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Amidst the ongoing fierce conflict with America and Israel, Iran is demonstrating its strength to the world through the last visit of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In a historic and shocking decision, Khamenei’s mortal remains will also be taken to the soil of neighboring Iraq. This is the same Iraq which was once Iran’s staunchest enemy and there was a bloody war between the two countries for 8 years. Now the question in everyone’s mind is what is the religious and strategic reason behind taking Khamenei’s body to Najaf and Karbala in Iraq.
Crowds gathered on the streets after the war: Coffin decorated like a dargah
It is noteworthy that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members were killed on February 28 during the war started by America and Israel. Due to security reasons and intense shelling, his body was kept in utmost security since then. Now that the war has subsided a bit, his last journey is being officially taken out. His coffin has been placed on a huge and open truck, which is lavishly decorated like a holy shrine. To witness this final farewell, millions of people have gathered on the streets of Iran, where only Iranian flags and mourners are visible all around.
7 days route from Tehran to Karbala: Funeral in Mashhad
This last journey of the supreme leader will start from July 3 and continue till July 9. First of all, the body was kept for public viewing in the Grand Mosque of Tehran, after which a huge procession of about 10 kilometers long was taken out. After this the body will be taken to Qom city where special religious rituals will be performed. From Qom, the journey will be taken to Najaf and Karbala, the holiest sites of Iraq’s Shia community, which also reflects the changing equations between the two countries. On the last day after returning from Iraq, Khamenei will be laid to rest in his birthplace Mashhad.