Senior Shia cleric congratulates X-Mass day

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Taskhiri, senior Iranian Shia cleric and head of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought in a message has congratulated the birthday anniversary of Jesus Christ to Christians. "Blessed be Jesus Christ (PBUH), son of Mary (AS) and the messenger of God and heralder of justice and morality. Blessed be his mother, Saint Mary (AS) who blessed the human beings when she gave birth to her son, Rouhollah (Spirit of God in Arabic)," the high-profile cleric said in his message. Jesus (PBUH), son of Mary (AS), manifest of serving God Almighty and carnation of the Spirit of God was born so that human could wholeheartedly enjoy the pleasure of freedom and is gifted with an eternal paradise, the cleric said in his message. Hailed be Jesus (PBUH), servant and messenger of God, on the this anniversary of his birth, the day he will demise and the day he will resurrect. He also expressed his congratulations to all people, particularly, Christians on this great celebration for the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ (PBUH), this grand miracle and the messenger of God./129