8 اسفند 1371
Condolence Message on the Passing of Ayatollah Mirza Hashem Amoli
Summary
Khamenei expresses condolences on Ayatollah Amoli's passing, highlighting his scholarly contributions and impact on the Qom seminary.
Translation note: This English text is a machine-assisted translation of the Persian transcript published by the Office of the Supreme Leader (leader.ir). For exact wording, consult the Persian original below or the linked source.
In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Indeed, we belong to God, and to Him do we indeed return.
With sorrow and regret, I have learned that the esteemed scholar and prominent jurist and principlist, Ayatollah al-Uzma Agha Haj Mirza Hashem Amoli (may God be pleased with him), has departed this mortal world and joined the divine mercy. He was among those scholars who, after achieving the highest ranks and benefiting from the presence of great figures in the seminary of Najaf Ashraf, spent years teaching and training students in that seminary, then migrated to Qom and expanded the scope of teaching in this sacred seminary, becoming a source of jurisprudential and principlist contributions and training many students, from whom many great figures benefited.
The blessed presence of this high-ranking jurist was one of the divine blessings upon the seminary of Qom, and now the loss of this great figure is considered a significant tragedy.
I extend my condolences for this tragic event to the sacred presence of His Holiness the Imam of the Age (may our souls be sacrificed for him), to the esteemed religious authorities and scholars of the seminaries, and also to the respected family, especially to his distinguished children, and I pray for divine mercy and forgiveness for the deceased.
Seyyed Ali Khamenei
22/12/71