【Sistani and the Descendants of Khamenei in the Same Frame】This photograph is historic—not only in the histories of Iraq and Iran, but also in the history of Shia Islam.
At the time when the coffin of Imam Khamenei arrived at the holy shrines in Iraq, Grand Ayatollah Sistani, the leading authority of Shia Islam in Iraq, stood together with the sons of Imam Khamenei. This is an unprecedented image.
To the far right is Mustafa Khamenei, the eldest son of Khamenei (and elder brother of current leader Morteza), while the two men on the left and center are the sons of Sistani.
All three are Sayyids—descendants of the Prophet—wearing black turbans.
Sistani and Khamenei are the two most representative and outstanding leaders of this era; they have almost never appeared together in historical records. Yet their descendants have achieved this moment.
Any Shia Muslim on Earth seeing this scene would feel deep joy and profound satisfaction.
The religious diplomacy Iran has conducted by leveraging the martyrdom of Khamenei has produced extraordinary results.
The wish that the Imam could not fulfill during his lifetime is now being realized.
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