AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): A ceremony was held in Ghana to commemorate the martyrdom of Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the martyrdom of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, a commemoration ceremony was held at Tamale city in the Northern region of Ghana.
The cultural counsellor of the Islamic republic of Iran in Ghana, Amir Heshmati as part of the commemoration ceremony paid an official visit to the city of tamale to connect with the religious, youth and traditional leaders of the city.
According to him this was to “To promote, further, and solidify an atmosphere of cooperation and dialogue amongst the various Muslim theological and jurisprudential schools of thought"
The ceremony started with reading of the holy Quran then Amir Heshmati, delivered a speech at the ceremony.
In his message, Heshmati, "It has been five years since we lost this great mujahid who was a symbol of the fight against terrorism and his martyrdom brought shame to the real terrorists (the United States) who committed such crime.”
Also, the Iranian cultural counselor said "With God's help, the blood of this martyr will be avenged from the criminals."
The commemoration ceremony for the martyrdom of General Qassem Soleimani, the Anti terror commander who was assassinated by the United States in 2020. This commemorative ceremony was organized by the Ahlul Bayt Youth of the Soleimani Humanitarian Centre.
The counsellor, Heshmati was also shown a bit of northern Ghanaian culture when he was dressed in a smock as a gift from the people of Tamale to serve as a symbol of friendship.
Amongst the prominent people visited by the counsellor are: Sheikh Mohammed Hudu, Hussein Zakaria (academician, ideologue, and religious leader), Sheikh Mohammed Abdul Salaam (Northern regional chief Imam) and Sheikh Sualeh Hafiz (prominent advocate for interfaith Harmony in Tamale).
The counsellor called upon the Muslim community to unite and forge strong bonds amongst themselves to solve the common problems. He also louded the peace and harmony with which Ghanaians live and credited the scholars and traditional leaders as well as youth leaders for making this possible.
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