Iran, Zahedan- An eminent Islamic scholar of Baluchistan, south-east Iran, Maulana Abd-ur-Rauf Jangizahi passed away in Yazd city on Friday, March 9, 2012.

Kurdistan, Iran- Eminent Sunni scholar Shaikh Hasan Amini, Mufti and Qadhi in Iran’s Kurdistan, was summoned to the Clerical Court of Hamadan, western Iran, on Tuesday March 6, 2012.

Imam and Khateeb of the Grand Makki mosque, the biggest Sunni mosque in Iran, indicated to efforts of some extremist elements to vilify the Grand Makki mosque and said, ‘We have witnessed in recent days that some ultra-bigoted sides call the Grand Makki mosque “Makki afflux” or junta in some journals and websites (pointing out […]

IRAN, SARAVAN- The leading Islamic scholars, chiefs of tribes, academians and youths of “Saravan”, “Sib-Souran” and “Zaboli” have castigated the recent affronting incident to Shaikh-ul-Islam Mawlana Abdul-Hamid by some ultra-bigoted elements in a joint statement released lately.

IRAN, KHASH- In response to a flouting state-meeting in Khash, outstanding Sunni scholars, imams, khotabaa, teachers, academians and tribal elders castigated the nefarious words of some provincial officials in a meeting on Saturday, January 29, 2012 in Makhzan-ul-Uloom seminary of Khash, Baluchistan.

IRAN, ZAHEDAN- Shaikh-ul-Islam Mawlana Abdul Hameed and teachers of Darululoom Zahedan have expressed their deep concerns over a state-held offensive meeting in Khash city, central Baluchistan, in their weekly meeting at the largest seminary of Sunnis in Iran.

IRAN, KHASH- A meeting held by the Iranian authorities in Khash, Sistan-Baluchistan, failed to complete its work over insult of Shaikh Abdul Hameed Ismaeelzahi and biggest Sunni centers on Saturday, 28, January 2012.

Chairman Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Friday that the JUI-F would sweep elections if only the establishment stops interfering.

Khaaf- In a wave of aversion to the state-established Planning Council for Sunni Seminaries in Iran, the personnel of reputed Sunni Seminary, Jamiah Ahnaf Khaaf, Khorasan, spurned the decrees of the council.

Zahedan- The official website of the office of Shaikh-ul-Islam Mawlana Abdul Hameed has been launched in Zahedan, Iran.