MANAMA, Bahrain: Bahrain’s Ar-Resalah Al-Islamiah Association, in a meeting on 28 May Saturday, expressed deep concern over silence of Grand Muslim Scholars and Clerics on slaughter of innocent Mo’mineen (believers) at mosques, husseiniyaat and shrines in Pakistan and Iraq including continuing bloodshed on Iraqi soil and the latest attack on a mausoleum of Bari Imam in Islamabad.

The association said the perpetrators carry out massacre of innocent believers going against holy Quran and sayings of holy Prophet (p) that preach love, peace and harmony and consider killing of an innocent human being tantamount to killing whole humanity.

The meeting said silence of grand scholars and clerics encourages terrorists.

It demanded from grand clerics of Al-Azhar (Egypt), Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Pakistan and Gulf to adopt very clear stance towards killings of innocent believers because scholars and clerics are under obligation to protect lives of innocent and preserve unity among Muslims considering it topmost priority.

At least 25 people were martyred and nearly 150 wounded on Friday in the explosion at the Bari Imam shrine, burial place of an Islamic saint Sayed Abdul Latif Kazemi Al-Mashhadi from the progeny of holy Prophet (p)’s seventh infallible descendant Al-Imam Mousa Al-Kazem (p), on the outskirts of Pakistani capital city of Islamabad.

Thousands of Sunnis, Shiias as well as Hindus were present there when the bomb went off during a majlis-e-aza on the final day of death anniversary of the saint Bari Imam. They were preparing for the arrival of the most senior Shiia spiritual leader Sayed Hamid Mosavi - from the progeny of holy Prophet (p)’s seventh infallible descendant Al-Imam Mousa Al-Kazem (p) - who was to deliver a sermon.

“There was announcement that Hamid Mosavi is coming. Everybody stood up and then there was the explosion,” said Mohammed Ali, one of the worshippers.

On Monday, Two suicide bombers in Hilla have left at least 25 people martyred.