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In a meeting with martyrs’ organizations, Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi emphasized on the need to strengthen the culture of jihad and martyrdom in society and warned against the enemies’ plots to promote moral corruption and social ills in society.

In a meeting with children of martyrs from the Iran-Iraq War and the administrators of organizations which assist them, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem-Shirazi said that the children of the martyrs should use their abilities so that they can continue the path of their fathers and maintain the culture of martyrdom in society.

The revered source of emulation explained the rewards of martyrdom, quoting Imam Ali’s words from his sermon on jihad in Nahj al-Balaghah [The Peak of Eloquence]: “Surely, jihad is one of the doors of Paradise, which God has opened for His chief friends… Whoever abandons it, God covers him with the dress of disgrace and the clothes of distress.”

His Eminence said that jihad or struggle is a universal rule in nature and in the world and within man, there is a continuous struggle, adding: “Pathogens enter the human body through various means but God created white blood cells to fight against these pathogens and prevent disease in human beings.”

Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi stated that jihad and martyrdom follow each other.

“Paying tribute to the families of the martyrs recognizes the truth and institutionalizes the culture of martyrdom in society. The martyrs and the families of martyrs have extraordinary capacities that should and they should use these capacities and with their piety, they can bring the message of the martyrs to society,” he said.

His Eminence emphasized the need to revive the duty of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil in society, saying the families of the martyrs should be respected and are more successful in enjoining the good and forbidding the evil. One of the conditions of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil is the probability of its effect which more likely among the families of martyrs.

The professor in the Islamic Seminary of Qom said the families of the martyrs must be united and cooperate with each other as unity can prevent the influence of Satan.

In the current era, corruption is greater than in any other period and one of the reasons for the growth of corruption is the existence of satellite channels which spread moral corruption throughout the world.

“The enemies have realized that in order to defeat Shi’ites, and Muslims in general, they must influence their belief system,” the source of emulation explained.

Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi said that we should not be disappointed while performing our duties in this regard, adding that the duties of the scholars and the families of martyrs in the current era are greater than ever before because there is a greater potential to err in modern times. “We cannot adopt a passive state like in the past – this was a mistake. God Almighty has promised those who remain staunch Muslims victory,” he said.

His Eminence expressed his hope that the martyrs’ organizations can strive to accomplish their important work in response to corruption and to rely on God’s promises. He added that in order to advance their beneficial work, it also requires planning and human resources.

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Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi underlined Saturday that Saudi Arabia does not seek to fight terrorists but rather supports them.

“Saudi Arabia has no belief in fighting terrorists but has (instead) supported them,” Boroujerdi said, addressing a core group meeting of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) underway in Tehran.

Elsewhere in his remarks, he referred to aerial bombardments of terrorist-infested areas in Syria by Russian aircraft, saying they have been effective both psychologically and militarily and that grounds have been prepared for liberating the terrorist-held areas.

The senior Iranian lawmaker said new developments are expected in Syria in the future, noting that the situation in the Arab country has already improved.

Boroujerdi further emphasized that Iran only has “advisory presence” in Syria and that it would consider any new request from the Syrian government.

High-ranking diplomats have gathered in Tehran to attend the core group meeting of the MSC, which focuses on the implementation of the July 14 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, Iran’s regional role, the security architecture in the Middle East.

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IRNA said Friday that Alaeddin Boroujerdi met with Nasrallah earlier in the day hours after he arrived in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, from Syria, where he had held key talks with top Syrian officials.

Boroujerdi, who serves as the chairman of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis)’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, was also expected to sit down with Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Basil, according to Lebanese sources, while a meeting was also planned between him and Mohammad Ra’ad, a senior member of Hezbollah representing the party in the Lebanese parliament.

Boroujerdi and Nasrallah had met in January during the Iranian legislator’s previous trip to Lebanon, which saw him also meet Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.

The Iranian official traveled to Syria on Wednesday at the head of a delegation on a two-day visit. During his stay in Damascus, Boroujerdi met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In the meeting, he voiced Iran’s full support for Syria’s battle against foreign-backed Takfiri terrorist groups.

The lawmaker also said in a press briefing after the meeting with the Syrian leader that that the Islamic Republic is ready to examine and discuss any request by Syria for sending military forces to the Arab country.

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At least five Shiites were martyred and four people also sustained injuries in the armed attack on the religious center in the city of Saihat near the Qatif region of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province on Friday night.

“A person who opened fire on a husseiniya was killed, and the attacker was in his twenties,” al-Ekhbariya TV quoted sources as saying,

Witnesses said the attacker was trying to approach the Shia gathering, but he was stopped by security guards at a checkpoint. A gun fight then broke out between the two sides. 

According to reports, the attacker was killed by Saudi forces, while those injured were transferred to hospital.

At the time of attack, the Shias were commemorating the beginning of the mourning rituals of the month of Muharram, the 10th day of which, known as Ashura, marks the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the third Shia imam.

Saudi media say the assailant had links with the Daesh Takfiri terror group.

Second Attack

Meanwhile, reports say another armed assault targeted a Shia mosque in the al-Anoud district of Dammam, the capital of Eastern Province on Friday. A foreign worker at the site was wounded in the incident.

Saudi security sources say both assailants in the Friday attacks were Saudi nationals.

As you can see in the picture the attacker was carrying an explosive belt, but he failed to explode his belt.

Fortunately the second attack had just one wounded.

Previous Daesh attacks on Shias

Over the past months, Daesh extremists have carried out several terror attacks on the Saudi soil, with most of them targeting Shia Muslims.

In a May, a bomber attacked a Shia mosque in the village of al-Qadeeh, located in the oil-rich kingdom’s Qatif district, killing 21 people there. Daesh later claimed responsibility for the assault.

Following the attack, tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the region to show their anger against Daesh as well as the Al Saud dynasty. Protesters expressed their frustration at authorities over the deadly blast.

Also in August, a bomb attack, claimed by Daesh, targeted a mosque used by members of a local security force in the southwestern region of Asir, leaving 15 people dead.

During Ashura ceremonies last year, armed men killed seven Shia worshipers, including children, in the eastern town of al-Dalwa. The Saudi Interior Ministry said back then the suspects in the assault were linked to Daesh.

Daesh terrorists control swathes of land in Syria and neighboring Iraq. The extremist group has also carried out terror attacks in other countries of the world through its affiliates.

The Saudi regime is known as a major supporter of Daesh terrorists.

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