{"id":143562,"date":"2026-07-02T17:46:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/143562-grand-ayatollah-shirazi-warns-against-being-misled-by-religious-slogans-and-calls-for-reading-history-with-insight\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:46:05","slug":"grand-ayatollah-shirazi-warns-against-being-misled-by-religious-slogans-and-calls-for-reading-history-with-insight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/marjaeyat\/143562-grand-ayatollah-shirazi-warns-against-being-misled-by-religious-slogans-and-calls-for-reading-history-with-insight\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Ayatollah Shirazi Warns Against Being Misled by Religious Slogans and Calls for Reading History with Insight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grand Ayatollah Shirazi Warns Against Being Misled by Religious Slogans and Calls for Reading History with Insight<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nThe senior religious authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, warned against being deceived by the words and slogans of some who claim religiosity, stressing the need to return to history in order to draw lessons and distinguish truth from falsehood.<\/p>\n<p>Grand Ayatollah Shirazi said: \u201cDo not be deceived by the words of those who claim religion and seek, through their sweet-sounding speech, to mislead society. Return to history and read it, so that you may know that Muawiyah\u2019s speeches, in terms of wording and expressions, were not different from the sermons of Imam Amir al-Mu\u2019mineen, peace be upon him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that history proves eloquence and attractive words are not enough to judge a person\u2019s truthfulness or the justice of their positions. Rather, the real measure is commitment to truth and acting according to the authentic principles of Islam.<\/p>\n<p>Grand Ayatollah Shirazi also referred to what has been recorded in historical sources about al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi, saying: \u201cHistory records that al-Hajjaj would cry and his face would become wet with tears when he spoke about piety, and he would make people cry.\u201d He noted that emotional and rhetorical appearances do not necessarily reflect the reality of a person\u2019s conduct or positions.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the importance of awareness and insight in confronting attempts to mislead societies. 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