Tabatabaeinejad: Promoting Islamic Culture in Sports Clubs Is Essential

Isfahan – In a meeting with members of the Isfahan Provincial Bodybuilding and Physique Federation, the Friday Prayer Leader of Isfahan stressed the need to promote mass sports and emphasized the inseparable link between sports, spiritual elevation and prayer.

According to Mehr reporter, Ayatollah Seyyed Youssef Tabatabainejad, in this meeting on Monday morning, referring to the Iranian nation's behavioral pattern during the period of holy defense, stated: The reason why we apply the word holy to the eight-year war period was the strict adherence of the warriors and the Islamic system to moral standards and divine laws, even on the battlefield.

He added: During the period of imposed war, despite all pressures, Islamic Iran refrained from attacking civilian centers such as schools, universities, hospitals and residential houses of the enemy. Because according to Quranic teachings, enmity with others should not lead to departure from justice, and our martyred leader always emphasized accuracy and punctuation in defense.

Public exercise is a necessity to promote public health

Referring to the role of youth in holy defense and the necessity of promoting social vitality, Imam Juma of Isfahan considered sports to be the main platform for developing a healthy body and consequently having a healthy mind and said: Bodybuilding is an important part of everyone's sports, which is very necessary especially for people who are less active in their daily activities.

Ayatollah Tabatabaeinejad suggested: Teaching how to exercise properly should be included in the board's agenda as a main skill, and by preparing training booklets for correct exercise at home, the public can benefit from the benefits of exercise.

The representative of the Supreme Leader in Isfahan province emphasized that one should not sacrifice the soul to the body in the path of sports, and noted: If you are looking for cultural work in the field of sports, try not to have prayerless athletes; Because the best tool to elevate the soul and even strengthen the body is prayer.

He clarified: Man should not forget his true self and soul by nurturing his body, because as it is stated in the Holy Quran, forgetting the remembrance of God leads to forgetting oneself and this is the biggest loss for a human being.

Isfahan has a high capacity in the field of bodybuilding

In this meeting, Mojtabi Mohammadi, the head of Isfahan province's bodybuilding and bodybuilding board, also presented a report on the state of this sport and said: Isfahan province has a very high capacity with more than a thousand gymnasiums, and its monitoring and organization requires a careful approach due to the wide audience, which is mainly teenagers and young people.

Acknowledging the existence of a gap in the cultural programs of this area, he added: Considering the youth's need for cultural models, the bodybuilding board has tried to strengthen this connection by holding various occasions and participating in programs related to the martyrs.

In the end, the chairman of Isfahan province's bodybuilding board mentioned the organization of processions of this board and holding continuous meetings with the families of martyrs as part of cultural activities in line with the effective interaction with the sports community and youth.