Zahedan \u2013 Iran: another annual graduation ceremony of Darululoom Zahedan was held on Thursday 4th April, 2019.
\nTens of thousands Sunnis of Iran took part in the ceremony of 195 male graduates of Darululoom Zahedan, SunniOnline reports.
\nThe graduation ceremony of Darululoom Zahedan has been de facto annual gathering for many Sunnis of Iran, especially for the residents of eastern and southern Iran\u2019s Sunni citizens.
\nApart from famous Sunni scholars, governor of Sistan-Balochistan and representative of the Supreme Leader in the province also take part in the ceremony.
\nThe speakers urged on unity, trying to have a strong and complete faith\/iman and helping victims of the recent floods hit some regions in Iran.
\nSome Baloch MPs also talked with the audience of the ceremony who underlined that the \u201cforgotten\u201d articles of the constitution should be implemented fully. Aleem Yarmohammadi from Zahedan said: \u201cThe Charter of Civil Rights has remained unimplemented in our region. There are problems, especially regarding religious rights.\u201d
\nFriday Imam of Torbat-e-Jam said: \u201cUnity is a prerequisite for development in religious issues. It is a duty as offering prayers is a religious duty.\u201d
\nMolawi Behzad Feqhi, a young cleric from Khorasan said in his speech: \u201cIslam is not the religion of meetings and anniversaries; rather it is the religion of striving and moving. If the world becomes full of vices and corruptions, it will not be because of the wrong\u2019s powerfulness, but due to passiveness and laziness of the followers of the right.\u201d
\nMufti Qasemi, senior Hadith and Fiqh teacher at Darululoom Zahedan said in the gathering: \u201cReal faith brings bravery and zeal. Faith\/iman has three enemies; shirk, nifaq (hypocrisy) and kufr (infidelity). Allah wants a pure faith from us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Message of the gathering<\/strong> Iranian Sunnis oppose violence, sectarianism & insecurity<\/strong>
\nShaikh Abdol-Hamid was the last speaker at the biggest gathering of the Sunni community in Iran who shed light on the message of the gathering and said: \u201cReturning to Allah is the message of this gathering. Unfortunately Muslims claim more and act less. Selfishness has exceeded honesty and sincerity. Sahabah, first of all, fought against their egos and selves.\u201d
\n\u201cThe only way to break all political and social deadlocks is returning to Allah Almighty. We follow one nation cause. There are Muslims who either have no interest in Islam or they go to extremes and ignore huge capacity of Islam,\u201d he added more.
\nThe 28th graduation ceremony of Darululoom Zahedan was concluded by honoring 195 graduates of Darululoom Zahedan in 2019 and sincere Du\u2019a of Maulana Abdol-Hamid, president of the seminary.<\/p>\n
\nShaikh-ul-Islam Maulana Abdol-Hamid urged in another part of his speech that \u201cextremism and bigotry are in contrary with Islam\u201d and Sunnis of Iran oppose \u201cany kind of violence, sectarianism and insecurity\u201d.
\nIn the gathering of Iranian Sunnis where more than 150.000 citizens were present, he said: \u201cBigotry and intolerance are the roots of many challenges in the Muslim world. The prophet PBUH abided with his treaties always, even with infidels who ousted him from Makkah and Jews.\u201d
\n\u201cThis ceremony is not only for the Sunni community, rather it is for all and we are well-wishers of everyone in the world. Iranian Sunnis are against insecurity in their country as well as in other countries. We oppose war and violence,\u201d Friday imam of Zahedan added more.
\nHe called on \u201cdialogue\u201d and negotiation among Muslims and termed it solution to Yemen, Syria and Iraq crises.
\nThe most influential Iranian Sunni leader said: \u201cThe Sunni community of Iran has not left any excuse for the authorities. They have been active and present in all national and domestic fields. I feel that the Supreme Leader is satisfied with the Sunni community.\u201d
\n\u201cWe want equal chances for competent Shia and Sunni individuals in order to give them opportunity for servicing the country. We accept we have freedom, but in the towns and regions where Sunnis are in minority, they cannot build mosques and worship freely,\u201d he underlined.
\nShaikh Abdol-Hamid concluded his points by saying: \u201cIf the historic order of the Supreme Leader about removing discrimination among religious communities is implemented, all problems of the Sunni community would have been resolved. We hope the officials will execute the orders of the Supreme Leader with open minds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t