Proximity Has to be Maintained in Morality, Knowledge and Practice

Iranian cleric has met with a group of university students and teachers from Iraq, explaining his views on proximity and different levels for that.

Hojjat-ol Islam Ahmad Mobaleghi, Deputy of Research on Proximity affairs in the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, in this meeting said proximity has to be discussed in three aspects, moral, knowledge as well as in practice.

He elaborated on the moral aspect of proximity and said," proximity in morals is in fact an effort to uproot immorality which is the reason for division in the Islamic nation."

He counted prejudice, suspicion and jealousy as some examples of immorality and said maintain proximity in practice is in fact a move to bring united social, economical and also cultural stances among different levels of the Islamic nation.

On bringing scientific proximity, this member of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought said the aim is to create a united scientific atmosphere for a better recognition of scientific commonalities.

He also said the scientific disagreements have to be resolved through comparison and conjunction so that some common solutions are found to handle the challenges and some united scientific stances are created.

Asked on prioritization of the three aspects, head of the Research center of Iran's Parliament said," Some say scientific proximity is of the greatest importance because it is the elite and the scientists who are followed by the public," and that once the scientists and the elite are united, the people would be united consequently.

"On the other hand" in the view of this cleric, "there are those who believe in moral proximity and think that division has a long historical background," adding that many of these divisions have fanned the misbehaviors between Shia and Sunni, hence we will not achieve proximity before we uproot these differences.

"However there is a third group who believe in the importance of practical proximity, because while unified benefits are found through a common market, unified economy and common currency, then the nations and governments who become members of these smaller economic and social unions would ignore smaller differences for bigger benefits. As a result these minor differences will be marginalized and led towards eradication.

"We either do not feel the need for each other or we do not find the benefits in keeping our relations with others and fan the differences between ourselves," said the Iranian official.

"On the one hand we are in a critical situation and on the other hand the enemies of proximity are so vigilant to make the best of our differences; therefore, we have to maintain all three aspects simultaneously so that everybody make an all-out effort to stop the misbehaviors. This way proximity will prevail and society is united," the cleric concluded.

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Source: Taqrib News Agency

Iranian cleric has met with a group of university students and teachers from Iraq, explaining his views on proximity and different levels for that. Hojjat-ol Islam Ahmad Mobaleghi, Deputy of Research on Proximity affairs in the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, in this meeting said proximity has to be discussed in three aspects, moral, knowledge as well as in practice. He elaborated on the moral aspect of proximity and said," proximity in morals is in fact an effort to uproot immorality which is the reason for division in the Islamic nation." He counted prejudice, suspicion and jealousy as some examples of immorality and said maintain proximity in practice is in fact a move to bring united social, economical and also cultural stances among different levels of the Islamic nation. On bringing scientific proximity, this member of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought said the aim is to create a united scientific atmosphere for a better recognition of scientific commonalities. He also said the scientific disagreements have to be resolved through comparison and conjunction so that some common solutions are found to handle the challenges and some united scientific stances are created. Asked on prioritization of the three aspects, head of the Research center of Iran's Parliament said," Some say scientific proximity is of the greatest importance because it is the elite and the scientists who are followed by the public," and that once the scientists and the elite are united, the people would be united consequently. "On the other hand" in the view of this cleric, "there are those who believe in moral proximity and think that division has a long historical background," adding that many of these divisions have fanned the misbehaviors between Shia and Sunni, hence we will not achieve proximity before we uproot these differences. "However there is a third group who believe in the importance of practical proximity, because while unified benefits are found through a common market, unified economy and common currency, then the nations and governments who become members of these smaller economic and social unions would ignore smaller differences for bigger benefits. As a result these minor differences will be marginalized and led towards eradication. "We either do not feel the need for each other or we do not find the benefits in keeping our relations with others and fan the differences between ourselves," said the Iranian official. "On the one hand we are in a critical situation and on the other hand the enemies of proximity are so vigilant to make the best of our differences; therefore, we have to maintain all three aspects simultaneously so that everybody make an all-out effort to stop the misbehaviors. This way proximity will prevail and society is united," the cleric concluded. The End Source: Taqrib News Agency