Funeral prayers held for martyred Imam Khamenei in Qom

QOM, July 7 (YPA) – Millions of people gathered at Jamkaran Mosque in the Iranian city of Qom on Tuesday morning to attend funeral prayers for the late Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and members of his family.

Senior cleric Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi Amoli led the funeral prayers.

Following the prayers, the funeral procession was set to move from Jamkaran Mosque to the shrine of Hazrat Fatemeh Masoumeh (PBUH), a holy Shia site located in Qom.

Huge crowds had begun arriving at the mosque from across the country since Monday afternoon, filling its courtyards and prayer halls before dawn.

The martyred Leader’s coffin was carried through Tehran on Monday before continuing its funeral journey to Qom, Najaf, Karbala, and Mashhad, where he will be laid to rest at the shrine of Imam Reza.

@E.Y.M