Muslim Scholars

A demonstration in the US city of New York has condemned Saudi execution of Sheikh Nimr, and Nigeria's detention of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.

"I'm proud of what he did," Muhammad al-Nimr said of his father's outspoken criticism of the Saudi government.

A glance at the political life on ayatollah Sayyed Muhammad Behbahani a leading mojtahed of Tehran

Ayatollah Muhammad-Taqī Bāfqī, a religious scholar known for his forthright opposition to Reżā Shah Pahlavī.

Ayatollah Makarem Shriazi in a meeting with Ayatollah Mohsen Araki said that, we must not allow the extremists to have a chance to create division amongst Muslims. We have enemies who seek to hinder our progress and the spread of Islam in the world, but they will not succeed in …

Protesters march to demand the release of Shia cleric Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, in Kano, Nigeria, January 9, 2016.

Ayatollah Modarresi said that Sheikh Nimr’s Execution Disparages all International Laws, Norms and Conventions

Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi slammed Saudi Arabia’s execution of Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr as a scheme to foment Shiite-Sunni split

Ayatollah Khamenei Condemned Saudi Arabia’s execution of top Shia cleric, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr

Iraq’s top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, has condemned as “unjust aggression” the Saudi regime’s execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. In a statement issued on Sunday, Ayatollah Sistani expressed regret over Sheikh Nimr’s killing and offered condolences to the families of all those executed unjustly along …