TEHRAN (Kayhan intl.) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday led the funeral prayer for Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi who passed away on Friday.
The passing away of Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi is a loss to the Seminary in the holy city of Qom and Islamic studies schools, the Leader said.
"His services in generating religious thoughts, writing useful books, and training distinguished students are effective while his revolutionary presence in all arenas … is truly and justly unique,” Ayatollah Khamenei said, adding Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi maintained piety throughout his life.
The Leader also described Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi as his "old and dear brother,” offering condolences to his family, students and admirers as well as the Qom Seminary.
The cleric passed away at the age of 86 at a hospital in Tehran on Friday evening due to gastrointestinal disease.
He played a major role in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, led by late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini, that overthrew the U.S.-backed Pahlavi regime.
Following the Islamic Revolution, he first founded Baqir-ul-Uloom Institute and then Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute in Qom, which he headed for the rest of his life.
Also on Saturday, Iran’s Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raeisi released a message of condolence on the passing away of Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi.
He said the late cleric was one of the pillars in the field of explaining and promoting the transcendent Islamic wisdom in the contemporary era.
Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi, was a great master in mysticism and practical ethics, who used his knowledge to defend the Islamic Revolution, Raeisi noted.
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