His Eminence the Grand Ayatollah al-Hakeem met with Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway in Baghdad, and advised for greater communication between different cultures

His Eminence the Grand Ayatollah al-Hakeem met with Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway in Baghdad, and advised for greater communication between different cultures
2018/12/11

His Eminence, the Grand Ayatollah al-Sayyid Muhammed Saeed al-Hakeem, received the Norwegian Ambassador to Jordan and Iraq, Tone Allers, along with her aides, on Tuesday 11 December 2018. The guests expressed their appreciation for His Eminence in giving the opportunity for this meeting, and they congratulated the Marji’iyya on the first anniversary of the victory over Daesh.

His Eminence indicated that the victory over Daesh came from the blessings and guidance of God Almighty, as well as the people abiding by their religion and giving their sacrifices for it.

His Eminence called for greater communication between various cultures, and to keep away from bitterness and hate, and this will greatly benefit the people.

The meeting was concluded by the guests thanking His Eminence for this opportunity and appreciating his important advice.

Day Questions

I see verse 4:22 of the Quran is used to justify temporary marriage, but I do not see how this is the case. Could you explain please?

Verse (4:22) includes the legislation of temporary marriage based on what appears from it, since what appears from the term "seek pleasure" is that the reason behind such contract is permitted sexual enjoyment, which corresponds to the temporary contract. What supports this understanding is what Al-Tabari narrates, that Ibn Abbas and Ubay bin Ka’b used to recite this verse by adding "at a set time" after reciting "those of whom you seek pleasure…". We assume that this added phrase is their explanation to the ruling mentioned in the verse. In the commentary book of Al-Tabari, he narrates that Mujahid and Al-Sedi said that this verse indicates the temporary marriage. In any case, the many narrations from the Prophet and the Infallibles (peace be upon them all) are sufficient to prove the legislation of temporary marriage.

Did any of the Imams (peace be upon them) perform the mourning rites with the shedding of blood?

The narrations do not mention that the Imams (peace be upon them) shed their own blood because of their sadness and grief for what happened to Imam Hussein (peace be upon him). However, it was reported that they wept and that they encouraged crying loudly, like the supplication of Imam Jaffer Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him): "my Lord, have mercy on the wailing that is raised for us." It is also reported in Ziyarah al-Nahiyah which is narrated from Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance): "I will mourn you day and night, I will weep for you blood instead of tears, in grief for you". Such narrations and others indicate the greatness of this tragedy.