Sheikh al-Muhri, 66, passes away

Rasa - The representative of the sources of emulation in Kuwait, Sheikh Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Muhri passed away at the age of 66 as a result of a heart attack

News ID: 2884

Date: 05 July 2015 - 02:45

RNA - According to Rasa News, the representative of the sources of emulation in Kuwait, Sheikh Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Muhri passed away at the age of 66 as a result of a heart attack.

The body of the revered scholar will reportedly be buried in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf after a funeral service in Kuwait.

Born in 1948, Sheikh Seyyid Muhammad Baqir al-Muhri studied in seminaries of Najaf, Iraq under Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qassim Khoei and Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr.

He was also the deputy chief of the Kuwait Shiite Scholars Council.

Last year, he demanded the government in Kuwait to declare the day of Ashura as a holiday in the country.

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