Today, a very appropriate opportunity has presented itself to the officials of the country and they must derive the maximum benefit out of it for Islam and the Islamic Republic.
Newspapers and ministries should utilize all their potentials in the path of serving Islam and meeting the needs of the Islamic society. In this regard, they should transform and revamp and we shall be responsible if we do not utilize this opportunity.
It is not wrong if the views of the theologians and Islamic experts who are not deviant, are stated in the newspapers. However, you must pay attention to this fact that what is to be acted upon and is to become a criterion in the Islamic Republic are laws that pass through the legislative assembly and are endorsed and ratified by the Council of Guardians. The frontiers between the experts and the mandatory laws must be clarified in society.
[The Minister of Islamic Guidance said about this meeting that," The Imam was profoundly troubled and expressed his worries at some of the booklets that are published in society in the name of ideological questions and answers for using to place individuals in institutions and organizations of the Islamic Republic and even stated that:"]
One can regard these as being of the astray. The questions are extremely baseless and irrelevant and in some instances even un-Islamic. These booklets cannot and must not become the criteria for placement and selection of individuals. If some persons are eliminated on this basis, their cases must be reviewed. These booklets must be removed from society with the cooperation of all the officials of the country and the Judiciary. One must not allow the interests of Islam and Muslims be jeopardized in such a way.
[On the subject of propagation of the Hajj pilgrimage, the Minister of Islamic Guidance said," This subject has been mentioned to the Imam. Considering the sensitivity of the task of propagation of Hajj, and that basically the theologians and clergy are responsible for this important task, while on the other hand, considering the devotion and attachment that people have for His Holiness the Imam, they follow the stances and directives of the representative of the Imam for Hajj. This matter must be accomplished in such a way that there is total coordination between those that are responsible for propagation and the representative of the Imam. If His Holiness the Imam considers it expedient, the head of the Hajj propagation with the consent of the representative of His Holiness the Imam for Hajj affairs, the Minister of Guidance directly supervise this affair." The Imam stated:]
It is advisable that propagation must be under direct supervision of the clergy.