The event, held Saturday evening at the Seminary Management Center in Qom, marked the launch of a call for academic papers for the Amna’ al-Rasul congress, dedicated to honoring the scientific and jihadi legacy of the “leader of the martyrs of the resistance,” Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
“We honor the martyrs of the Islamic world, especially the great martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who sacrificed their lives in the struggle against global Zionism,” said Ayatollah Arafi, director of Iran’s seminaries. He also expressed solidarity with the people of Gaza, particularly its children and youth, praying for an end to their suffering and the defeat of the enemies of Islam.
Ayatollah Arafi emphasized that Amna’ al-Rasul is a scholarly initiative aimed at highlighting key figures who have influenced the cultural, social, and political currents of the Islamic world—particularly through the seminaries of Qom and Najaf. These two centers, he said, have historically played critical roles in shaping Islamic thought and political transformation, from the Constitutional Movement and the nationalization of Iran’s oil industry to the Islamic Revolution and recent regional developments.
“The aim is to strengthen intellectual ties between Qom and Najaf and to introduce role models from these seminaries to the younger generation,” Arafi noted.
He announced that Amna’ al-Rasul plans to honor three major figures of the Islamic Ummah, beginning with Martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. Highlighting his personal relationship with the late leader, Ayatollah Arafi recalled long discussions with Martyr Nasrallah in Beirut, describing him as a man of deep intellect and strategic vision.
“Martyr Nasrallah studied in both Qom and Najaf and was intellectually shaped by Martyr Sadr, Imam Khomeini, and the Islamic Revolution,” he said. “He quickly rose to become a key leader in Lebanon and the Islamic world. He had strategic foresight and fundamentally changed the equations of the region.”
Ayatollah Arafi praised Martyr Nasrallah as more than a commander, calling him “an intellectual, cultural, social, political, and revolutionary school of thought.” The upcoming congress, he said, will explore the foundations and teachings of this unique intellectual legacy, with planned events in Qom, Najaf, and Lebanon.
