Senior Iranian Ayatullah prohibits smoking

By: Sheikh Muhammad Khurasani

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s senior cleric Ayatullah Makarem Shirazi has said smoking is taboo and smokers should quit smoking.

He was responding to a letter addressed by health deputy of Shiraz Medical School. Ayatullah Shirazi said that any kind of production, bargain and smoking tobacco is a “confirmed” divine taboo.

“Taking the damages into account, smoking is "forbidden" and the smokers should abstain from smoking,” he said.

His response coincides with the World No Tobacco Day.

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