The beginning of the period of acquaintance with the culture and history of Shiism in the world

 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 our Embassy in Nigeria has held short-term and practical courses in this regard. By the grace of God, five of these courses have been successfully and completely satisfied by the students, all of whom are Nigerian Shiites.

With the plans made, the seventh edition of this series of courses entitled "Introduction to the Culture and History of Shiism in the World"  was started at the request of a large number of Shiites, especially the Islamic Movement of Nigeria.

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, awareness of the historical process of development and expansion of Shiism is of great importance in achieving this goal and will empower the Shiites in inter-religious and Islamic dialogues.

It is worth mentioning that this course will be held on Saturdays and Sundays of every week with the professor of Hojjatoleslam Wal Muslimeen, Dr. Zamani from Baqir al-Uloom University of Qom and will continue for two months.

September 2024

Cultural Consultation of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Nigeria