The representative of His Eminence Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir Al-Najafy (may Aallah prolong his life) and the director of his central office in Najaf Al-Ashraf, His Eminence Sheikh Ali Al-Najafy welcomed a delegation of religious figures from various Islamic sects and religions in Iraq participating in a workshop on the role of religious institutions in preventing and combating violent extremism.
His Eminence affirmed that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) was characterized throughout his blessed life before his mission by qualities that distinguished him from society. He was truthful and trustworthy, and these moral qualities and characteristics were based on his ethics that he embodied in daily life and his relationship with people. After his mission, these qualities became a practical embodiment of concepts and actions, and people recognized the outcome of these qualities.
Al-NAjafy also emphasized that there is a great war on the identity of Iraq and the Iraqi people, religiously, historically, and nationally. There are those who try to sow discord to divide Iraq and Iraqis, fragment their word and description, and gain control over them, stressing that the peoples of the world take pride in their identities and defend them strongly, and we must not compromise on the identity of Iraq and its people. As Iraqis, we should feel proud to belong to this country that possesses many characteristics and qualities that distinguish it from all other nations and peoples.