MURIC mourns death of Iranian President

*Calls him friend of oppressed, champion of liberty

By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has sent a message of condolence to the government and people of Iran as well as the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Shaykh El-Zakzaky, over the demise of President Ibrahim Raisi.
This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by MURIC’s Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.
The group described President Raisi, who died in a plane crash on Sunday,
as a friend of the oppressed and the champion of liberty.
President Raisi, according to MURIC, has left a vacuum that will be difficult to fill, adding that his death broke the heart of more than one and a half billion Muslims and shattered the hopes of millions of progressive citizens of the world.
The group said that the death of Raisi also spread gloom among the poor and weak nations of the Third World.
The MURIC’s statement reads, “The world held its breath yesterday as news of the death of the president of Iran spread like the dark clouds of a storm.
“President Raisi left a vacuum that will be difficult to fill. His death broke the heart of more than one and a half billion Muslims and shattered the hopes of millions of progressive citizens of the world.
“ It also spread gloom among the poor and weak nations of the Third World.
“But we are consoled by the great moral heritage left behind by Raisi.
“We are equally strengthened by the divine promise of Allah to keep the souls of martyrs fresh, undying and enduring.
“MURIC stands in solidarity with the government and the good people of Iran at this moment of trial. We are with Shaykh El-Zakzaky at this hour of grief.
“May Allah grant President Raisi forgiveness and may He in His Infinite Mercy grant him aljannah firdaus”, it said.