The need for schools to connect with mosques / Our view is to attract 15 million students – Mehr News Agency | Iran and world’s news

Mikael Bagheri, Director General of Quran, Atrat and Prayer of the Ministry of Education, in an interview with Mehr, stated that we have missions in three areas of Quran, Atrat and Prayer: “Based on these missions, we are obliged to carry out extensive activities to We can have maximum absorption.

He continued: “Our focus is on 15 million students across the country; We plan to design and implement a wide variety of activities so that we can be maximally absorbed and each student can work in at least one area of ​​the Qur’an, Atrat or prayer.

The Director General of Quran, Atrat and Prayer of the Ministry of Education added: “The activities of this deputy have been carried out for a period of 5 years and this year we have reached the end of this 5-year period.” We are redesigning past activities for the second five-year period of the next academic year. Activities will change in terms of content or in the form and type of performance, and our focus is on maximum absorption.

Referring to the plan to connect the mosque, school and home, Bagheri said: “Last year, we implemented the plan to link the mosque, school and home, during which 3,000 schools were present near the mosque; They performed their religious programs in the mosque. 3,000 schools held congregational prayers for their students despite the presence of coronas in nearby mosques.

According to him, this action has several interactive consequences for us. Students also offer their noon and evening prayers in congregation with their teachers; They are encouraged to attend both Maghrib and Isha prayers, and mosque operators have a better relationship with their local school.

Bagheri added: “This project is being pursued and we hope to increase the number of schools active in the mosque connection project to 5,000 schools in the coming years with the elimination of the corona virus.”

Director General of Quran, Atrat and Prayer of the Ministry of Education, stating that we are trying to establish better relations with the Dar al-Quran of the country; He said: Regarding the Quranic schools, we are examining the situation so that we can use the capacity of the Quranic institutes.

He continued: “In any case, they have specialties that our students need their specialties. We are reviewing and holding various meetings with the officials of Quranic institutes so that we can think of a mechanism to use the capacity and expertise of their human resources.”