Huj. Shahriari condoles over passing of Afghan scholar
A senior Iranian cleric has hailed the former minister of agriculture in Afghanistan as an Islamic proximity figure and an activist to promote fraternity among Muslims.
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Hujjat-ul-Islam Hamid Shahriari, the Secretary General of World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, has issued a message to offer condolences over the passing of Hujjat-ul-Islam Seyyed Mohammad Hadi Hadi, reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).
He praised the late Afghan scholar for long years of struggles to expand cultural activities and Islamic fraternity.
“Afghan nation will never forget the struggles and brevity of the descent cleric during Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan that led to detention, imprisonment and torture of the prominent scholar”, he said.
According to the Iranian cleric, the valuable services by the Afghan scholar, particularly during his ministry of agriculture, establishment of the Islamic Unity Party and other responsibilities are all based on his inclusive view on all ethnical groups.
Hujjat-ul-Islam Shahriari expressed sympathy with the bereaved family and the people of Afghanistan for the demise of the senior cleric and former minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock.
Late Hujjat-ul-Islam Mohammad Hadi Hadi was an active member of the sacred Jihad campaign, director of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), member of the Shia scholars and Islamic fraternity council.
Born in 1958 in Hisa-e-Awali Behsud, Maidan Wardak Province in Afghanistan, Hujjat-ul-Islam Seyyed Mohammad Hadi Hadi ended his school years in Kabul before moving to Iran’s Mashhad and Qom seminaries to continue his higher education.
He was an active figure during the Saur Revolution in 1978 and combating against the Soviet invasion of December 1979. The late scholar was appointed as representative of Kabul in Loya Jirga (grand assembly) and played a key role in establishment of the Islamic fraternity assembly of Afghanistan.
