When comparing the two hawzas of Najaf and Qom, we see that the social environment plays a very important role in the way each views other religions. The current hawza of Qom, since its foundation by Sheikh Abdolkarim Haeri Yazdi (1859-1937) has been situated in a close Shiite environment where neither the teachers nor the students have any direct relations with followers of other religions. Even slightly different Shiite doctrines were not welcomed in Qom and have been heavily suppressed. We have numerous examples of these types of suppressions in the recent history of the hawza of Qom. Abul Fazl Borqei (1908-1993), one of the most famous jurists in Qom who was critical of certain Shiite beliefs, was repeatedly harassed and eventually had to leave Qom. Read more: al-monitor/pulse/originals/2014/01/qom-najaf-tolerance-christianity-iran-iraq.html?utm_source=Al-Monitor+Newsletter+%5BEnglish%5D&utm_campaign=5bd632d7ae-January_9_20141_8_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_28264b27a0-5bd632d7ae-93123065#ixzz2rflIyd6s
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 06:37:36 +0000
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