Al-Sistani’s “Seven Commandments” occupy Iraqi politics.. A reading of the position of the authority

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[size=52]Al-Sistani’s “Seven Commandments” occupy Iraqi politics.. A reading of the position of the authority[/size]

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2024-11-04
The statement of the highest Shiite authority in Iraq, Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, which was issued today after his meeting with Mohammed al-Hassan, the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of its mission in Iraq (UNAMI) and the accompanying delegation, sparked various political analyses, including “returning Iraq to the square of 2004 and the constitutional revolution that he supported,” “the failure of the political experiment in Iraq,” and his warning to the government of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, and “its inability to manage the country and the spread of weapons and chaos in the administration of the state,” in addition to warning of the possibility of the region heading towards a “major crisis.”[/size]
[size=45]The head of the Center for Political Thought, Dr. Ihsan Al-Shammari, says, “Al-Sistani’s meeting with the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and his talk about the humanitarian conditions in Gaza and Lebanon, as well as his warning to the Sudanese government and its inability to manage the country, the spread of weapons and the chaos of state administration, this shows that there is deep concern that will affect the region, so he is sending messages in several directions.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Shammari explained during his speech, “Among those messages are to the international community on the necessity of maintaining stability and taking into account the humanitarian aspect, and a message to the national elites who were excluded by the Coordination Framework and the Sudanese that what will happen should be taken into account, and then the national forces must work to address the upcoming crisis in the region in a way that spares Iraq its repercussions.”[/size]
[size=45]For his part, political analyst Abbas Ghadir says, “It is well known that His Eminence Sayyid al-Sistani has an influence on the Iraqi and regional situation in general, and all the meetings that everyone has with al-Sistani have an impact on the Iraqi political and social situation, and al-Sistani’s meeting today with the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations launched a set of messages and recommendations to the Iraqi interior and exterior.”[/size]
[size=45]Ghadir explains, “Al-Sistani asked the elites to benefit from past experiences and invest in them and find solutions in building the state and confining weapons. He also spoke about what is happening in the region and the Zionist aggression against the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples.”[/size]
[size=45]He points out that “what was issued in this statement affected the political situation, and therefore the Coordination Framework expressed in its statement its commitment to Sistani’s directives and everything he issued, and they will be taken seriously for implementation.”[/size]
[size=45]In turn, political analyst Ahmed Al-Yasiri believes that “the statement of the authority related to the new arrival of the United Nations after Plasschaert is the confirmation of the UN mission of Al-Sistani’s role that there is an important spiritual centrality that affects the joints of life in Iraq, whether on the political or social level, which is the leadership of Mr. Al-Sistani.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Yasiri added during his speech, “Also, Mr. Sistani’s statement reinforces the idea of ​​spiritual centrality, because the events in the Middle East and the humanitarian stances launched by the authority based on its spiritual centrality have been attempted to be exploited, especially by the factions, to link them to the authority’s fatwa in 2014, i.e. militarizing the spiritual path of the authority.”[/size]
[size=45]He explains that “the Iraqi factions exploited the speeches of the general authority and its spiritual centrality and attempted to militarize its discourse and invest it in its activities and security and political projects. Therefore, the authority, in its statement, lifted the cover from everyone who carries weapons and tries to find an address for this burden outside the scope of the state.”[/size]
[size=45]He points out that “the authority in its statement separated its value and spiritual discourse from political investments by drawing a general vision of solutions in Iraq, which is reflected in the spiritual leadership represented by the authority supporting the centrality of the state. It is a central discourse and can be called the statement of the central authority that supports the centrality of the Iraqi state, the centrality of the spiritual authority, and also the centrality of international support.”[/size]
[size=45]He explains, “Because Mr. Sistani’s statement indicated the failure of the international umbrella to contain the humanitarian situation, and that the statements put forward by the authority in the context of humanitarian aid or making room for supporting the displaced is a humanitarian path that has nothing to do with politics. Sistani also rejected foreign interventions in their general framework, or that the path of Iraqi national security should turn into a path linked to the national security of other countries.”[/size]
[size=45]“This is an implicit response to some reports that the religious authority is on the list of targets, and the UN representative confirmed this meaning in his speech after leaving the meeting when he said (We condemn any process of mentioning or mentioning the name of the authority in the political or security conflicts occurring in the region) in reference to the emphasis that Sistani’s presence in Iraq is not political,” says Al-Yasiri.[/size]
[size=45]He confirms that “Sistani has not received any Iraqi politician since 2015, and he is still insisting on this position, so today Sistani has returned Iraq to the square of 2004 and the constitutional revolution that he supported, and he confirmed the failure of the political experiment in Iraq and did not refer to the failure of democracy, but rather the political actors were not up to the level of responsibility, and this is what the authority has also indicated on previous occasions, but today was a confirmation of this meaning.”[/size]
[size=45]The highest Shiite authority in Iraq, Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, identified seven factors for “the stability of the country,” stressing that the Iraqis have a “long path” ahead of them to achieve this.[/size]
[size=45]This came according to a statement issued by his office in Najaf, after he received this morning Mohammed Al-Hassan, the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of its mission in Iraq (UNAMI) and the accompanying delegation.[/size]
[size=45]The statement explained that Al-Hassan gave Al-Sistani a brief explanation of the tasks of the international mission and the role it aims to play in the coming period.[/size]
[size=45]In return, the reference Sistani welcomed the presence of the United Nations in Iraq and wished its mission success in carrying out its tasks.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Sistani pointed to the major challenges facing Iraq at the present time and what its people are suffering on more than one level.[/size]
[size=45]“Iraqis, especially the conscious elites, should learn from the experiences they have gone through and do their utmost to overcome their failures and work hard to achieve a better future for their country in which everyone enjoys security, stability, progress and prosperity,” said the Grand Ayatollah Sistani, stressing that “this cannot be achieved without preparing scientific and practical plans to manage the country based on the principle of competence and integrity in assuming positions of responsibility, preventing foreign interference in all its forms, enforcing the rule of law, restricting arms to the state, and combating corruption at all levels.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Sistani added: “But it seems that the Iraqis have a long way to go before they achieve this, may God help them.”[/size]
[size=45]Regarding the volatile situation in the region, the reference expressed his “deep sorrow over the ongoing tragedy in Lebanon and Gaza and his deep regret over the inability of the international community and its institutions to impose effective solutions to stop it or at the very least to neutralize civilians from the tragedies of the fierce aggression practiced by the Israeli entity.”[/size]
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