Srinagar, April 18 -- In a condolence message issued on 19th Shawwal 1446 AH, Ayatollah Sistani offered prayers for the elevation of the departed soul and conveyed sympathies to the bereaved family, the people of Kashmir and the admirers of the late scholar.

Here is the Translation of the Message which was originally written in Persian.

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

"Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we shall return."

The news of the passing of the esteemed scholar, Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen, Hajj Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Mousavi Kashmiri (may Allah rest his soul in peace), has caused immense sorrow and grief.

That noble personality dedicated many years of his honorable life to the propagation...