Esra NEWS agency: The ceremony of honoring and introducing the vice president of research department of Esra International Foundation for Revelation Sciences was held on Wednesday morning (8 Shahrivar 1402) in the presence of the esteemed president of the foundation and the vice presidens and colleagues of this foundation in the conference hall.
Hojjat-ul-Islam Wal-Muslimeen Morteza Javadi Amoli stated in this meeting, "The first phase of the research activities of Esra Foundation was centered around the scientific authority of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli. One of the most important parts of this era is that we express the thoughts of the master, update them all, research them, and bring them to the professor and get his approval, then present them. Maybe this is an exception that there is a personality of this magnitude, with this amount of scientific, research and academic activities. A person that Only one part of his activity in Tafsir reached became more than 100 volumes and these works are driven from his 6000 class sessions. This was one of the divine given successes to put all this in order and research them and write down. Then we get the approval of Ayatollah Javadi."
he also expressed his gratitude for the research activities that have been carried out so far and said, “It was not an easy task to put all these works in order and to carry out the follow-ups of the master. Despite the difficulties, but Allah’s grace and supervise of Hazrat Ustad and the attention of researchers all joined hands to complete this great work, and in the final part, we hope that by 1403, all the works of Hazrat Ustad will be organized and available for scientific community.”
He continued, “The field of research today is very wide, and we must not be satisfied with what has been done so far. This was the first steps in the field of research in Esra Foundation and if we want to talk about research, we must talk from now on, because until now, the center of our work was on what we have get from Ayatullah Javadi in the field of research. we have worked and adjusted on his work, so this new era -in which Hojjat al-Islam Emadi will have the success to serv in this position- should be considered the era of flourishing research in the foundation. He and his research team should start research with the focus on the master's intellectual system. Also, by communicating with thinkers and intellectuals of the East and the West, the scientific topics raised by the master must be presented to the world of science.”
He said, “What has been discussed so far by Hazrat Ustad has its place, but Esra Foundation also has the responsibility alongside with Hazrat Ustad for the society, for the system, for religion and what has reached to us through Islam, which is a hefty responsibility. Now it is the responsibility of the researchers to establish the relationship between science and interest and carry out a wider scientific research and benefit the society more with their own efforts.”
Prof. Morteza Javadi Amoli stated, “What is expected from research department in the new era is that scientific topics do not remain only in theoretical realm but get practical and applicable. Therefore, in this era, while researching and developing the research environment, we should take the opinions of thinkers and intellectuals of the West and the East are and shape a dialogue between the opinions of the Master and other thinkers and intellectuals in the field of science, knowledge and wisdom and a provide the basis for conquering practical issues.”
The course of research developments of Esra International Foundation for Revelation Sciences
At the beginning of this meeting, Hojjat-ul-Islam Wal-Muslimeen Ruholahi, the former vice president of research department of Esra International Foundation for Revelation Sciences, gave a report and pointed out the course of research developments in Esra Foundation and stated, “the course of research developments of the foundation can be divided into four periods, the period of collecting the sound and the videos of the lessons and lectures of Hazrat Ustad, the formation of the research institute and the start of publishing his works, which published 135 volumes of his works in this period. the third period, which was the dynamic and growth period of the research institute, in which I had the honor of being part of this research group.”
He stated, “In this third period which was ten-year, 248 the Master's works have been published. About 20 scientific and research title is finished and they are under editing and printing. In other words, in annually 16500 pages (about 30 Vol.) have been published in the scale of Tasnim, Rahiq Makhtoum, and most of these works have been selected as selected national works.”
He stated, “One of the important features of this era is the training of researchers who now own a research chair and have published works, and therefore it can be said that the foundation has achieved research technology. from this perspective the foundation's research department is now a model for many figures and centers that want to start research, and in this regard, many came to this foundation for counsultin about how to run a successful research institute.
He considered the scientific and research collaborations with Howzeh and university research centers to be one of the other characteristics of this era and stated, “The fourth period, which starts today, is the era for excellence and flourishing of research because the scientific resources needed for research are now available based on the thoughts of Ayatollah Javadi.”
In the end, he thanked for the support of the respected head of the foundation and all the researchers and research managers as well as the assistants and active members in Esra Foundation.
Comparative study, scholarly and innovative review and criticism are the main goals of the research department in the starting era.
Hojjat-ul-Islam Wal-Muslimeen Emadi, Research Vice President of Israa Foundation, stated, “The goals of the first phase of research in Esra Foundation, which was the compilation of the valuable works of Hazrat Allameh Javadi Amoli, has been completed, and now the research mission of the foundation and the research department is to produce books, magazines, and articles in accordance with the needs of the present and future. Therefore, in this direction, the set goals are to explain, expand and deepen research into new fields; in the field of Islamic views and rational defense of religious we must use concepts and teachings according to the diverse levels and needs of our audience.
in the new era we also want to prove the competence of religion in responding to the needs of the modern age and generation, to lay a scientific foundation for a new and superior Islamic civilization, to try to Islamize the humanities and applicability of Islamic teachings.”
Hojjat al-Islam Emadi considered another of his goals in the new research period of the foundation to be the comparative study of the ideas of Ayatollah Javadi with other thinkers and intellectuals and stated, “a comparative study and scientific, innovative and methodical review and criticism of other schools and other views in the realm of religious wisdom and thought, Islamic culture and humanities are among the other research goals of this vice-president.”
He mentioned the implementation and management method of this research institute would be development, along with the agility of the research institute and the main policy would be using collective wisdom.
At the end of this meeting, Hojjat-ul-Islam Wal-Muslimeen Morteza Javadi Amoli, the head of Esra International Foundation for Revelation Sciences, presented a plaque of appreciation for the efforts of Hojjat-ul-Islam Wal-Muslimeen Rooh Elahi, former research assistant, and wished him success in as the education vice-president.
Also, Professor Morteza Javadi Amoli introduced Hojjat-ul-Islam Wal-Muslimeen Emadi as the new vice president of research of Isra Foundation and wished him success.