 العف positions السلام عليكم رحمة الله باركاتو كيف حالكموا على حقام SOS The show that discusses duties and practices by His Eminence the Grand Idolid said Sadik Shirazi In this season Insha'Allah We will be discussing different types of Marajah and their opinions also in regards to Islamic duties Joining me is Sheikh Ali Maraj السلام عليكم شخara السلام عليكم رحمة الله Nice to have you again on the news set, Masha'Allah Thank you شيخنا ما فرس كورآن is in regards to the youth what is the opinion of the scholars on the Maraja about the youth and how they should be behaving and the attitude towards Fiqh and the holy traditions and rations we find that there are emphasis on the role of the youth in the society and the role of the youth in propagating and spreading the message of الله سمع تعالى and the message in which was delivered by prophets and many of them if not the majority or all of them were began their journey in the very early ages of their youth we come for example to yusuf عليه السلام when he was taken to Egypt and was sold as a slave he was in his youth a very young age and sent to Egypt and eventually he began his message towards الله سمع تعالى and guiding people and taking them out from the shirk to the belief in oneness of الله سمع تعالى and also in the holy Quran the word youth or the youth are mentioned in one or two verses in the holy Quran that I found the first verse was regard to ashabul khaf the people of khaf of the cave in which they were also youth who went to the cave to worship الله سمع تعالى and to stay away from that pagan society that the society in which worshiped other objects in other words the Quran says بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إنهم فتية آمن بربهم was it now them they were a group of youths in which they believed in their lord and we added to them more guidance we guided them more and more so they were youths فتية youths in which they cared the message of الله سمع تعالى to the humanity also we have إبراهيم عليه السلام in other verse in which states that we've heard that a youth a young man with the name of إبراهيم with regard to the the statues in which إبراهيم عليه السلام he destroyed them so the holy verse mentions فتن youth so the journey of the prophets and the guides began in their early youth age in which in this age the one is able to move is able to provide guidance provide services to the humanity in overall because after that age or even before that age in childhood you can't do anything because you're a child and also if you're in your elderly age you're 70 80 it's difficult for you to be proactive and enjoy that strength and power in order to deliver the message of الله سمع تعالى لكما when we come and we see the علماء for example the great reformers the great even scientists for example they began in their early ages of youth they didn't start in their 70s or 60s so that's why we see the success comes initially one of the parts of the success comes from the one who starts education starts reading writing seeking knowledge in such early age so by the 40s and 50s he has reached a level of knowledge in which he can nurture students and teach others and guide others what about the question about the opinion for the علماء and scholars with youth affairs so let me begin with one of the علماء his Eminence Ayatollah Sistani where he advises the academics those youths who are studying in the colleges and universities advising them with a few of these important facts in which the one should take into consideration he says for example he's an obligation that the one should truly believe in الله سبحانه وتعالى and to believe in the hereafter so the first thing for this youth he must establish a profound belief in الله سمع تعالى and in the hereafter because without this belief the one can go to any direction and deviate from the right path and might end up with giving the services to the wrong sides to the sides of the enemies for example and he also gives the advice to possess a خلاق to possess a good morals again so after the belief in الله سمع تعالى is to have this خلاق great خلاق the morals in which the one should possess them at all levels and all the time and also he encourages for the youth to to learn a new profession or skills to have a career for the future and order for them so they won't waste their time they reach the age of 25 for example they must have a profession they must have some kind of ability to provide a service to the society they have a skill so they would get a job because otherwise they'd be unemployed and also he also encourages the youth again to have early family formation to get married as early as possible and also have children so important advice by the Sayyid that the one should look forward to get married as soon as possible the second مرجع which mentions also some advices to the youth is he says as well to pay close attention to the original religious and social culture in other words we go back to our original belief and عقيدة and culture so the one can immune himself from other cultures and beliefs and creeds in which might deviate and corrupt our youth of course that would benefit themselves their society their country that's the results of the one who sticks with his own beliefs and culture and doesn't import cultures from other sides the other مرجع is I told Allah the late Muhammad Ashirazi who also mentions this fact which is similar to other مرجع that one of the most important matter for the youth is the belief again عقيدة and because that protects the individual in all aspects of economics politics religious business social and so forth so the true عقيدة correct عقيدة and belief would protect the one from all deviations in any field you enter you want to work in politics and economics in trade in social services if you have good عقيدة and profound عقيدة you won't do wrong things and wrong doings basically you would provide the service that will please الله سمه تعالى and your Imam عليه السلام the next مرجع ايط الله شيخ واحد الخراساني he calls to revive the realities of the شيعة اسلام those profound realities in this great religion in the minds and the hearts of the youth so important because now many of the youth sadly some of them they have lost this realities they have lost this understanding the true meanings of being a muslim and being a believer in أهلبيت عليهم السلام they try to some of them try to find from you know to look for celebrities for example okay other personas so no we have to go back to our realities and our own beliefs and try to have the true role models who are محمد المحمد السلام عليهم أحسن شيخنا شيخنا what about the opinion of uh سمحت السيد صادق شراسي حفظ الله what does he have to say in regards to the the obligations of the youth towards islam and islamic سمحت السيد صادق شراسي حفظ الله he would mention that before we actually establish let's say an islamic government or islamic movement or organization or anything else the first thing we have to think about are the youths in other words before i establish an islamic um center or i have to think where do i uh accommodate the youth in this organization so important because um as the said says that they have in this age of youth they have the stamina they have the power they have the strength um they have the eagerness to serve their religion and community so we should take care of their um their needs in the society in the community and try to offer the best for them and employ them in these uh places and roles so they can provide the best for the community because at the end of the day um those who are elderly they can't do whatever um they they did in the past when they were young young and youth so now it's the role of the young generation to take over and help the elderly as well in running uh these centers and these movements and so forth احسان it's nice how you know all the maraja you know give time and dedication and recognizing importance of the youth and the involvement in islam and also how you know at that tender age you know there's so many questions there's so many issues and that to make sure that they can stay within the bounds and foes of islam and to focus on you know اقايد and فرق and then later on إن شاء الله to develop themselves into good muslim beings شرحان my next question is in regards to um the youth and the issues how can we address the issues of the youth well to address the issues of the youth is not just اثريتاق or just a verbal means of trying to deliver something to them or to their parents or to those who are related yes you can give advice you can talk which is great but we need more pragmatic steps more practical elements in this field so for example to get them انولت for example to educate them for example we need let's say provide them with libraries specific libraries for the youths and in their language if they are living the west for example whatever place they live they have to have their own books and at all levels in terms of the age levels and that's important otherwise how could you deliver the message of islam to the youth if they can't read the father's language for example they can't read their parents language and well they can speak it roughly but they can't really write and read the original i think there's a big issue in our community where we learn how to conversate in our mother tongue but we don't know how to academically use the language exactly so that's one of it is to basically provide for them reading material and make sure that information not least available in a language that they can understand because the original language for the islam is arabic yes and the main and the most sources are in arabic so in order to deliver the message of islam to this generation who now they live in the west they have to be educated according to the islamic teachings and education so they need to have access to these sources in their own language and understanding with regard to other fact in which some of the state mentions to the youth that sometimes the youth are in need of financial help so they can build their life so if they want to set up a business for example a project so we try to help them if we have the ability to take out loan or for example somebody who is a merchant or a trade man who can help them support them so you're actually offering also financial support you're offering not only just how can i say religious support also material support so معنا we both support for the youth so they won't run away from you that you only provide us with religious facts that's it no we try also help the others as the holy prophet صلى الله عليه واله and they helped people not only by guiding them telling them to come and pray and fast and go to Hajj but also they supported financially he gave that amount of money and wealth to certain people who were in need أهلبيت علميسان also used to support the poor for example support those who wanted to for example establish a trade or business the Imam would support them so we have to also support the youth in this field as well so religious and also financial aspect also say it mentions that we have to set up اوغانيزيشنز and associations in which provides for those who are still in education support so if they need the support as students we can support them also he mentions that we provide places of worship for them as well because the youth أهلبيت علميسان are more likely to have their own community as well so the kids have their own community their own gatherings and also the youth they would like to have their own gatherings and majlis especially if it's in different language as we have now in English for example so we have to open a specific locations or a space in the سنز or أسيانية or mosques in order for them so they can have own activities and they can provide the programs in their own notions and in which are in line with the Islamic teachings so we need to facilitate and accommodate for the youth these aspects and he also mentions that to set up also some bodies in which they can help in solving the problems within the society within the youth for example in all aspects as well I think in today's day and age a lot of the youth they have issues with you know where to study what to study should I go to university or not where to take my career path also there's also challenges in being a Muslim free mixing you know sometimes there's issues with you know drugs and alcohol so I guess it's very very important that each centre establishes some form of relationship as well as some sort of aid to help the youth exactly now we have thousands of organizations in the west in which they support the youth there are youth forums youth something you know support there are sets of all charitable organizations to support and help those youth who are abandoned or isolated from the society or those who are they fall into committing crimes and so forth so we have already these things in the west but Islamically or religiously we need to also have this as well to give them not only the financial support or other means of support but also to guide them you know they might need more support in terms of uh religiosity for example so we try to support them and also finish there as well and all other aspects أحسنث uh thank you very much say شكرا شكرا what about you know spreading awareness and to promote certain topics with the youth I mean how do we go about that how do we promote and spread awareness amongst the youth as I've just mentioned a few minutes ago that um the youth need advice and admonishment in all stages and levels especially when they reach that age of the teens and the age of after the puberty and the age of bulug which is very sensitive and crucial so they need support they need to be given advice by the elderly by the professionals if somebody's academic who can advise them which route to take for example some of them let's say are not interested in studying they just want to stop studying they want to work so you can guide them and tell them what are the best options so you bring somebody from the market for example a merchant a trade man for example if somebody wants to continue studying then you bring somebody from the university advice center for example or for for example somebody who wants to um basically gain skills in specific fields then also you bring a career advisor but also that could be done within the community the the religious community for example the muslim community we have all these advisors in all aspects and levels so they have to be uh I think they have to have a mentor somebody who can overlook their activities so we shouldn't leave them to make their own decisions because they might end up now and God forbid uh as a result of bad friends the bad society ending up in drugs and so forth and crimes and so forth thank you very much شكرا and thank you to all our viewers for joining us إن شاء الله join us on another episode of akam s o s we'll be discussing duties and practices for muslims by say صادق شرازي and also by other مراجع as well see you next time سلام عليكم رحمة الله وبركاته