In a meeting with thousands of teachers from across the country on May 5th, Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said that teachers have a key role in educating innovative and pious individuals in the country. "The Iranian nation should achieve such progress that it can turn into an unquestioned authority for Muslim nations and intellectuals regarding various intellectual, scientific, political, and social matters. And this is the historical responsibility of the Iranian nation."
Ayatollah Khamenei commemorated Shahid Motahhari and said that he was a perfect and conscientious teacher, further adding: "That great man courageously entered any arena where he felt his society needed him or where unanswered questions remained, and in this regard different interests and considerations never presented an obstacle to him."
Ayatollah Khamenei reiterated: "Unlike some so-called religious intellectuals who used to present non-religious concepts as religion, Shahid Motahhari used to present genuine religious concepts to his audience on the basis of their immediate needs and questions."
He stressed that Shahid Motahhari was not after fame or an academic and religious position. "During his life, he fought misguided and heretic thoughts as vigorously as he fought reactionary attitudes and dogmatism, and this was one of the prominent characteristics of Shahid Motahhari," he noted.
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that Shahid Motahhari's works have withstood the test of time and reiterated: "The sincerity of that great man is the reason why after the passage of 30 years since his martyrdom and in spite of various advances made ever since his works can still be used to address many of today's needs."
Ayatollah Khamenei added: "Whenever a profound thought is accompanied by sincerity, Allah the Exalted bestows such blessing on the thought that it turns into an inexhaustible resource for the people of society, and Shahid Motahhari's works are like that."
His Eminence said that the greatness of education is exemplified by the effect of Shahid Motahhari's scholarly and cultural works. He referred to the key role of teachers and reiterated: "If teachers constantly take the greatness of their role into consideration, their faith, motivation, and efforts will be doubled."
source : abna.ir
