Selected Statements by Mawlana Abdol Hamid During a Meeting with Educators in Ashar District, Mehrestan County, Wednesday Evening, January 21, 2025:
The Quran
📌 Learning the Quran is vital and essential.
📌 The Holy Quran is the everlasting miracle and the divine message of salvation.
📌 If memorizing the entire Quran is not feasible, try to memorize some of its chapters.
📌 In the past, many teachers and academics were renowned for their Quranic recitation and connection with Allah Almighty.
Faith
📌 Faith is crucial for us; it ensures the preservation of our worldly and eternal lives.
📌 Faith delivers individuals from the challenges and afflictions of both this world and the hereafter.
📌 Faith and piety prevent people from sinning and infringing on the rights of others.
📌 Dear teachers, encourage and guide students towards both “faith and piety” and the “acquisition of knowledge.”
Knowledge
📌 The future belongs to those who pursue knowledge.
📌 Acquiring knowledge is one of the essential needs of Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
📌 We currently have a shortage of educated and skilled individuals in our province.
📌 Without education, we will always remain dependent on others.
📌 If we cultivate educated and capable individuals in our province, they will take positions in the country’s academic and political centers and ministries, benefiting the people.
📌 It is essential for educational centers and universities to be active and work tirelessly.
📌 Academic decline in Sistan and Baluchestan is significant, placing a heavier responsibility on teachers.
📌 Many families face financial difficulties, causing students to drop out of school.
📌 Dropping out is a significant loss, and no wealth or resource can replace knowledge.
📌 Families and teachers should encourage children to pursue education and endure the hardships of this path.
Employing Local Talent
📌 Praise be to Allah; positive developments are underway in trusting and employing capable local talent in the province.
📌 Officials who come to this province from other regions might lack complete familiarity and empathy; however, officials from within the province are likely to remain here, better understand the issues, and prioritize serving the people.
Love and Solidarity
📌 Love and solidarity have emerged among the people of Iran.
📌 Extreme and rigid prejudices, rejected by Islam and humanity, are gradually disappearing from the country.
📌 The affection among Iranians of various ethnic groups has significantly increased compared to the past.
📌 Previously, there were some prejudices between the “Sistani” and “Baloch” communities in the province. However, praise be to Allah, the relations between Sistanis and Balochs are now very harmonious.
📌 The unity and cooperation among the people of Sistan and Baluchestan contribute to the development and prosperity of the province.
Security
📌 “Insecurity” is detrimental to all, while “security” benefits everyone.
📌 My advice is to safeguard security.
📌 Avoid murder, banditry, and theft, as these are sins that destroy one’s faith.