"ملف 4/9 (2/7) جريدة <البحرين>" [و‎‎٨] (٤٢/١٥)

My appeal for the establishment of a school is
not hard for anyone of you and Is nothing but a small matter
as any amount spent for this purpose, however big it may be,
is small compared with the importance of a project like this.
Ai e the people of Qatlf unable to contribute an amount suffi
cient for a school which will be of everlasting benefit to
them as long as history exists? I and whoever who had heard of
it have to thank the people of Bahrain who collected thousands
(of rupees) lor their poor during the time I was there. There
are in Bahrain many meeting places, clubs, Husainiyahs and
Muharram processions which the pen and tongue fail to describe.
There is an interesting story of the results of meetings. I
w<us sitting with the students before our teacher during our
lessons in the compound of the school of Al Kashif al Ghita
(at Najaf) at the time I was there. A Muai'di came in with a
lo^rge document asking about the Shaikh who was then at Kufa.
The teacher asked him what he 7/anted. He replied saying he wanted
the Shuikh to sign the paper which was about a •waqf Husainiyah
(piourning place) built by them in their town. He asked him how
much it cost them. He said 700 Iraqi Dinars, which is equal to
10,000 Saudi Riyals. We inquired about their town and came to
know that it was a small town called 'Ifaj situated on the bank
of the Eupherates. This is only a small example of what lias been
happening. I would be lengthening the subject if I were to
mention Khan al Hunood at Najaf and other things which were done
by philanthropists.
You my brethren who like to do good and desire the
existence and expansion of such a project? Do not listen to the
statements of silly persons who might say that Qatif is not
suitable for a school. You know that it is impossible to please
everyone. You know that good ideals, efforts and Ulemas follow
the course of events in the world; they do not get disappointed
whenever they fail in their efforts. They make effort after
eifort even if they fail each time. Time changes and history
repeats events; once good luck comes and another time bad luck.
A ridn who comes up with a good idea will continue to spread it
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