Iranian Students to Protest Desecration of Holy Site in Syria
Iranian students plan to gather in front of the United Nations office in Iran’s capital, Tehran, to protest the desecration of a revered site belonging to a Shia Muslim figure by the militants in Syria.
According to media reports on Thursday, the militant groups in Syria have raided the mausoleum of Hujr ibn Adi in the Damascus suburb of Adra, and transferred his remains to an unknown location.
The students from different universities in Tehran will gather in front of the UN office on Monday to protest the blasphemous act.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi condemned the destruction of the mausoleum on Saturday, calling on international organizations to condemn the inhumane and unethical act and take practical and serious measures to restore the dignity of the site.
The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah also condemned the attack in a statement on Thursday, saying that, “The shrine of the great companion, Hujr Ibn Adi, is one of the most important shrines for all Muslims, and violating and digging his grave in this way reveals a terrorist and criminal mentality that does not respect neither Muslim nor Christian sanctities.”
Iraq’s Sunni Mufti Sheikh Mahdi Al-Samidaei also condemned the exhumation of Hujr’s body.
Hujr, a close companion of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and a loyal supporter of the first Shia Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH), led the army of Muslims to victory in several crucial battles.
He and his sons were killed upon the order of the Umayyad Caliph Muawiyah in the year 660 CE.
Source: Press TV
The students from different universities in Tehran will gather in front of the UN office on Monday to protest the blasphemous act.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi condemned the destruction of the mausoleum on Saturday, calling on international organizations to condemn the inhumane and unethical act and take practical and serious measures to restore the dignity of the site.
The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah also condemned the attack in a statement on Thursday, saying that, “The shrine of the great companion, Hujr Ibn Adi, is one of the most important shrines for all Muslims, and violating and digging his grave in this way reveals a terrorist and criminal mentality that does not respect neither Muslim nor Christian sanctities.”
Iraq’s Sunni Mufti Sheikh Mahdi Al-Samidaei also condemned the exhumation of Hujr’s body.
Hujr, a close companion of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and a loyal supporter of the first Shia Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH), led the army of Muslims to victory in several crucial battles.
He and his sons were killed upon the order of the Umayyad Caliph Muawiyah in the year 660 CE.
Source: Press TV
