IRNA -- President Mohammad Khatami said on Saturday that man has special needs at any given time which should be addressed by religion. Talking to reporters during a visit to the International Holy Qur`an Exhibition, President Khatami said that changes should be made in all the fields of Islamic sciences, including philosophy, jurisprudence and ethics, in tune with the spacio-temporal conditions.
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President Khatami said that mosques and religious centers as well as the communities in charge of religious affairs should update themselves in line with the exigencies of the times and needs of the young generation. He said mosques, seminaries and ulema should change themselves in tune with realities and the modern world so that God`s irrevocable religion would continue addressing needs of the societies. He added that mosques would remain popular if be capable of addressing fresh needs of human beings, otherwise they would lose their popularity. He said that divine religion however would remain everlasting. Elsewhere, President Khatami welcomed establishment of Qur`an news agency, referring to it as an achievement of his government. He said that state-run organs would provide strong support for the news agency, since it would survive in light of support by different personalities and institutions. He added that a news agency offers vital service to the press and media and in fact, it is a medium for the media, press, radio, TV and people. |