Senior Shia cleric hails martyr Soleimani’s view, pursuit of Islamic unity

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Secretary General of World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought lauded Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani due to his piety, strong belief in Islamic unity and unique managerial skills calling the top commander of Iran’s IRGC Quds Force as an extraordinary figure.  

Sheikh Hamid Shahriari, in his speech on the second day of the international conference on General Soleimani and the new Islamic civilization underway in Tehran, praised the senior counter-terrorism figure for his firm belief in solidarity among all ethnical and religious groups.
 
He highlighted brevity and piety of Lieutenant General Soleimani which prevented topple of Iraqi Kurdistan region in front of Daesh terrorists, an operation which began failure of the terrorist group.
 
The cleric referred to the managerial and field investigations carried out by General Soleimani and that his commands had massive research and practice behind it.
 
Secretary General of World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought noted,” General Soleimani firmly believed that solidarity should command the relations between Shia and Sunni, Kurds, Arabs, Persians and all ethnical groups and he followed his beliefs in practice.”
 
The cleric also noted that his behavior had drawn other religious minorities namely Christians and Izadis to him and the measures he took to unite Shia and Sunni groups of Palestinian resistance have remained as his legacy.
 
“We remember leader of Palestinian resistance group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, calling Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in his funeral as the “martyr of Quds” said Sheikh Hamid Shahriari.
 
Senior Iranian scholar lauded Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Muhandis for the strategic measures they took which led to failure of the massive international project of Daesh.



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