The Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s office issues a message following criminal explosion of Sayyid al-Shuhada school in Kabul

by Abbas Adil

SHAFAQNA- The office of Grand Ayatollah Sistani issued a statement following a terrorist attack on students of the Sayyid al-Shuhada (A.S) school in Kabul, which killed more than 63 and injured 150 innocent girls.

According to Shafaqna, the text of the statement is as follows:

In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un
(Verily we belong to Allah and verily to Him do we return)

The horrible crime that killed many girl students of Sayyid al-Shuhada School in Kabul on the day of the holy month of Ramadan and resulted in the martyrdom of tens of people and the wounding of many more, leaves the heart of every free and conscientious person wounded and full of sorrow.

Although for years Afghanistan’s homeless civilians have been brutally attacked by extremist and ruthless groups from time to time, this crime is rare and in some ways more painful.

We offer our deepest condolences to the honorable and oppressed people of Afghanistan, especially to the bereaved families, and we ask God Almighty for their patience and for the injured to be healed immediately.

In the current difficult situation of the dear country of Afghanistan, and given the possibility of extremist groups gaining more power, national unity and solidarity among all ethnic groups and nationalities of this country is more necessary than ever, the government and national and religious leaders and the elders of the Afghan society should think of a way to protect civilians, especially ethnic and religious minorities, from the oppression and crime of terrorist groups, and take appropriate measures.

Muslim countries and the international community also have a duty not to leave the helpless nation of Afghanistan alone in these difficult circumstances and not to allow the sinister plan drawn by the ill-wishers for the future of this country to result in more innocent people being targeted by criminal attacks by extremist groups.

We ask God Almighty to perpetuate the honor and respect of the honorable people of Afghanistan.

27th Ramadan 1442 AH

The Office of the Grand Ayatollah Sistani- Najaf Ashraf

This news is originally published by Shafaqna Persian and translated by Shafaqna English 

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