The director of the Islamic Seminaries of Iran added, “The number of the students of Imam al- Sadiq has been stated as more than four thousand individuals and more than two thousand individuals have narrated his narrations and this is the legacy of Imam al-Sadiq in regard to whom the Ja’fari school of thought has been named after. If we put all of the narrations of the other Imams alongside each other, we can say that all of the moral, jurisprudential and theological teachings are found in the words of Imam al-Sadiq. Of course this is an exaggeration but it is not far from reality.”
Referring to the situation during the Imamate of Imam al-Sadiq, he stated, “Today, in the light of the Islamic Revolution, we are facing a special situation wherein we must be determined like Imam al-Sadiq was in order to convey the treasures of the knowledge of Imam al-Sadiq, Imam al-Baqir and the Family of the Prophet to the world today.”
Ayatollah Arafi stressed, “Today, unfortunately, the satanic army and traitors of history have come to the battlefield against you, the great people, and the Islamic Resistance Front. All the acts of treachery, threats and sanctions are meant to silence the voices of Feyziyeh and the Islamic Revolution.”
The member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom addressed the enemies of the Iranian people and the Islamic Resistance and said, “You have come to sanction the Iranian people, threaten the Islamic Resistance Front and persuade the mercenaries to fight against the values. You think that such works are successful and you will succeed?!”
His Eminence continued, “You have come to hold a conference in Manama to exonerate Israel as the enemy of the Messenger of God and the Islamic Ummah. There is a stain of disgrace on you Arab mercenary leaders and affiliates of the arrogant powers who have exonerated Israel in such a manner that an American official says the words of the Arab leaders are greater than the words of Netanyahu. Fie upon you! You have risen in war against the Messenger of God and the entire Islamic Ummah. God’s curse on you, Oh traitors!”
Ayatollah Arafi added, “Such works indicate that you have reached a dead end and you will not be able to deal with the military and the steel-like resistance of the believers and the advanced Iranian technology. You sanction our people but you will be defeated.”
He added, “Today, Feyziyeh Seminary stands alongside the people of Iran and the Islamic Ummah. The sources of emulation and the scholars are sympathetic with the people and like the altruists, they will be present in all arenas and today, we hear the cries of more than half a century of Imam Khomeyni from Feyziyeh Seminary which must stand against and resist the aggressors.”