President Rouhani's message on the passing away of Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani

Ayatollah Rafsanjani passed away from heart attack Sunday evening (Jan 8).

President Rouhani said Islam lost a valuable asset; Iran a great figure; Islamic Revolution a brave guide and the state a wise, unparalleled figure.

President Rouhani's full message is as follows:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
'We are from Allah, and to Him we shall return'

'And there is the type of man who gives his life to earn the pleasure of Allah: And Allah is full of kindness to (His) devotees' (Holy Quran)

In the days of H. H. Fatemeh Ma'sumeh's (SA) mourning and Amir Kabir's sad martyrdom, Iran sat mourning for its worthy commander and the national hero in fighting tyranny and colonization went to meet his maker.

Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was Rouhollah, [Khomeini]'s steadfast son, long-standing companion of the leader, distinguished and history-making figure of Islamic Revolution and somebody who was truly sympathetic towards people. How meaningful it was in history that the legend of faith, patience, tolerance and moderation passed away on the very day that people's uprising in defending the great Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Revolution.
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