the modern era was initiated by Grand Mirza Shirazi (Ayatollah Mirza Mohammed Hassan Husayni Nouri Shirazi) by issuing a fatwa banning tobacco, that was issued to fight against the enemies’ economic domination of the Ummah.”
Then, in expressing the great achievement of Mirza II, Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Shirazi, he said, “The establishment of a modern government in Iraq came from this principle of seeking independence and preserving sovereignty. That is, when the time when Mirza Shirazi II issued a Jihad fatwa, he caused the Iraqi people to stand up and fight against the British occupation and force the colonizer to accept their demands.”
“The epic victory over Daesh, which was achieved with the fatwa of Iraq’s independence, also came from the same source of independence and sovereignty,” the seminary professor continued.
“Also, today we need to be inspired by this history, and learn leadership in war, as well as thought in peace from our dignitaries,” Bahr Al-Olum added.
“It is in such conferences that the thoughts of our ulama, who have taken such significant measures for the Islamic Ummah, should be clarified,” he emphasized, “The brilliant career of these mujahid scholars and the outlines of their movement should be introduced and clarified for the people of this age.”
In the end, on behalf of the Iraq’ seminary, he expressed his gratitude to the Custodian of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) and all those who organized this conference for shedding light on the life of Ayatollah Mirza Mohammad Taghi Shirazi.
* The Series of International Conferences for the Revival of the Heritage of the Ulama of Karbala
It should be mentioned that the Commemoration Conference for Ayatollah Mirza Mohammad Taghi Shirazi is the third of the Series of International Conferences for the Revival of the Heritage of the Ulama of Karbala which dedicated to commemorating and revival the works of the ulama of Karbala.
The organizer of these series of conferences is the Karbala Center for Studies and Research, the Scientific Section of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.). Previously, Karbala Center held the first and second conferences to commemorate Allameh Vahid Behbahani, and great faqih and hadith narrator Ibn Fahd Hilli.
The title of the 3rd conference of these Series of International Conferences, was “Ayatollah Mirza Mohammad Taghi Shirazi - Thoughts and Leadership”, which was held by Research Center of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) in cooperation with the Shiraz University as partner organizer.
The opening ceremony of this conference was held in the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) on Saturday, December 10, 2022, and then, after Maghrib and Isha prayers, researchers from different countries presented their articles in the evening scientific session which was held in Sayed al-Osia Complex.
On Sunday morning, December 11, 2022, the scientific session continued their activities, and the closing ceremony was held on Sunday evening.
It is also worth mentioning that the ABNA News Agency by dispatching reporters covered the detailed news and pictures of this conference exclusively. /345/