Iran clerics to attend Saudi funeral

Two senior Iranian clerics have departed Tehran for the holy city of Medina to attend the mourning ceremony of Saudi Arabia’s prominent scholar and leader.

Head of Iran’s Guardian Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati and Hojjatoleslam Ahmad Marvi left Tehran to attend the mourning ceremony of Sheikh Mohammed Ali al-Amri as the representatives of Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People Imam Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

The two Iranian clerics will convey the condolences of The Leader of Islamic Ummah and Oppressed People to sheikh al-Amri’s family.

Sheikh al-Amri passed away on January 24 and was buried in the Jannatul Baqi cemetery on Friday. Top religious figures from Saudi Arabia and other countries participated in the funeral.