Ali had many domestic and abroad Qur\u2019anic travels that had a lot of useful consequences. His domestic travels to near and far cities and his huge Qur\u2019anic programs have directed people toward Qur\u2019an, specifically youth and children. In addition Ali had remarkable programs in scientific centers and revolutionary institutions.
\nThe warm and unique reception this blossom had from people in the cities and the villages he visited reflects the ever and fixed interest of the Muslim masses in Qur\u2019an, and it is sure that appreciating the holder of the Qur\u2019an and Nahj al-Balagha is an appreciation of the contents of these two great books.
\nThe reception of Qur\u2019an lovers in some cities was to an extent that Ali himself did not believe it. Really it is the Qur\u2019an that is behind all this respect among people, and perhaps the least reward gained by that who placed the Qur\u2019an in his heart is to own a place in the hearts of all believers.
\nAli traveled to the following provinces: Isfahan, Tehran, Bushehr, Markazi, Gilan, Khuzestan, Khurasan, Mazendaran, Seestan va Bluchistan, Kurdistan, Ardabeel, A\u2019zarbayjane sharqi, Luristan, Kirmanshah, Hamadan, Fars, Simnan, Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari, Gulistan, Hurmizgan, and Ilam, where he preformed his Qur\u2019anic programs among the lovers of the Qur\u2019an. Here we briefly refer to one of his travels:<\/p>\n
The most memorable travel
\nThe most memorable provincial travel this dear Qur\u2019an and Nahj al-Balagha memorizer had, was to the Qur\u2019an lovers of \u2018Zahedan\u2019.
\nIn 1320 AH, on the birthday night of ameer al-mumineen Imam Ali (as), the city of Zahidan had an extraordinary night. On that night, the youngest memorizer of Nahj al-Balagha came to that city to perform his glorious programs. The area of the mosque was not enough to hold tens of thousands of Qur\u2019anic believers. So the stage over which Ali, this great national hero, recited Qur\u2019an and Nahj al-Balagha was a large truck-container, and the masses were filling the wide avenue in front of the stage as far as can be seen. Men were on one side and women on the other. All were directing themselves to the stage staring at the lips of a child whose mouth was a fountainhead releasing Qur\u2019an and Imam Ali\u2019s glorious words.
\nAfter performing his Qur\u2019anic program and responding to a lot of questions from the audience, Ali delivered an unforgettable speech that filled the eyes of Qur\u2019an lovers with tears.<\/p>\n
International travels
\nAli was a great representative of the Qur\u2019an and the Prophet\u2019s household in foreign countries. In addition, his presence was reflecting the failure of the arrogant powers plans to lead the Iranian people astray, and that whenever Qur\u2019an and the Prophet\u2019s household are among them and their children have such awareness of the Qur\u2019an and the sayings of the infallible, then putting them off the track is a false and far-off hope.
\nAli Riza-Zada has had Qur\u2019anic programs in a number of of foreign countries. Hearing the words of God and the glorious sayings of the infallible from a pure child mouth was shaking any clean heart and appreciated by every body.<\/p>\n
France
\nThe presence of this Qur\u2019anic blossom in France and his unique programs there revived the remembrance of the late Imam (Khomeini). He is who stepped on this land during the days of exile and loneliness with a great divine goal in his head. The fruit of his revolution and goal is manifested through a child who was born years after his demise.
\nLast year (2001), in the grand mosque of Paris, on the last Friday of Ramadan, named the Day of Quds as suggested by Imam Khomeini, Ali was among thousands of enthusiastic and Qur\u2019an-loving Muslims living in France to perform his Qur\u2019anic programs for them, and after the program he addressed them a speech in Arabic, and that was broadcasted live from \u2018Al-Sharq Radio\u2019.
\nThe cultural attach\u00e9 and the ambassador of the Islamic Republic along with a number of Iranians living in France were among the audience too. As Iranians, they were proud of all that affections and pure feelings Muslims had displayed toward this national hero and glorious star. \u2018This ten years old child is answering Qur\u2019anic questions and make use of Hadith to interpret verses\u2026 Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akber! So it is not strange and unusual for a child to reach Imamate in this age by the will of God and respond to the various questions of people.\u2019 This is the conclusion that was certainly recalled by many people.<\/p>\n
Lebanon
\nOne of Ali\u2019s best Qur\u2019anic programs was the one he had in Lebanon in the prison camp of al-Kheyam near occupied Palestine. After the great victory of Hizbullah of Lebanon in the year 2000 that leads to the flee of the aggressive Israeli army from the soil of Lebanon, Ali attended the grand celebration of the people of Lebanon to perform his Qur\u2019anic programs for them. The respected Iranian Qur\u2019an reciter Mr. Kareem Mansoori was accompanying Ali in this journey.
\nIt was hardly cold when Ali was performing his Qura\u2019nic program. The severe cold was to an extent that even adults could hardly bear it. But when Ali went up the stage and saw thousands of enthusiastic Lebanese, Muslims and even Christians, it seemed that he had forgotten the cold, and he went on to create marvelous moment by his accurate and quick responses. Really they were attractive, beautiful and exciting moments.
\nThe Lebanese were regarding Ali as one of them, and the presence of this Qur\u2019anic hero among them made them warmer. Few hours of the night were terminated when Ali ended his program, and he was very tired, but when he saw his hosts full of love and kindness, he accompanied them to visit the liberated territories. Seeing hard concrete trenches on the liberated heights, which were recalling the courage of the victorious Muslim soldiers, greatly pleased Ali and delighted him. It is then that felling tired was meaningless for him. Although it was about two o\u2019clock after midnight at that time, Ali was extremely delighted by seeing the liberated villages and territories, and finding such friendship and purity in the behavior of his enthusiastic brothers. How wonderful the word of God that says:
\n“\u0625\u0646\u0645\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0624\u0645\u0646\u0648\u0646 \u0623\u062e\u0648\u0629”
\n\u201cThe Believers are but a single Brotherhood\u201d<\/p>\n
Syria
\nThe journey of Syria had another flavor. Visiting the holy shrine of Zaynab, Imam Ali\u2019s daughter, warmed the journey and energized it with special feelings. Some of Ali\u2019s activities in this journey were several Qur\u2019anic programs with speeches and sermons.
\nOne of Ali\u2019s most wonderful Qur\u2019anic programs was in the city of Halab, and that was on the fifteenth of Ramadan in the celebration of Imam Hasan\u2019s birthday. The presence of grand Sunni religious scholars in this glorious celebration and their expression of love and admiration to the Prophet\u2019s household, were very attractive and joyful for Ali.
\nAt that night, Ali was reciting the verses he was questioned about following them by related sayings from the Prophet and phrases from Nahj al-Balagha and al-Zahra\u2019s sermon.
\nIn some cases, His Eminence the mufti of Halab was explaining some of the sayings Ali was addressing, since there were somewhat difficult words in them that should be explained a little bit to the audience although their language is Arabic.
\nAli attended the huge Friday prayer of Halab among friendly and Qur\u2019an-loving people to perform his Qur\u2019anic programs for them. Love and warm feelings of the people were indescribable. Half an hour after the Friday prayer, enthusiastic people were around Ali\u2019s car expressing their love and appreciation to him. Ali also was very delighted to see the Sunni brothers having such friendly feeling and enthusiasm, and he was witnessing the failure of the enemies\u2019 trial to spread division between Shiites and Sunnites.
\nAli thanked God for all the love and consideration people had given him, and no doubt that these feelings were a result of dealing with Qur\u2019an and the Prophet\u2019s household:
\n“\u0645\u0646 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0631\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0632\u0629\u060c \u0641\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0632\u0629 \u062c\u0645\u064a\u0639\u0627\u064b”.<\/p>\n
In Mecca and Medina
\nAli visited the House of God when he was not eleven years old yet. He was thanking God by all his heart for this grant in his childhood, but he was worried for one thing. He hoped for his merciful mother to be with him to the House of God, but he was asking God at those moments to grant her a visit to His House; she who had a role in all his success, and even this visit is probably a response to one of her prayers.
\nWhen Ali stepped for the first time in the Holy Mosque of Kaaba, he felt a special calmness inside him. Huge waves of black, white, red and yellow people are moving together with one catchword:
\n\u2018\u0644\u0627 \u0625\u0644\u0647 \u0625\u0644\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0648\u0644\u0627 \u0646\u0639\u0628\u062f \u0625\u0644\u0627 \u0625\u064a\u0627\u0647…\u2019
\nWith a heart full of energy, Ali threw himself among the crowds waves. \u2018Here is where the Prophet (sw) talked about God\u2019s oneness and they left him alone, rather they removed him with his followers from the city, but now more than one milliard Muslims are repeating his name daily and always reminding his efforts and sacrifices for the sake of his mission.\u2019
\nAli had several Qur\u2019aninc programs in Mecca and Medina, which were highly welcomed. Let us have a look at some of them:<\/p>\n
The Qur\u2019anic Gathering at the Leader\u2019s Delegation Centre
\nThis Qur\u2019anic gathering was held in the city of Mecca at the leader\u2019s delegation center of the Islamic Republic in the presence of Qura\u2019nic professors, memorizers and reciters, and it was broadcasted live from \u2018Qur\u2019an net\u2019 on TV and the general net of \u2018Qur\u2019an radio\u2019.
\nThe program interviewer was one of the pioneer reciters and Qur\u2019an professors, Mr. Abbas Saleemi, who was efficiently controlling this glorious program.
\nAudience of pilgrims from other countries, namely from Turkey and China, were warming this Qur\u2019anic gathering.
\nAfter the program of \u2018Waheed Ghufran Nia\u2019, the first in the Qur\u2019an international competition (memorization), and the recitation of Mr. \u2018Sa\u2019eed Toosi\u2019, the Iranian respected reciter and the first in the Qur\u2019an international competition (recitation), it was the turn of \u2018Ali Reza-Zada Jouybari\u2019.
\nAs the interviewer said, Ali looks young but he is considered one of the great men in the fields of Qur\u2019an.
\nAli was sitting alone on a beautiful stage, which was decorated by a large picture of the Kaaba with the white-dressed pilgrims around it, and the Qur\u2019anic gathering then reached its peak by his entrance.
\nThe interviewer asked Ali, \u2018What do you like to say to the youth who are listening to you through radios and the TVs?\u2019, Ali said, \u2018Seize the opportunities. Every body can memorize Qur\u2019an with accordance to his ability, or, at least, can read the Qur\u2019an. Of course if they try to memorize the entire Qur\u2019an it would be quite good, but memorizing Qur\u2019an alone is not the criterion, rather memorizing is a preliminary step toward acting according to the Qur\u2019an.\u2019
\nThen Ali continued his speech by this comparison, \u2018there are 6236 verses in the Qur\u2019an\u2026let us imagine a ladder with such steps; the more we go up the more we can see what is around us, thus the more we make use of the Qur\u2019an the broader view we will have toward religious knowledge\u2019.
\nThe interviewer, who had the honor of gaining the fist place in the Qur\u2019an international competition years before and is also a respected university lecturer, was using the title \u2018professor\u2019 with Ali during the program, and he explained his attitude saying that he is not using this title out of courtesy, rather Ali deserve this title. Really, many adults have spent a lot of years working on the concepts of the Qur\u2019an and Nahj al-Balagha, but they still do not know them to the extent Ali does!
\nThe program interviewer asked Hujjatul-Islam Rayshahri, the representative of the leader and the person in charge of Iranian pilgrims\u2019 affairs, to recite a verse from the Holy Qur\u2019an, so that Ali would continue the verses after it. Once Ali heard the beginning of the verse he said:
\nThis verse is in Al-Hajj (the pilgrimage) chapter.
\nAl-Hajj (pilgrimage) chapter is the twenty-eighth chapter of the Qur\u2019an.
\nThis verse is on page 335.
\nIt is at the middle of the page.
\nThis page contains verse 24 to 30 of this chapter.
\nThis chapter is in the seventeenth part of the Qur\u2019an.
\nAl-Hajj chapter was revealed in Medina.
\nAnd then Ali continued reciting the next verses. By hearing his recitation, attending pilgrims shed tears and appreciated his performance.
\nLater on a question about Nahj al-Balagha was addressed (concerning al-Qassiaa Sermon) that Ali delivered from the beginning. During the deliverance, audience voices were heard greeting Ali and making \u2018salawat\u2019 (blessings) upon the Prophet Muhammad (sw) and his household.
\nContinuing the program, the consular of the leader, Hujjatul-Islam Natiq Noori, recited a beginning of a verse from At-Tawba chapter, and Ali responded the way hid before.
\nAt the end of this Qur\u2019anic gathering, an attendant said on behalf of the Chinese pilgrims:
\nThis program profoundly influenced us. I have not seen or heard such scene all my life. I hope we could report this (event) to Muslims in China in order to follow it with our children.<\/p>\n
Seminar of Identity Crisis and Convergence Necessity in the Islamic World
\nIn this seminar, which was attended by pilgrims and imminent Sunni scholars, Ali fluently replied the important questions addressed to him.
\nProfessor Kamali-Zada and professor Hashimi, eminent Sunni scholars, asked Ali few questions and he efficiently responded them. And since one of the addressed verses was about Hell, this Qur\u2019anic blossom followed that by a Hadith from the Prophet (sw) and then a saying from Imam Ali ibn-abi-Talib (as). Later on he answered a question concerning the wisdom behind pilgrimage.
\nImportant Questions were delivered to Ali until Mawlawi Abdurahman, with his white beard and overall white cloth, addressed him the last question, and Ali answered reciting the verse 282 of Al-Baqara chapter and referring to the page number. After that he addressed a Hadith concerning debt (Dain), which was highly appreciated by the audience.
\nWhen our dear blossom came down the stage, the audience of the seminar and the Sunni scholars greeted and admired him. Sitting down beside his father on his red chair, he moved on his place a little bit and had a side look at his father\u2019s face. Probably he desired to see satisfaction and pleasure on his face.
\nAli performed several huge programs in Mecca and Medina that we cannot talk about all here.
\nIt was by the grace of God that Ali was able to visit the House of God again within less than one year.
\nIn 2002 Ali participated in the Qur\u2019an international competition held in Saudi Arabia and gained the fist place in memorization to create another honor for the Islamic Republic of Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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