The representative of His Eminence (may Allah prolong his life) and the director of his central office, His Eminence Sheikh Ali Al-Najafy participated in the Al-Fatihah Council, which is held on the spirit of His Eminence, the late Ayatollah Sayed Muhammad Saeed Al-Hakim (may Allah rest his soul in peace) at Al-Sahla Mosque on its second day.

His Eminence Sheikh Ali Najafy, in a press statement, stated that today we stand to bid farewell to a great religious scholar and a great man who bears responsibility towards the religion and the Islamic nation, and bears the responsibility for spreading the thought and tradition of the Ahlulbait (peace be upon them), and repels the suspicions raised by the enemies of religion and doctrine. He had written major books which benefited scientific and cultural institutions in various fields of knowledge and thought.