🏴 🇮🇷 | Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. Verily, to Allah we belong and to Him we shall return.

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mousa Shubairi Zanjani (r) (1928–2026) has returned to his Lord in the past hours, marking the passing of one of the greatest contemporary Shia Marja’ al-Taqlid and the senior-most scholars of the Holy Seminary of Qom.

For decades, he stood among the foremost authorities of the Hawza, renowned for his extraordinary mastery of Ilm al-Rijal, Fiqh, and Usul al-Fiqh. His scholarship was distinguished by exceptional intellectual rigor, meticulous research, and an unwavering commitment to preserving the authenticity of Islamic jurisprudence, Hadith studies, and the classical sciences of the Ahl al-Bayt (A).

Throughout his lifetime, Grand Ayatollah Shubairi Zanjani maintained deep scholarly and personal relationships with many of the leading figures of the contemporary Shia world. He enjoyed the trust and respect of Imam Khomeini, who granted him religious authorization (ijazah), and shared longstanding ties with Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, Imam Musa al-Sadr, and Imam Ali Khamenei. He also served as one of the teachers of Imam Sayyid Mujtaba Khamenei.

He dedicated generations of his life to teaching advanced lessons in Fiqh and Usul, guiding students and scholars, and leading congregational prayers at the Holy Shrine of Sayyidah Fatima Masumeh (S) in Qom. His teachings, writings, and preservation of the sciences of the Hawza shaped countless scholars and left an enduring legacy across the Shia world. His passing marks the loss of one of the most influential authorities in Fiqh and Ilm al-Rijal, and a towering figure of the Qom Seminary whose legacy will continue to guide future generations of scholars.

May Allah have mercy upon him, elevate his station, accept his lifelong service to Islam, and grant patience to his family, students, and the wider Hawza community.

Further details regarding his funeral and burial arrangements will be announced.

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🏴| [Archive] | Late Ayatollah Sayyid Mousa Shubairi Zanjani's (r) statement following the martyrdom of Imam Ali Khamenei and the appointment of Imam Mujtaba Khamenei:

“I never imagined that I would live to witness the very oppressed yet powerful martyrdom of my lifelong companion, Sayyid Ali, my beloved friend of nearly eighty years, who, like Amir al-Mu’minin Imam Ali (A) and Imam Husayn ibn Ali (A), attained the greatest honor of martyrdom during the blessed month of Ramadan alongside his daughter and children at the hands of the most wretched of enemies, the criminal Zionists. This is a martyrdom almost unparalleled among the scholars of Islam, and this unbearable sorrow will find no healing except through the complete destruction of Israel and the return of that wise Sayyid under the light of the reappearance of His Eminence. While I was mourning in the sacred shrine of Imam Ali al-Rida (A), the news that the Assembly of Experts had appointed His Eminence Ayatollah Imam Sayyid Mujtaba Hosseini Khamenei as Leader brought me a measure of solace and comfort.”

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🇮🇷 | Breaking: IRGC says another U.S. MQ-1 drone shot down over the Strait of Hormuz

Moments ago, another MQ-1 drone belonging to the U.S. military was reportedly intercepted and destroyed over the Strait of Hormuz by the IRGC’s newly deployed advanced aerospace defense system operating under Iran’s integrated air defense network.

According to Iranian sources, the MQ-1, widely known as the “Butcher of Kandahar” for its extensive operational history in Afghanistan, accumulated more than 20,000 flight hours before being retired from U.S. Navy and Air Force combat service several years ago and replaced by the MQ-9 Reaper.

The statement further said that, following the reported destruction of a significant number of MQ-9 drones, the United States has been forced to return the MQ-1 to operational use. Iranian sources added that both drone types are now being extensively targeted by the IRGC’s new air defense system.

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🇮🇷 | IRGC: If a new attack occurs, there will be major changes in our defense and retaliation:

“If a new attack takes place, there will certainly be major changes in both our defense and our retaliatory operations.”

The IRGC said these changes would include a shift in the geography of the war, as well as changes in the weapons and military equipment used.

“We will introduce new weapons with new capabilities into the battlefield, and the world will be surprised.”

The IRGC also said its targets are no longer necessarily the same as before.

“We now have new targets that have not yet been struck.”

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🇮🇷 | IRGC spokesperson:

Our relationship with neighboring countries is one of good neighborliness. We share the same faith, we have lived as neighbors for many years, we have had commercial relations, and we continue to respect our neighbors.

However, we separate the United States, the israeli entity, and any other enemy that comes into this region from our dealings with our neighbors. We do not attack our neighbors.

Of course, we do have a complaint against neighboring countries: Why do you place your bases at the disposal of a country that is two thousand kilometers away and comes here to secure its own interests?

Are we not capable of ensuring our own security and making decisions regarding our own interests?

But we believe that our neighbors themselves have come to realize that these bases are of no benefit to them. They do not provide security; rather, they create insecurity.

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🇮🇷🏴| Condolences from the Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC on the passing of Ayatollah al-Uzma Shubairi Zanjani (r):

General Vahidi:

The painful passing of the esteemed Marja of the Shi’a world, the jurist of the Ahl al-Bayt of Purity and Infallibility, Hazrat Ayatollah al-Uzma Haj Sayyid Musa Shubairi Zanjani (may his sacred soul rest in peace), has deeply saddened and grieved me, as well as all the commanders, officials, and members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

That Godly scholar and devoted jurist spent his blessed life promoting the luminous teachings of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) and engaging in sincere efforts to elevate Ja’fari jurisprudence. The scholarly and blessed presence of the late scholar in the Qom Seminary, particularly his leading of congregational prayers at Feyziyeh School and the holy shrine of Hazrat Fatima Masuma (peace be upon her), was a legacy of his revered father and a source of companionship and affection for students and scholars of the seminary.

I extend my condolences on this profound loss to the sacred presence of Hazrat Baqiyyatullah al-A’zam (may Allah hasten his reappearance), the esteemed Leader and Authority of Wilayah, Hazrat Ayatollah Imam Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (may his noble shadow endure), the Grand Marja, the seminaries, his honored family, and all those devoted to the late scholar.

May Almighty God join the pure soul of this distinguished scholar with his purified forefathers, and grant his honored family patience and abundant reward, together with steadfastness, tranquility of heart, and firmness of step under the banner of Wilayah.

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