Scores of mosques across Australia held memorial services for Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following his assassination by Israel on Saturday.
El Zahra Centre in Melbourne announced a Majlis [gathering] in commemoration of Khamenei.
“We offer our condolences and congratulations to the presence of Imam Mahdi (may our souls be sacrificed for him), the Islamic Ummah, the esteemed religious authorities and scholars, and the great nation of Iran on the honorable martyrdom of the pious scholar, the foremost martyr of the Islamic Revolution, and the rightful deputy of the Imam of the Age, Ayatollah Khamenei, in the blessed month of Ramadan,” it said.
Arrahman Islamic Centre in Sydney held a mourning gathering for the “pure soul” of Khamenei and "for the souls of the martyrs who rose in the face of the American-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
The Flagbearer Foundation in North South Wales referred to Khamenei as “the Imam of Our Time” and will hold three nights of recitations for him.
Husaineyat Sayeda Zaynab in NSW, Al Zahra Mosque in Sydney, Taha Association, Hossaini Society Community Centre, and Muhammad Rasulallah Islamic Centre all held similar services.
Hossaini eulogized the Ayatollah as “a towering leader of faith, resistance, and unwavering devotion to Islam and humanity.”
Australian Jews call out Khamenei memorial services
"Australia has imported a major problem,” said the Australian Jewish Association.
“Mosques across Australia are holding mourning vigils for the brutal murderer Ayatollah. If the government doesn’t take action, Australians can only blame ourselves.”