Ayatollah Nasir Makarim Shirazi has been quite active in various fields of teaching and guiding the up-and-coming scholars in the Theological Seminary of Qom, and has embarked o­n various projects and endeavors, of which we mention just a few: Ayatollah Nasir Makarim Shirazi has been quite active in various fields of teaching and guiding the up-and-coming scholars in the Theological Seminary of Qom, and has embarked o­n various projects and endeavors, of which we mention just a few:
 
1-  Religious Publications Centre for the Shiâ: From some time back, His Eminence felt the need for the hawzatul âl-Ilmiyyah of Qum to have a general publication organization which would be able to defend the Shiâ from the works that were being published, by those wishing to mislead the people and unfortunately whose number is great.
In addition, this is also something that the Muslims expected from such a great Islamic University such as the hawzatul âl-Ilmiyyah, and thus people from different strata of the community starting from the great Marja Taqlid of the hawza and others also put forward this request that without doubt, a magazine should be published that would be able to answer the religious enquiries of the youth and give them the answers that they were looking for.  In addition, such a publication would be able to fight against the books and magazines that were coming out aiming to mislead the people.
Due to the fact that at that time, there were some minds (within the Theological Seminary) that were not ready to accept such a publication, thus, His Eminence sought out serious and original-writing scholars to place the heavy responsibility o­n their shoulders of producing such a publication.  In this regard, His Eminence, along with a group of other scholars and the assistance of the leaders of the hawzatul âl-Ilmiyyah of Qom and the financial support of well-wishers, launched the magazine, âl-Maktab-e-Islam‌.  This magazine was definitely something which was unparalleled in the Shiâ world and maybe from the point of view of its range of circulation – amongst the various religious magazines being published at that time it was the number o­ne magazine across the entire Muslim world.  This magazine brought a fresh new path of direction to the great students and thinkers of the hawzah.
At present, this publication has been going o­n strong for over 39 years - offering its valuable services to the Muslim world and the Shiâ communities and has found a special spot within the hearts of the youth, the university students, teachers and other noble personalities and it is through this publication that the light of Islam and Tashayyaâ has been spread from its focal point (Qom) to the
 
2-  Organizing Gatherings to Offer Lessons in Theology and other Religious Teachings:  His Eminence felt that the books that had been written in the field of Islamic Theology were not sufficient, nor were they, with the passing of time, able to answer the questions that were being raised.  In addition, these books were also not adequate in addressing the needs of the current era.  The traditional books of theology were written centuries ago where the questions that the materialists of today bring up were not mentioned.  Also, the traditional books written in the past did not discuss the various world religions who were hoping to impose their values o­n the world.  In addition, the older books brought up issues like those in relation to the Ashaâris and Muâtazili and others such as these which today discussions o­n beliefs such as these are no longer applicable as discussions since these were “seasonal”.
It is because of this fact that His Eminence, relying upon his literary talent and exceptional abilities, was able to present the Theological Islamic beliefs and the five Principles of Religion in an unparalleled way!  It is through organizing the theological discussions that hundreds of people were attending that these gatherings were made aware of these issues at hand and through these gatherings, a compact and concise book was compiled and published.
 
3-  Islamic Council to Protect the Youth: His Eminence gave unparalleled lessons o­n Theology and other lessons and discussions in which his students have been educated in eight different subjects from amongst the different schools of thought throughout the world.  It is through these classes that those being trained would be able to discuss and have debates with others, who are busy propagating other beliefs and schools of thought and would also be able to write books concerning their beliefs. They would also be equipped to answer any questions or issues that they put forth.
Within a short period of time, these religious gatherings were able to produce students, each o­ne of which was firmly grounded and specialized in a particular field of study and even today, a group of active youth who are well known authors within the hawzatul âl-Ilmiyyah, are busy studying with.  As well, in order to save our dear youth from the clutches of corruption, His Eminence formed an organization called the Educational Assembly for Protection of the Younger Generation.  o­ne of the outcomes of this assembly is the publication of material that would be attractive to the youth, and his office made them available to the youth very promptly.
 
4- Struggles Against Deviant Thoughts: o­n o­ne of his trips to the city of Shiraz, His Eminence came face to face with o­ne of the Sufi groups in this city.  A group of people in Shiraz requested him to write a book that would outline the principles of these Sufis, o­ne that would explain their beliefs in a polite and respectful manner.  His Eminence, by making use of the resources available to him, sat down to write this book in the year 1953 CE which outlined their beliefs and thoughts, and he named it “The Manifestation of Truth‌”.
The method in which he wrote this book caught the attention of the late Ayatollah al-Uzma Burujerdi (may Allah be pleased with him) and after requesting His Eminence to see him, he congratulated the author for his valuable efforts.  In relation to this book, Ayatollah al-Uzma Burujerdi (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote the following commendation, I have gone through this book in my spare time and did not find even the smallest of weak points in it.  May Allah reward you for your troubles.‌
 
 
 
5-  Establishing Organizations and Centres of Learning:  In these regards, His Eminence had made the intention of establishing such organizations in the same number of Maâsumin (peace be upon all of them) that we have (14) and with the praise of Allah up until now, he has been successful in establishing four such important schools within the Theological Seminary of Qom and two religious organizations for the welfare of the students who are living in the city of Mashad.
 
6-  Writings: The number of publications of His Eminence currently lies at approximately 130 volumes of books which have all been p r i n ted – some of which have been rep r i n ted more than 30 times!  Some of these have even been translated in to more than 10 living languages of the world and have been published in various parts of the world.
The commentary of the Qur}an authored by him, Tafsir-e-Namuna (The Ideal Commentary) has been translated in to many languages, including Arabic (al-Amthal Fi Tafsir al-Quran), and can be found in many homes.  In addition to this commentary, he has also authored a thematic commentary of the Quran entitled Payam-e-Quran (The Message of the Quran) which has opened up a new chapter in the field of exegesis of the Noble Quran.
In addition, the books he has written o­n the theological beliefs have been a place where others can seek refuge from the assault of books written with false beliefs in them.
Of the books of Fiqh that he has written, we mention a few: Anwar al-Fuqahah, al-Qawaidul Fiqhiyyah, Anwar al-Usul and the notes and commentaries o­n the complete text of âl-Urwatul Wuthqa which has been p r i n ted many times over.
His practical guide for Muslims (Tawdhihul Masail) has also been p r i n ted many times and has also been translated in to Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Azari and English.