At Friday prayers: Ministers advised on colleagues

Tehran, September 05: Tehran’s substitute Friday prayers’ leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani urges the country’s new cabinet to materialize the objectives of the Islamic Republic.

Delivering his second Friday prayers sermon, referring to the parliament’s (Majlis) strong vote of confidence given to President Ahmadinejad’s minister nominees, Ayatollah Kashani urged the ministers to choose managers and directors that would help them reach the objectives of the Islamic Republic, IRNA reported.

Elsewhere, he said, “It is now the time to export the revolution,” rephrasing what the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeini had once said.

Kashani went on to quote the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as highlighting the need for setting a comprehensive scientific plan for universities.

Earlier, in an address to a group of academicians, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution had attached great importance and respect for university and college instructors and students, calling them the biggest assets of the Islamic Republic.

“Universities are of great importance (to the country) therefore, both the university professors and the students should pay close attention to the materials taught at the university,” Kashani said.

He noted that teachings at the Humanitarian fields should not go along a western line of thought, calling for the graduates to have a comprehensive knowledge of Islamic thought.

——Agencies