Khamenei’s mortal remains taken to Qom, prayers offered at Jamkaran Mosque, preparations for procession

Tehran. The mortal remains of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei were flown to the holy city of Qom this morning. Khamenei’s funeral rituals have started on July 4.

He will be laid to rest on July 9 in his birthplace Mashhad. His mortal remains will be taken to Iraq on July 8. Special memorial meetings are to be organized in Najaf and Karbala.

According to the reports of news agency IRNA, Al Jazeera and Tehran Times, Qom Governor General Akbar Behnamjoo has confirmed the arrival of the martyred leader’s mortal remains.

He said the funeral prayers took place at Jamkaran Mosque at 6:00 am on Tuesday. A large number of people participated in it.

He said Qom province is ready to host the funeral procession of the martyred leader and his family. He said that the procession will be taken from Prophet-e-Azam Boulevard to the holy shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh.

Khamenei’s state funeral rituals have started in Iran on July 4. On July 9, he will be laid to rest at the mausoleum of Imam Reza in the holy city of Mashhad.

After this, public mourning will be observed for 40 days. On the first day, his and his family’s coffins were placed in Tehran’s Grand Mossala Mosque for a final viewing.

On July 5, leaders from all over the world took part in the prayer meeting. On July 6, a funeral procession was taken out in Tehran. A huge crowd gathered to take part in it.

The last procession will reach the holy city Mashhad on July 9. He will be buried with full state honors in Mashhad. Ali Khamenei and several members of his family were killed in the US-Israeli attack on February 28.

Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani led the funeral prayers on Monday. Khamenei’s successor and his son Mojtaba Khamenei have not yet been seen at his father’s funeral rituals.

Jamkaran Mosque, also known as Sahib al-Zaman Mosque, built in 984 AD in Qom. It is an important Shia pilgrimage site located on the outskirts of the city of Qom. This mosque is dedicated to the 12th Imam Mahdi (Al-Madh) of Shia Muslims.

Devotees come here on Tuesday nights to make wishes. On important occasions, major crises or conflicts, a red flag symbolizing ‘revenge’ or justice is hoisted on the dome of this mosque.