High Educators

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1. It is said in surah-yi Tahrim: "O you who believe! Save yourselves and your families from the fire (of ignorance) …" (66:6). The wise people know that ignorance is the fire of hell, and the only means to save oneself and others from this fire is knowledge, as it is said in a hadith: al-jahilu fi'n-nar, i.e., the ignorant is in the fire (even at this moment).

2. It is clear from the above explanation that ignorance is in reality the fire of hell, and it is the duty of every mu'min to save himself and his family and children from this fire through knowledge. Thus, by God's grace and mercy, many High Educators are being appointed in Danishgah-i Khanah-yi Hikmat. Since "High Educators" is the institution [with the aim] of educating the L.A.S., the parents of very young children must first take responsibility for this virtuous deed. Although parents do their best to educate their beloved children, there can be several advantages in having an institution to take care of this task.

3. L.A.S. Salman, the son of Vice-President L.G. Hasan Haydar Ali and L.G. Karima Hasan, performed a wonderful feat by reciting several tasbihat in a majlis in Houston. To appreciate and encourage him, he was given a precious reward (i.e., a copy of the holy Qur'an), which made not only his parents but all the cazizan extremely happy. This is how the idea of the institution of High Educators was born in our heart, al-hamdu li'llah!

London 16 June 1998

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