Quran teaches how to deal with world's arrogant powers

EghtesadOnline: On the first day of the blessed month of Ramadan, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met with a number of distinguished and international scholars and reciters of the Holy Quran during a gathering titled "Communion with the Quran." The meeting took place in the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah, on March 2, 2025, according to the Leader's official English webiste. 

During the meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized the individual and societal need for the curative teachings of the Quran. "The Quranic community should act in such a way that the spiritual springs of the Book of God flow into the hearts, minds, and consequently the behavior and actions of all people," he stated.

After listening for more than two and a half hours to the recitations of Quran reciters and the collective recitation and tawāshīḥ of Iranian and foreign groups, Ayatollah Khamenei congratulated the attendees on the blessed month of Ramadan, describing it as the grand and true Eid for the believers. He praised God for the ongoing rise in the number of reciters in the country, adding that the community's need for the inexhaustible sources of the Quran to address various problems is a serious and real necessity.

In explaining the individual needs for the divine book, he stated: "The cure to all of humanity’s spiritual and moral ailments – such as envy, stinginess, cynicism, laziness, selfishness, hedonism, and the prioritization of personal interests over the collective good – lies within the Quran. "

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution stated that, in terms of internal societal relationships, we must look to the Quran to tackle social issues, including social justice, which is the second most important matter in Islam after tawhid [monotheism].

Ayatollah Khamenei described the Holy Quran as a clear and precise guide in the field of international relations, asserting that the Iranian nation has no issues with other nations. However, he noted that it currently faces a broad front of infidel or hypocritical arrogant powers. Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized that the Holy Quran provides guidance on how to deal with such entities at different stages, indicating when to communicate, when to collaborate, when to respond forcefully, and when to take up arms.

He explained that accurately reciting and attentively listening to the Quran can help alleviate all human ailments, adding that when the Quran is recited and heard properly, it fosters a sense of motivation for righteousness and salvation within an individual.

Citing a verse from the Holy Quran, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution articulated that the purpose of the Prophet's recitation of the noble verses includes: purification, signifying the healing of all spiritual and emotional afflictions; the teaching of the Book, which refers to the education of the overall framework of individual and social life; and the imparting of wisdom, which involves providing knowledge about the truths of the universe. He further added that recitation is a prophetic task, and that reciters are essentially carrying out the work of the Prophet (pbuh). / Mehr