Friday Prayer A Totally Unique Religious Duty: Leader
On the occasion of the anniversary of the first Friday prayer organized after the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Imam Khamenei met with Friday prayer leaders from across the country in the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah on Wednesday.
In an address, the Leader said, “The Friday Prayer is a totally unique religious duty, and there’s nothing like it. When we look into the depth of the phenomenon of the Friday prayer, we see that it is even more unique than Hajj, which is a great multifaceted event.”
He added that Friday Prayer can be a base and a meeting place for all the important, current issues of the society, from intellectual issues to social services, from the people’s cooperation to their mobilization for defending the country militarily.
Elsewhere, the Leader referred to the idea of separation of religion and politics, saying, “The core of the identity of Western Civilization is separation of religion from progress. The Islamic Republic of Iran has invalidated this 200 to 300-year-old claim. The Islamic Republic started with the slogan of religion and it has progressed. This has enraged the West.”
Ayatollah Khamenei added, “The Western powers are a mafia. The reality of this power is a mafia. At the top of this mafia stand the prominent Zionist merchants, and the politicians obey them. The US is their showcase, and they’re spread out everywhere.”
The Leader also referred to the recent celebration in Tehran marking Eid al-Ghadir, saying, “The Ghadir celebration in Tehran with over a million people in attendance was amazing. In this million-people celebration, individuals from all walks of life participated. These people are in favor of religion and like the religion.”
Source: Khamenei.ir
