Hojjatoleslam Sarafraz: Quranic Activities Must Become a Way of Life

Rasht – The Director General of Islamic Propaganda in Gilan announced plans to hold a training course for the "Familiar Verses" program in cooperation with the province's Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, and said Quranic activities must be translated into behavior and a way of life.

Rasht- The Director General of Islamic Propaganda of Gilan announced the planning for the implementation of the "Familiar Verses" training course in cooperation with the province's Intellectual Education Center and said: "Quranic activities should become behavior and lifestyle."

According to Mehr reporter, Hojjatul Islam Sajjad Sarafraz, during a brainstorming meeting with the director general of the provincial children's education center, focusing on the holding of the "Ayat Ashna" Quranic educational project, emphasizing the need to deepen Quranic concepts among children and teenagers, said: To hold training courses on the memorization, concepts and correct reading of 36 selected verses of the Holy Quran based on the national plan of living with verses, especially for the age group of 7 to 18 years, it has been planned in cooperation with the center for the intellectual development of children and teenagers.

Hojjat-ul-Islam Sajjad Sarafaraz, referring to the existing capacities for the development of cultural and Quranic interactions, stated: joint cooperation between the two groups can be the basis for the expansion of Quranic activities and the effective transmission of religious teachings to children and teenagers.

Referring to the role of the Center for the Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents in the implementation of the Koranic program "Mahfel Setareha" he added: successful experiences of cooperation in this area can be generalized and developed in the form of various cultural and religious programs.

Director General of Islamic Propaganda, Gilan, referring to the planning for the implementation of a training course on familiar verses based on the national plan "Living with Verses" for 7 to 18-year-old audiences, stated: this training course, in addition to strengthening the memorization and correct recitation of the Holy Quran, seeks to provide a deeper understanding of children and teenagers with Quranic concepts and institutionalize these teachings in their thinking and behavior.

Emphasizing the necessity of paying attention to the content of Quranic teachings beyond recitation and memorization, Sarafaraz noted: Quranic activities should lead to a deep understanding of the concepts and practice of Quranic teachings in different areas of life, and the activists in this field should also adhere to what they teach, in addition to teaching and explaining religious concepts.

Referring to the approach of the "Familiar Verses" educational course to broaden the audience's view of Quranic activities, he said: In this project, the selection of 36 verses from among the 110 verses of Living with Verses is followed with the aim of simultaneously paying attention to the memorization, recitation and concepts of the Holy Quran.

The Director General of Islamic Propaganda of Gilan also evaluated the capacities of the center for the intellectual development of children and teenagers in the field of cultural and religious education of the new generation and said: This complex has provided a suitable platform for the development of cultural programs and the promotion of Islamic values among children and teenagers.

Sarafraz mentioned the signing of the memorandum of cooperation, the sending of clerics to the centers and the holding of training courses and religious and Quranic meetings among the fields that can be pursued for the expansion of joint cooperation.

At the end of this meeting, which was held at the General Office of the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents in Gilan Province in Rasht, it was emphasized to strengthen the interaction and synergy between the two groups through the holding of expert meetings and the drafting and signing of the cooperation memorandum.