The temporary Friday prayer leader of Tehran said, “General Soleymani wasn’t only obedient to the Supreme Leader but also a devotee of the vicegerent of the Imam of the Time.” RNA – Speaking at a gather of pilgrims at the Holy Shrine of Imam al-Ridha in Mashhad on the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatimah al-Zahra, Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi, the temporary Friday prayer leader of Tehran, offered his condolences on the martyrdom of General Qasem Soleyman and said, “This martyred general was the righteous servant of God and was the hope and supporter of the oppressed and was a thorn in the eyes for the enemies, the Zionists, the Americans and Daesh.”
Referring to the features of General Soleymani, His Eminence said, “The character of this martyr was modeled after Lady Fatimah al-Zahra, the Purified Imams, the late Imam [Khomeyni] and the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution [Ayatollah Khamenei]. He was a worthy human being who was complete in various dimensions and was unique and exemplary in his morality and wasn’t only obedient to the Supreme Leader but also devotee of the vicegerent of the Imam of the Time.”
Ayatollah Seddiqi added, “Just as we don’t have the right to question the Imams and we accept everything that they say wholeheartedly, General Soleymani was like this with the Supreme Leader and higher than a devotee, he was a lover of the Supreme Leader.”
His Eminence explained that Lady Fatimah was the model of General Soleymani and added, “If our commander lovingly obeyed his wali (protector) and planned to put his life on the line in defence of Islamic sanctities and the holy shrines of the Ahl al-Bayt and destroyed the roots of Daesh, which was a sectarian sedition, this was modeled on this great lady of Islam.”
He said, “Today, it was the Kharijites of Nahrawan, under the name of Daesh and the al-Nusrah Front, who have come to the war against Islam and the holy shrines, and it was our Malik al-Ashtar – General Soleymani – who silenced the sedition.”
Ayatollah Seddiqi described General Soleymani as “the beloved of God” and said, “Because this commander was beloved by God, he became beloved in the hearts of the people and such a [gloriously attended] funeral took place which was unprecedented in history also because it took its colour from the Ahl al-Bayt. The method of his martyrdom was similar to that of the Ahl al-Bayt and his body was in pieces.”
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