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  Updated: September 21, 2007

Ayatullah Murtada Al-Askari buried in Holy Qom

By: Sheikh M Khurasani

HOLY QOM, Iran: : Ayatullah Seyed Murtada Al-Askari, a founding member of Iraq's ruling Dawa party banned under Saddam, was laid to rest on Wednesday September 19 in the holy mausoleum of Hazret-e-Fatimah Masumah (AS in the holy city of Qom.

The ceremony started at Imam Hassan Askari (AS) mosque, at 09:00 local time (0530 GMT).

Ayatullah Seyed Shabbiri Zanjani led the funeral prayer.

Large number of common people as well as members of Majlis-e-Khobargan, administrative authorities, delegations of Iranian SL Ayatullah Khamanei and Maraje Uzzam, students and Scholars of Hoza Elmia participated in the funeral ceremony of the late Ayatullah.

Ayatullah Seyed Murtada Al-Askar was died on Sunday September 16 in Iran after suffering a heart ailment and kidney problems. He was 93 years old. He was the writer of many Islamic books.  


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