In meeting with the administrators of the Office of Islamic Propagation, Ayatollah Khamenei—the Leader of the Islamic Revolution—regarded as an important duty of the office to answer the enquiries and intellectual needs of the youth, university students and influential communities, and he offered advice on motivational cyberspace engagement as well as pathology of propagation.
Praising the services of the Office of Islamic Propagation, Ayatollah Khamenei
called the existence of innovation and religious open-mindedness as valuable and
stated: today is the time for revolutionary and intensive work and activities
and the city of Qom is in need of these types of perspectives and approaches
more than ever before.
His Eminence referred to the Office of Islamic Propagation as a dynamic unit
which enjoys numerous publications and added: Yet, the Office of Islamic
Propagation is missing among the country’s influential establishments. This
office should identify influential cultural establishments and by answering
their religion-related inquiries, it should enhance their intellectual
capacities.
Mentioning the various religion-related questions that the practitioners in
culture and arts pose, the leader of the Islamic Revolution reminded his
audience: Answering these questions and ambiguities is the duty of the seminary
schools and establishments such as the Office of Islamic Propagation.
He recommended the Office of Islamic Propagation to prioritize tasks and
concentrate on the delayed tasks at the Qom Seminary School (Hawza), further
addressing the propagation activities in the virtual space by adding that:
Different establishments engage in the cyberspace, however, this participation
should be in a manner that attracts and engages the public. Moreover, the
cyberspace provides the best platform for identifying and connecting to
influential cultural groups and learning about their queries and intellectual
trends.
Ayatollah Khamenei also regarded as necessary writing and publishing books as a
method of answering the intellectual ambiguities the youth and university
students have.
"Composition of Islamic Social Work”, "Networking and Convergence with other
Establishments Involved in Propagation” as well as "Studying the Risks and
Challenges of Propagation” were among other recommendations offered by the
Leader of the Islamic Revolution in this meeting.
He referred to an important cycle in propagation activities; that is, cause and
effect of propagation, and went on to say: Merely sending individuals and groups
as mentors to different towns and villages and insisting on their communication
skills is not enough. The mentors should be educated as to be able to establish
relations and make intellectual exchanges with apt youth, and within a few
years, they can change a number of these young people into mentors in their own
regions.
Finally, Ayatollah Khamenei referred to the expectations from Qom Seminary
School (Hawza) to resolve problems and inquiries and held: In the past, [Hawza
of] Qom did not face such expectations. Today, however, Hawza is expected to
offer solutions to religious problems and inquiries.
Source: english.khamenei.ir