(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Head of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, Ayatollah Mohsen Araki expressed his deep condolence over the loss of one of the members of General Assembly of the World Forum, Qazi Hussein Ahmad.
The senior cleric, in a message, highlighted the impressive attempts of the late scholar in the realm of unity and Islamic Awakening.
Ayatollah Mohsen Araki expressed his deep sorrow to his family, the Supreme Council of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, and Pakistan Nation over the death.
Ayatollah Mohsen Araki also prayed God to give patience to the family of the deceased for their lost.
Qazi Hussain Ahmad was a prominent religious scholar, Islamic theologian, Islamic democracy advocate, and former Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami, the rightist and right-wing populist political party in Pakistan.
He was a strong critic of the counter-terrorism policy of the United States, and was widely known for his opposition against United States' participation in civil war in the neighboring Afghanistan.
Qazi Hussain Ahmad died on January 6, 2013, at 01:40am Pakistan Standard Time in a local hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. The cause of his death was reported to be a heart attack.
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