In order to introduce and introduce pure Islamic ideas and ideas in the target society, especially in the Muslim community of Nigeria, the Cultural Consultation of the Embassy of our country in Nigeria has held short-term and practical courses in this regard. With the plans made, the eighth course of this series of courses entitled "Introduction to the School of Imam Hussein (AS) and its Connection with the Modern Resistance" was held at the request of a large number of Shiites In particular, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria began.

This course is held in close cooperation with the General Directorate of Scientific and Academic Cooperation of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, as well as Baqir al-Uloom University of Qom, as well as the Department of Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, with the presence of experienced and fluent professors in English.

In the opening ceremony of this course, Mr. Majid Kamrani, the cultural advisor of our country in Nigeria, praised and thanked the professors and educational staff of Baqir al-Uloom University of Qom and Dr. Sajedi, the honorable president of international affairs of this university, as well as Dr. Utman Usha, as the scientific and academic representative of the Islamic Movement, who coordinated this course in Nigeria.  The Cultural Advisor of our country further pointed to the necessity of providing knowledge in the field of Islamic knowledge through holding these courses as well as continuous scientific dialogues between different societies, including Islamic Iran, and considered the development and expansion of the rich culture of Islam and Shiism to the world as one of the main tasks of this consultation. Therefore, they considered the acquaintance of the Nigerian Shiites with the burning and informative school of the Imams, especially the culture and school of Imam Hussein (AS), as a great part of the history of the Resistance for the Nigerian Shiites, and considered its connection with the Resistance in today's world and its continuation as one of the goals of this period, and certainly these periods enabled the Shiites to spread the rich Shiite culture in Nigeria to achieve this important goal. It will empower in inter-religious dialogues and Islamic denominations.

It is worth mentioning that this course will be held on Saturdays and Sundays of every week with the professorship of Hojjatoleslam Wal Muslimeen, Dr. Mohammad Reza Meshkibaf from Baqir al-Uloom University of Qom and will continue for one month. 

November 2024

Cultural Consultation of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Nigeria