Ahlul Bait Foundation of South Africa condolences demise of Ayatollah Rayshahri.
The message is as follow:
MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE- AYATULLAH RAYSHAHRI
SINCERE SUPPORTER OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTION
A GREAT MUHADDITH - SCHOLOR OF HADITH OF SCHOOL OF AHLULBAIT
قال الامام الرضا ع: رَحِمَ اللهُ عَبداً أحيی أمرَنا؛ فَقُلتُ لَه: وَ کَيفَ يُحيی أمرُکُم؟ قَال: يَتَعَلَّم عُلُومَنا وَ يُعَلِّمُها النَّاسَ، فَإنَّ النَّاسَ لَو عَلِمُوا مَحَاسِنَ کَلامِنا لَاتَّبَعُونَا
Imam Ali Ridha (as) states:
"May Allah have mercy on a servant who revives our affair; was asked: How is your affair revived? He said: He learns our sciences and teach it to people, for verily if the people knew the beauty of our speech, they would follow us."
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
It is with great sadness that the followers of Ahlul Bait (as) in South Africa received the sorrowful news of the passing away of Ayatullah Mohammedi Rayshahri.
He leaves behind a legacy from a lifetime of service in the Islamic Revolution of Iran and its subsequent successes. He was a sincere supporter of Imam Khomeini and his successor Ayatullah Khamenei from the early days of the revolution and assumed various positions in government where he implemented the principles of the revolution and contributed to its survival through many critical phases.
Academically, his contribution was to the enrichment of the rigorous scholarly tradition of the School of Ahlul Bait (as) through his books which had a focus on reliable recorded Hadith (Traditions). Through doing this, he sometimes challenged traditional trends which may not have had a strong basis in Islamic sources. His books, such as Scales of Wisdom, Encyclopedia of Imam Ali (as), Chronicles of the Martyrdom of Imam Husayn (as) …. etc serve as outstanding examples for Shi’a scholarship and the general community as a source of knowledge and reliable information. Alhamdulillah some of the above works are translated into English (in fact some of the translation work was done by South African Scholars like Sh Safiullah Khan).
He founded the Dar al-Hadith (Qom, I. R. Iran) to continue this important work. The Dar al-Hadith Scientific-Cultural Institute is the first independent Institute that is specialized in the sciences and research of Hadith in the Shi’a World.
Socially, he served an important role as the leader's special envoy for Hajj, thereby serving pilgrims for decades. He also served as the custodian of the Hazrat Abdul Azeem Shrine in Tehran. He had a special interest in the followers of Ahlul Bait (as) in South Africa, interacting with us on Hajj trips as well as during his historic trip to our country and providing support behind the scenes along many steps of the way.
The Ahlul Bait Foundation of South Africa and all its affiliates extend our sincere condolences to the Leadership of the Islamic Revolution, his Respected family, and his students. We pray that Almighty ALLAH grant Marhoom the highest accolades in HIS Paradise and keep him in the company of those whom he dearly loved and served. Ameen
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Mowlana Syed Aftab Haider
National Coordinator of AFOSA
Director of Ahlul Bait (a.s) Masjid Complex, Ottery, Cape Town