On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Imam Al-Mahdi, Al-Mabarrat Alumni Association organized a youth dialogue meeting with His Eminence Dr. Sayyed Jaafar Fadlallah titled “The Promised Hope and Responsible Awaiting”, attended by the President of Al-Mabarrat Alumni Association Dr. Mohammad Al-Masri and members of the Association, alongside the teaching, administrative and scouting bodies at Al-Mabarrat Charitable Association, as well as graduates and students, at the theater of Imam Al-Hassan Secondary School.
The meeting opened with a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran by graduate reciter Ahmad Hadraj, followed by a welcome speech by the Principal of Imam Al-Hassan Secondary School, Mr. Fayez Jalloul, in which he affirmed the importance of dialogue meetings in strengthening a culture of awareness and responsibility among young people, valuing the efforts of the school's alumni league and Al-Mabarrat Alumni Association in organizing this intellectual activity.
The President of Al-Mabarrat Alumni Association, Dr. Mohammad Al-Masri, then delivered a heartfelt speech in which he stressed that the anniversary of Imam Al-Mahdi's birth is a milestone for renewing conscious hope, considering that true awaiting is not withdrawal or stillness, but work and initiative, and turning faith into an ethical and humanitarian project active in daily life.
In his dialogue contribution, Sayyed Fadlallah offered an intellectual reading of the concept of awaiting, explaining that it is not a state of passive anticipation but a project of awareness and of ethical and human responsibility, expressed in commitment to the causes of justice and truth, openness to human causes wherever they arise, and refusal to adapt to or normalize injustice under any pretext.
His Eminence also warned against a culture of dependency and of deferring responsibility on the pretext of the Occultation, considering that genuinely paving the way for global justice begins with daily practice and with building just models in individual, institutional and social conduct, affirming that the period of Occultation is an opportunity to test societies' ability to understand Islam and apply it as a living civilizational project.
The dialogue was moderated by graduates Rawan Harshi, Ruaa Sharafeddine and Hiba Dhaini, while graduate Fatima Issa introduced the meeting, in an interactive atmosphere that reflected young people's awareness, their interest in the questions of this period, and their role in shaping the promised hope.
