The Najaf Seminary Protests in Solidarity with Palestine

October 18, 2023

The Islamic Seminary in Najaf has announced the suspension of all its classes for this Wednesday, the 18th of October 2023, in protest against the brutal bombing carried out by the Zionists on the Al-Ma’madani Hospital in Gaza. This attack claimed the lives of hundreds of innocent infants, as well as women and other patients. The visual reports of the incident depict a merciless and inhumane act of genocide, as if the world is relegated to a realm devoid of responsibility/accountability and any shred of human conscience.

Reports from Najaf, specifically from the office of His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani (may Allah prolong his life), indicate that sorrow, grief, profound pain, and intense sympathy are apparent and deeply felt by His Eminence, as well as by all the staff at the office and the general public, including religious scholars, esteemed professors, respected students, and all believers. His Eminence beseeches Allah Almighty with prayers for the support of the oppressed in Palestine.

Once again, the Supreme Religious Authority in Najaf expresses its solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people and stands by them in their demand for their rights, affirming that there is no solution except ending the occupation in all its forms. “Indeed, to Allah, we belong and to Him, we shall return.”