'Make enemies regret their mistake': Iran's top cleric issues fatwa against Netanyahu, Trump
PTC News Desk: Iranian Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi on Monday issued a religious diktat condemning threats against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Shia clerics.
"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.
The decree also called on the Muslims across the world to unite and bring down the American and Israeli leaders for threatening the Islamic republic leadership.
"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.
Shirazi labeled those responsible for such 'open crimes' as Muharib, a term in Islamic jurisprudence meaning “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.
- With inputs from agencies
