Iran supreme leader’s rep visits Kalbe Sadiq’s family

Lucknow: Representative of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei in India, Maulana Mahdi Mahdavipour on Wednesday visited the family of Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Sadiq to condole the death of Islamic scholar and reformer.
The 83-year-old cleric, who was suffering from colorectal cancer for last three years, died of pneumonia, septic shock and kidney failure on November 24.Sadiq was an Islamic scholar, an educationist and senior vice-president of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB).
Maulana Mahdavipour had earlier visited the city on November 25, on the day of Sadiq’s burial, to lead the final prayer, Namaz-e-janaza.
“The supreme leader of Iran is fully acquainted with the late cleric and is respectful of his role in creating unity and solidarity among religions and schools of Islamic thoughts in India,” said Mahdavipour.
Mahdavipour delivered Ayatollah Khamenei’s condolence to Maulana Sadiq’s widow, his sons, daughter and son-in-law.
“Ayatollah Khamenei always remembers him with goodness. He praises and is thankful for the vast efforts and services of late Maulana Syed Kalbe Sadiq in the field of education and establishing a network of schools and colleges,” he said.