Japanese Muslim Highlights Human Rights Points in Imam Ali’s Letter to Malik al-Ashtar
Addressing the forum, Japanese Muslim convert Fatemeh (Etsuko) Hoshino highlighted important points about human rights in Imam Ali’s (AS) letter to Malik Ashtar.
He said the Imam (AS) in this letter underlines the need for respecting the rights of everyone, even one’s enemies.
He sees all human beings as God’s servants and makes no distinction when it comes to their humanity, she said.
Hoshino added that Imam Ali’s (AS) letter to Malik Ashtar is filled with Ikhlas (purity of intention).
Nahj-ul-Balaqa (peak of eloquence) is a collection of Imam Ali's (AS) sermons, letters and sayings compiled by Muslim scholar Sayyid Radhi.
Elsewhere in her remarks, she referred to her conversion to Islam, saying she had been raised as a Buddhist but started to study about other religions to find answers to her questions about life, the world and spirituality.
After the 9/11 attack in the US, she began learning about Islam and finally found the answers in Shia Islam and converted to the faith.
Hoshino referred to the enemies’ attempts to tarnish the image of Islam and said these attempts backfire and only brings more people closer to the religion.
Hoshino, who has been in Iran for 13 years, has translated a number of books about Shia Islam into Japanese.
She said she is keen on introducing the Shia culture to the people of Japan.
Another speaker at the Friday forum was Sheikh Bahaeddin Naqshbandi, a Sunni scholar from the Iraqi Kurdistan region, who underlined the eloquence of Nahj al-Balagha, which has inspired people throughout centuries.
The 30th edition of the Tehran International Holy Quran Exhibition was launched at the Imam Khomeini (RA) Mosalla (prayer hall) in Tehran last Saturday.
Quran translation, poetry and literature, civilization-making mosque, family and Quranic lifestyle, children, Quran-based consultations, grassroots Quranic institutes, Quranic education, promotion of the culture of Nahj al-Balagha, promotion of Sahifeh Sajjadiyeh, Quranic innovations, religious arts, and religious publications are among the expo’s sections.
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