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The eyes of the entire country and the world are on the funeral of former Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei. The biggest question at this time is who will offer his funeral prayers and whether the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will attend the ceremony. After Ali Khamenei, his son Mojtaba Khamenei has been given new responsibility. He has not appeared in public since becoming the Supreme Leader. In such a situation, there is a strong discussion among the people whether he will be seen in public for the first time in his father’s funeral.
Last week, Ali Akbar Pourjamshidian, secretary of the funeral organizing committee, said that a decision regarding Mojtaba Khamenei’s presence would be taken later. He told that an official announcement in this regard will be made by the office of the Commander-in-Chief and Supreme Leader of the Armed Forces. Another big question is regarding funeral prayers. In Shia tradition, offering funeral prayers is not only a religious responsibility, but it is also considered to have great political importance. Therefore this decision is considered very important
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Who offered the funeral prayers on the death of Ruhollah Khomeini?
If we look at history, when Ruhollah Khomeini died in 1989, his successor did not offer funeral prayers. At that time, Shia religious leader Mohammad Raza Golpaygani had performed this responsibility. For this reason, it is believed that this time also the funeral prayers can be offered by a big Shia religious leader i.e. Grand Ayatollah. At present, preparations related to the funeral are going on throughout Iran and people’s eyes are fixed on the upcoming official announcement.
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