ABWA Official Website – The session “Introduction of the Shia in International Arena; Opportunities and Challenges” was held on Tuesday evening, January 3, 2023, in Ghadir Hall, Ghadir Conference Center of the Islamic Propagation Office of the Seminary of Qom. In this session, Hojat al-Islam Dr. Mohammad Ali Mirzai a faculty member of Al-Mustafa (p.b.u.h) International University, and Hojat al-Islam Dr. Sayed Hamed Alizadeh Deputy for Research Affairs of Al-Bayan Institute gave speeches. /345/

The Secretary General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly emphasized, “Missionaries have the largest audience in person and face to face, and in terms of quantity and quality the number of audiences of any propagational program is not as high as that of missionaries.”

Sheik Zakaria Kunati, imam of Twelver Shiite Mosque in Abidjan stated, “The topics raised in “Lights of Guidance” exhibition are diverse and useful, and everything that is needed for spiritual life of human is displayed in this exhibition.”

The president of the Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy stated, “Considering that “Lights of Guidance” is the first exhibition in which the achievements of institutions and centers active in the international arena are displayed, I hope it will be held in a more regular way and annually.”

The session on “Educational capacities of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and India” will be held in the “Lights of Guidance” exhibition in Qom.

ABWA Official Website – The exhibition of the achievements of institutions and organizations active in the international propagation of Islam, entitled “Lights of Guidance” is being held from Saturday, December 31, 2022, until January Thursday 5, 2023, in the conference hall of the Islamic Propagation Office of the Seminary. In this exhibition, dozens of institutions in their booths have displayed their achievements in the international arena. /345/

Regarding the boundaries of knowledge in the West, the deputy of research affairs of “Al-Bayan Institute” stated, “Shiite Marjaiat is one of the boundaries of knowledge in the West, and Westerners study it with their own method, approach and perspective.”

A faculty member of Al-Mustafa (p.b.u.h) International University stated, “The ability of Shia to form discourse, enables us to compete. For the contemporary man who refuses to imitate, we must reach the discursive supremacy of theory.”