Iranian Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi on Monday issued a religious ruling condemning threats against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Shia clerics.
According to a report by the Jerusalem Post, Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi issued a fatwa in Arabic declaring US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “enemies” and condemning their actions in a religious decree.
“It is clear that threatening the life of any person who is a pillar of the Islamic system, the Marja’iyyat (religious authority), and leadership, especially the supreme leader, is forbidden and religiously prohibited,” Shirazi worte.
“It is obligatory to defend them and to confront the perpetrators of such threats, and violating this sanctity is one of the greatest sins,” he added.
He also called on Muslims across the world to unite and bring down the American and Israeli leaders for threatening the Islamic republic leadership.
The fatwa also added that any support or cooperation by Muslims or Islamic states to these enemies will be considered “haram” or forbidden.
“Muslims around the world must stand firm against such enemies and their open crimes. If they carry out such an act, they will face severe and divine punishment, and they will undoubtedly be avenged,” his religious ruling read.
The report added that Shirazi labeled those responsible for such “open crimes” as Muharib, which is a term in Islamic jurisprudence often translated as “one who wages war against God” or shows “enmity against God and the state.” In Iran, this designation is a serious offense that can carry the death penalty.
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