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In the Name of the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful ‘Indeed we belong to Allah and to Him do we indeed return.’ It is with deep regret and sorrow that I have received the news on the passing away of an old friend, a comrade and companion during the struggles ...

Top Islamic Authority, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani issued the following statement in relation to the deteriorating state of affairs in Iraq: In the name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful. The supreme religious authority (marja’iyyah) is pursuing with deep concern the recent security developments in the Nainawa province and its ...

Iraq-based Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has voiced his support for the Iraqi army engaged in fighting against the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani released a statement on Tuesday, condemning the capture of Nineveh province by the Takfiri militants.  The senior Shia cleric ...