Yesterday, on July 3, 2014, Ayatollah Vahid Khorasani expressed his condolences by phone to Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and the families of martyrs over the death of Shia protesters in Qods day rally.
During his phone call, Ayatollah Vahid Khorasani referred to the sufferings that occurs to the pious persons when they are trying to promote the truth and said: According to our tradition (Hadith) if a disaster happen to a person and he/she recites the verses of Isterja'a (Retrieval) the god will give him/her three things, his Salavat, his mercy and his guidance.
Then he recited the verses of Isterja'a: "who, in adversity say: 'we belong to allah and to him we shall return - on those will be prayers and mercy from their lord, those are guided." Al-Baqarah (156-157)
الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّـهِ وَإنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ ـ أُولئكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَاتٌ مِّن ربِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُهْتَدُون
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