Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi: "Al Kalifa is becoming more detested"

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, top Shia jurisprudent from Iran slammed the attack of Sheikh Issa Qassim, Bahraini cleric’s house and said if Al Kalifa wishes to continue its life among the people then it should maintain the legal demands of its nation. Iranian scholar, at the beginning of his weekly class held in Qom, said,” Bahraini authorities, in a bid to frighten the clerics and fade their leading role for the people, have escalated their pressure.” He rebuked the neutral stance of international bodies and claimants of human rights against the crimes of Al Kalifa and said,” It is quite surprising when a member of misguided religious groups is opposed in Iran, even the American congress voices its opposition while attacking the house of such a prominent scholar is given a cold shoulder.” Ayatollah Makarem demanded,” Why are the rights of a majority who peacefully pursue their rights are ignored?” and added,” Bahraini government should know that if it maintains this method then it will increasingly be detested.” He also condemned moves to unbalance the population of Bahrain for a minority of Shia saying that the efforts for that means have failed up to now. Renowned professor from Qom Seminary seriously slammed the heinous act of attacking Sheikh Isa Qassim, Bahraini Shia leader and stressed,” Certainly the group that follows such methods against the legal demands of the people will eventually fail.”End item/ 149