Millennium Goals

Education (Achieve universal primary education) :

  Education is extremely important in the well being of a society, and in societies in which religion has strong roots in. The burden of hard work lies on the experts and their experience. Educating such experts is what ISF invests in. Our theological schools in more than five countries have educated men and women for over a century.  Ayatollah Shirazi also believes that mental growth is very important and results in the success of the people. Building good universities and staffing them with knowledgeable and experienced instructors has enabled ISF to develop a friendly atmosphere and environment for the growth of the knowledge of the students which guarantees their success in life. Islamic Laws are observed in all ISF sponsored universities.

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Rights of Minors :

Ayatollah Shirazi views for minors is that it is necessary for adults  to protect the youth  from deviancy  in morals and values. Protection is incumbent  religiously as it states in the holy Quran

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Women Rights:

Ayatollah Shirazi views  on Women’s Rights.  Islam has made the muslim man as an equal to Muslim women. this tenet was in effect in islamic lands until the appearance of nationalisms and the geographical borders which were artificially created… It has also been mentioned and  cited in the wealth of books by the Shirazi family  that the rights of women can be linked to

these Quranic verse:

… And women shall have rights similar to the rights against them according to what is equitable

The Holy Quran: The Cow  (2): 228 

…they are your garments and ye are their garments

The Holy Quran: the Cow (2):  187

….But men have a degree over them.

The Holy Quran The Cow (2): 228

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Poverty Prevention (Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger ):

To ensure equality amongst the citizens, fair economic solutions need to be

adopted to all levels of the society. This is a crucial matter for the growth

and sustainability of any country. Ayatollah Shirazi offers key points and suggestions based on

the Islamic Laws that tie the economic viewpoint to the rights of the citizens. It is also his eminence views that in order to reduce and eliminate economic instability and poverty ,

Ayatollah Shirazi suggests an Islamic banking system with zero interest, where borrowers have maximum financial growth ability at minimum expense. It has also  been stressed that we should follow in the steps of Imam Ali (pbuh)  at all times by considering  the needs of the orphans and furthermore all those who have hope in Allah and the day of resurrection, and who contemplate the reform of society should concern themselves with assisting the poor, women and the orphans.

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Rights of Individuals:

Recognition of Rights of individuals, as members of society or individual human beings, is one of most important avenues to prevent long term collapse of a society.

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Intellectual development:

Ayatollah Shirazi views intellectual growth prerequisite or growth in faith and directly linked. In order for a society to grow, its intelligent assets (people) should work cooperatively as institutions and organizations to bring about overall growth.

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Peaceful & Healthy Coexistence:

Skin color, Ethnicity and background should not prevent one from practicing his rights, pursuing his individual freedom and coexisting with others.

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Improve Family Relations:

 Ayatollah Shirazi has key answers to the social problems of today.

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Islamic Banking:

In order to reduce and eliminate economic instability, inherited from Islamic Law, Ayatollah Shirazi suggests an Islamic banking system with zero interest, where borrowers have maximum financial growth ability at minimum expense.

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Economic Solutions

To ensure equality amongst the citizens, fair economic solutions need to be adopted to all levels of the society. This is a crucial matter for the growth and sustainability of any country. Ayatollah Shirazi offers key points and suggestions based on the Islamic Laws that tie the economic viewpoint and rights of the citizens.