ISLAMABAD: Supreme Shia Ulema Board patron and Quaid-i-Milat Jafaria Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi was laid to rest on Monday at the G-9/4 Imambargah.

Agha Moosavi passed away on Sunday night at the Shia Ali Mosque headquarters after a brief illness. Funeral prayers were led by Mufti Bassam Abbas Zaheri and attended by people from all walks of life, including religious figures and politicians.

Speaking on the occasion, Agha Moosavi’s sons Agha Syed Mohammad Murtaza Moosavi Advocate and Agha Syed Ali Ruh al-Abbas Moosavi Advocate pledged to remain steadfast in their father’s mission and utilise their energies to promote his message of unity and brotherhood. They also thanked the funeral participants and leaders of various schools of thought and mourners.

In his condolence address, TNFJ Information Secretary Allama Syed Qamar Haider Zaidi paid rich tributes to late Agha Moosavi.

“Every TNFJ worker and everyone in the nation who believes in his principles on the basis of patriotism will continue to work with trust and integrity,” Mr Zaidi said.

Allama Qamar Zaidi announced that theSoyemof Agha Moosavi would be held at Jamiatul Murtaza G-9/4 on Wednesday at 10am.

Speakers said Agha Moosavi was seen with equal respect by all schools of Islamic thought and was a strong voice against terrorism. He presented a historic peace formula in the Supreme Court against terrorism in the light of which the National Action Plan was prepared.

He was a champion of Sunni-Shia unity, who thwarted every conspiracy against sectarian harmony.

Meanwhile, Majlis Wahdatul Muslimeen (MWM) Chairman Allama Nasir Abbas has condoled the demise of Agha Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, terming it a national tragedy.

Speaking after attending his funeral prayers, Allama Nasir Abbas said Agha Moosavi was a scholar and respected personality.

Published in Dawn, July 26th, 2022