Funeral held in Tehran for Ayatollah Khaz'ali

Rasa – The funeral of the prominent Iranian revolutionary, Ayatollah Abol-Qasem Khazali, took place in Tehran on Thursday morning in the presence of a huge crowd of faithful and revolutionary people and clerics at the University of Tehran.

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Date: 17 September 2015 - 16:41

RNA – The funeral of Ayatollah Abol-Qasem Khazali-Boroujerdi was held at the University of Tehran on Thursday morning and was attended by a huge crowd of Iranian believers and revolutionaries.

Ayatollah Khazali was the secretary general of the Ghadir International Foundation, a member of the Assembly of Experts, a former member of the Guardian Council, and a prominent teacher in the Islamic Seminary of Qom.

Born on March 21, 1925 in the Western Iranian city of Boroujerd, he had also a role in drafting the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

His funeral was attended by many senior Iranian officials and clerics, including the secretary of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution’s office and his sons, Hujjat al-Islam Hasan Khomeini, Imam Khomeini’s grandson, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s previous president, Sa’id Jalili, the former secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the secretary of the Guardian Council and Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi-Shahroudi, Iran’s chief prosecutor.

Many state figures also wrote letters of condolence expressing sadness over the demise of the great scholar.

In his letter of condolence, President Hassan Rouhani praised Ayatollah Khaz'ali as a great revolutionary figure.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also offered his condolences over Ayatollah Khaz'ali’s death, praising him as a “pious and prolific” scholar.

He also lauded the deceased for his brave efforts during the oppressive circumstances before the victory of the Islamic Revolution, and assuming sensitive posts afterwards.

Ayatollah Jannati led the funeral prayers for Ayatollah Khazali and led the funeral procession to Tehran’s Revolution Square.

Attendees were shouting the revolutionary slogans of “Death to America,” “Death to Israel” and “Death to England."

Ayatollah Khazali passed away on September 16, 2015 at the age of 90 after a long illness.

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