Why it matters:
The event highlights ongoing Iran-Pakistan cultural and educational cooperation at a time of rising global secularism, showcasing how religious academia serves as a soft-power tool to strengthen civilizational ties between communities.
The big picture:
As Western cultural influence grows, religious institutions like Jamia Al-Mustafa’s international network are accelerating efforts to preserve Islamic intellectual traditions through education, positioning academic excellence as resistance against arbitrary foreign cultures. Iran and Pakistan, while being neighbors, enjoy deep cultural, religious, and historical commonalities and roots.
What they're saying:
Seyed Ali Shamsipour and Agha Mohsen Dad Sarasht Tehrani stressed that there is a great need to promote knowledge at this time; to combat ignorance, Islamic civilization and values must be promoted; in the world, arbitrary thinking, culture, and traditions are being promoted to combat this; we must work to promote Islamic traditions.
Pakistani top clerics Allama Iftikhar Hussain Naqvi and Sheikh Muhammad Shafa Najafi: "Those who learn religious sciences themselves and then teach others are lucky. Today’s youth need most to learn sciences that bring them closer to God and religion, so they can distinguish right from wrong."
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"Pakistan–Iran Ties: The Way Forward" Seminar Held in Islamabad
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