On Sunday morning, September 1, 2022, on the occasion of holding the prestigious and distinguished conference “The 7th General Assembly of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly”, the appreciation ceremony for the managers and staff of the Assembly was held in Tehran with the presence of Ayatollah Reza Ramazani, Secretary-General and the staff of various departments of the Assembly.
In a speech at this ceremony, while appreciating those who were involved in holding this great and glorious conference, the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly stated, “It is not possible to enumerate the features and benefits of the 7th conference in just one session. But all the programs that had been approve were implemented well.”
“I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to the committees and working groups, ceremonial, service, processing, transportation, strategic, legal, inspection and performance monitoring departments, Messrs. Rashed, Farmanian, Moinian, Jazzari, Sharifi, Rahbar, Hosseini Aref and Kazemi who worked diligently,” he said.
“The management of affairs in different departments of the General Assembly was very important and it was done well. The 7th General Assembly was distinguished and powerful in the executive and content sections,” Ayatollah Ramazani added.
“The conference was started from the Mausoleum of the late Imam Khomeini (r.a.), and the AhlulBayt (a.s.) International University hosted the guests. The screening of a video clip by this university of the late Imam’s prayer was a noble and valuable act that was interesting for many guests. The young staff of AhlulBayt (a.s.) International University managed this program well,” said the Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly.
“In the opening ceremony of the distinguished conference, the honorable president gave a speech, and the international practice of the conference was shown in his important statements and those of other speakers,” he added.
“Five Shiite grand sources of emulation sent separate messages to the 7th General Assembly. Some other dignitaries also sent messages, and those who could not attend due to regional conditions apologized. The guests met with the Supreme Leader of the Revolution, the President, the President’s wife and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran,” Ayatollah Ramazani stated.
“In the conference, the meetings of four commissions: Economic of followers of AhlulBayt (a.s.), Local Assemblies of followers of AhlulBayt (a.s.) and missionaries, Media and Cyberspace and Communications were held. Finally, the participation of the guests in Friday prayers in Tehran was valuable,” he added.
Secretary-General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly stated, “Considering all aspects, I clearly emphasize that we got results beyond expectations from the 7th General Assembly. At the General Assembly, significant measures related to the content were carried out, and good commissions were held, all of which were somehow the introduction of new management and approach.”
In the end of his speech, while referring to the 24 side programs held in the 7th General Assembly, Ayatollah Ramazani mentioned some of them: Preparing and compiling 22 panels of the activities of the Assembly to meet with the supreme leader of the revolution, introducing and getting to know the situation of Shiites in the world, side exhibition with 34 booths, unveiling the collection of the proceedings and works of Hazrat Abu Talib conference, unveiling the book “Companions and the Assembly,” and “Mirror of the Works”, unveiling of five new languages in WikiShia, the activities of the Thaqalayn TV and the recording of the conference programs using 11 working teams, the activities of ABNA News Agency in producing 531 news articles and video reports, as well as conducting 160 interviews by the news agency, regional side meetings with the presence of prominent dignitaries, the presence of Tawashih group in the conference, and presenting a seven-year report.
In worth mentioning hat in the beginning of this meeting, Dr. Abdolreza Rashed, Vice President in Development of Management and Resources of the Assembly and Secretary of the 7th General Assembly, Hojat al-Islam Mahdi Farmanian, Vice President in Scientific and Cultural Affairs of the Assembly, and Hojat al-Islam Mohammad Ali Moinian, Vice President in the International Affairs of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly presented their reports on the preparations and the process of holding the 7th General Assembly./345/