AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Following the death of eminent Shia Faqih (jurist) Ayatollah Mohammad Sadeq Rouhani, Iraqi source of emulation Ayatollah Seyed Ali al-Sistani issued a message of condolence on Saturday.
In his message, Ayatollah Sistani praised the late scholar for having spent long years of his life in teaching and training seminary students and promoting the teachings of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS).
He offered condolences over the demise to Imam Zaman (may God hasten his glad advent), the Islamic Seminary of Qom and the family members and devotees of Ayatollah Rouhani.
Ayatollah Sistani also prayed God to bestow upon his soul mercy and elevate his ranks and to give patience to the bereaved family.
Ayatollah Rouhani passed away in Qom on Friday, December 16, at the age of 96.
Born in July 1926, Ayatollah Rouhani was a renowned instructor in the Islamic Seminary of Qom. It is believed that his father was the person who convinced Sheikh Abd al-Karim Haeri Yazdi to move to the city of Qom and establish the seminary there.
Iran’s seminary schools are closed on Saturday for the funeral of Ayatollah Rouhani.
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