Perhaps, when the father of Muhammad Ishaq Al-Fayadh sent his child to the Koran seminaries to learn the Almoqadmat book and Bahjat Almrzyh from Sheikh Mullah Ismail and Mullah Haidar Ali, he did not think that he is preparing for a great authority in the coming half of a century and could not see that his clever child of today, would become one of the leading authorities of Shia Clergymen and his word was to be a proof for many people.
Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Ishaq Al- Fayadh was mentored by teachers such as Sheikh Hassan Nishaburi, Mirza Ali Falsafi, Sheikh Mujtaba Lankarani, Syed Asadullah Madani and, eventually, studied under Grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei for more than 34 years. He was active in the Istefta lessons and, at the same time, began teaching becoming one of the great professors in Najaf. Now, his lessons in Fiqh s and Osoul are ones the most important lessons in the Najaf seminary.
He invited the group to sit on the floor beside him and gave them a warm welcome in his small room that was covered with a carpet. Self-restraint, simplicity and ceremonial are the characters for Najaf scholars. They have created a huge gap between their own life and the world and, like the great Shia leaders; they have defined their style of living as deprived people.
Grand Ayatollah Al-Fayadh emphasized the historic role of Qom and Najaf seminaries, and gave an example in this regard saying that “the seminaries of Qom and Najaf are two eyes that see things from a different perspective.”
The great scholar says “Shia ijtihad is based on scripture and tradition” and he noted that “There are lessons in Shia seminaries and Ijtihad in Shi'a Islam does not exceed the limits of the Book and Sunnah and the decisions of our scholars are all based on The Balance (Mizan). For example, there is no Shias’ fatwa saying Sunnis are Kafirs. All old scholars have said what is common between us and the Sunnis, is Islam, belief in monotheism, faith to God and belief in prophecy of prophet Muhammed (PBUH). “
He regretted that among the Sunnis, many are in bound state and supplied by governments, so they are followers of their governments and they do not always issue Fatwas base on Islamic rules. Consequently, you will see some Sunnis accusing the Shi'a with infidelity and polytheist, and, eventually, issue fatwas to murder them.
The authority of Shia believes that moderation is one of the main principles Shia’s seminaries which are due to the balanced Shia Ijtihad. He adds that “maintaining this moderation in the Shia sect is a permanent necessity.” He pointed out to Shafaqna’s reporters that "you should act on moderation in your carrier. You know that Imam Ali’s (A.S.) rights were dispossessed from him in his lifetime, but he (A.S.) was silent and was ethical. The Prophet (P) advised that he should always act with moderation. You, too, have to balance you work with all faiths and never say any bad to other religions. "
Grand Ayatollah Al-Fayadh reminded that we are, currently, in a very unique state said: "there is no possible opposition to Shia because they have entered the development in unique state. Even in the 60’s to 70’s, Shia books were not found in many libraries and their sale was prohibited, but the situation has changed and with new media like the Internet you can find Shia books everywhere.”
The Grand Scholar then addresses Shias by saying:
“You dear Shias should know, in this situation, that Shiism has received much attention and you are representatives of this oppressed religion across the world. Imam Sadeq (A.S.) states: “كونوا زيناً لنا ولا تكونوا شيناً علینا” (Be good representatives of us and do not be otherwise).”
“The youth of the world do not accept the religions and Muftis who issue fatwa as the Shia are infidels and, knowing the world's cultural and political conditions, the rightfulness and wisdom of Shia is evident.”
He added “The true Sunnis do not say Shias are Kafirs. All previous Sunni scholars did not state that Shias are Kafirs. Currently, the Sunnis, themselves, do not like Wahhabis and call them Salafi. If you look at the Sunni’s old books like Sahih Muslim and Bukhari, there is nothing but praising of Ahlulbayt (A.S.).”
The Grand Ayatollahs adds-in another part to his speech on the necessity of moral and religious principles of Muslims in non-Islamic countries: "Every Muslim is required to follow the laws and regulations of the country they live in. They cannot ignore, for example, the electricity and water costs and traffic laws, etc. if they do not pay attention or ignore them, the reputation of Islam will be at risk.”
As a conclusion he pointed out to the current changes in the region and called for Islamic Unity and awakening and to take full and wise advantage of these historical changes. He called for Bahraini Shias to unite, criticising the governments of the western countries and their silence towards the violation of the people’s rights and said: “They are silent towards the Bahraini protestors because they are Shia, while you see how they are defending the opposition in Syria.”
Note: This is a translation of the original interview made in Persian language.
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