Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – October 22, 1997

We went to Qom. We arrived at half past nine in the morning. Lady Al-Worud, I went to visit the shrine [of Hazrat Fatima Masoumeh (PBUH)]. A part of the shrine was flooded. After visiting and then visiting the grave of the deceased Hajiya Waldeh [Mah Bibi Safarian], I went to the Quran Culture and Education Center. I visited different parts of their research. The main part of it is related to my own work on the Qur'an and the lives of the Imams and works branching from them. They are grateful for the scientific and intellectual capital that I have provided to them, which have attracted dozens of researchers on their axis and have valuable works.

We had prayer and lunch there. Then we heard explanations about the special economic zone of Salafchagan with an area of ​​two thousand hectares. They have just started handing over the land. They have been well received and have collected cash. The main limitation is the water that is supposed to be brought from the Saveh Dam. I visited the repository of the specialized research library as well as the repository of 100,000 copies of their public library. The movable shelves that save space were interesting to me.

I went to visit the grave of the late Aboui, in the new cemetery, and from there to the Mofid Hall in the judicial complex, for the opening of the Congress of the 20th anniversary of the death of Haj Agha Mustafa Khomeini. Welcome by Mr. [Syed Mohammad Mousavi] Bojunordi and my opening speech, which was long and analytical. The presence of the figures of the left wing was impressive and the presence of the right forces was weak.

After the speech, I gave a short interview to Qom Radio. We talked with Hasan Agha [Khomeini] for a while and moved towards the village of Vesaf. On the way, [Mr. Bani Hashemi], the governor, and Mr. Jafari Gilani, [Head of Qom's Islamic Propaganda Office] gave explanations. We passed through Kahak and the villages of Khave and Fordo. In Kahak, a large number of people welcomed and expressed their feelings in the streets. We reached Vesaf at night.

It was also drizzling. After the prayer, we had a meeting for the interpretation book of the guide with the presence of researchers from the Center for Islamic Culture and Education. Mr. [Mojtaba Ruhul Amin] Kolbasi explained; Well mastered. The seventh and eighth volumes are ready to be published and the eleventh volume is nearing completion. From the eighth volume onwards, the translation of the verses is also added. A new collection has been prepared with only the list and indexes, which will be published in two volumes. After the first and second editions, they will print the commentary without the list after each verse and the last list of books, which will be about 10 volumes instead of the previous 17 volumes.

I gave some hints about correcting the current situation; Especially for adding titles that can be added and also using specialized fields, such as psychology or sociology or other human sciences, to add scientific and specialized profiles.

After dinner, another meeting was held with the researchers of the key of the Quran. Mr. [Mohammed] Moradi explained. They have taken into account the notes I gave in the previous meeting in order to make the profiles comprehensive as well as the natural order of the contents. It was decided that they and I would work separately on several issues and then coordinate the work to reach a suitable style. Then they asked me to give them some advice. They told about the need of my intellectual help in the Qom seminary and asked for more presence in Qom. It was decided to give them an Eid on the occasion of the birth of Hazrat Zahra (PBUH). The weather was cold and the heaters were on. Two or three students of Nuqi's relatives came and gave explanations about their education and life. Mr. [Mohammed] Jafari [Gilani] explained about the work plan in building a research center in the village and the history of the village. Before the revolution, this village was the property of Timsar [Ghulam Ali] Owaisi, [commander of the ground forces of the imperial army] and the brother of Allahyar Saleh; It has been confiscated and given to the Veterans Foundation. As a result of mismanagement, some trees have dried up, and recently, the Islamic Propaganda Office of Qom decided to build a researchers' village.

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