The magnificent presence of Razavi pilgrims and people of Mashhad in funeral ceremony of the Martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution in shrine city of Mashhad displayed another manifestation of the Islamic Ummah's gratitude towards their mujahid leader. This epic presence, alongside the epic creations of the Vilayat-oriented Ummah in the cities of Tehran, Qom, Najaf, and Karbala left title of the largest funeral in history as a legacy for that sincere and mujahid man.
AQR considers it necessary to sincerely appreciate each and every dear one who created a unique epic of loyalty, solidarity, and deep connection with the ideals of the Islamic Revolution under the measures and guidance of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei.
This massive and historical presence is a clear testimony to the gratitude of a nation that will never forget sincere struggles and lasting services of their leader.
This unique epic, which is clearly a renewal of the covenant with Villayat and the Ashura culture, once again confronted the sinister plots of the enemies of Islam and Iran with a humiliating defeat.
We also inform the nation that Razavi servants intended to hold a ceremony worthy of the Martyred Leader and millions of his lovers in the holy shrine during past few months with comprehensive planning; however, due to historic welcome by the Iraqi nation and the delay in arrival of the pure bodies of the martyrs as well as decisions made by authorities in charge and outside the scope of AQR's authority in less than 24 hours remaining until the start of the ceremony, changes occurred in the programs which led to grievances from some part of pilgrims.
Specifically, presence of pure body of the Martyred Leader in the view of pilgrims at the holy prophet courtyard was a serious demand of dear people and the organization which was pursued until the last moment, but ultimately did not receive the approval of the authorities in charge.
Given repeated requests of dear pilgrims and despite massive crowd and high volume of required actions and arrangements, AQR servants provided possibility of visiting pure grave of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution with redoubled effort in the shortest possible time after the end of this ceremony.
AQR staff and servants are now eager and ready to serve vast multitude of people who come to visit the Razavi shrine for the pilgrimage of Imam Reza (AS) and to pay respects to the noble grave of the martyred leader of the Islamic Revolution.
Like member of the Iranian nation, large family of service in AQR seek, under the commands of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, vengeance for our great Martyred Leader and will spare no effort until the final point of fulfilling this divine mission.
Astan Quds Razavi