Hawzah News Agency (Najaf, Iraq) – Grand Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi met with Shaikh Abdul Wahhab Matouri, a senior cleric in the city of Najaf on Tuesday, April 4.

The senior Shia scholars discussed solutions to the ongoing conditions in Iraq as well as the challenges faced by the Iraqi nation.

During the meeting, Grand Ayatollah al-Najafi asserted, "The only way for mankind to reach salvation and administer justice throughout world is to adhere to Ahl ul Bayt's (as) teachings; this is the only way to put an end to all these wars, corruptions and destructions in the present world. Although the enemies of Islam are plotting to undermine such valuable doctrine, the number of Ahlul Bayt's (as) followers are increasing every day."

In the end, Ayatollah al-Najafi highlighted the importance of genuine Islamic thoughts as the result of Ahl-ul-Bayt's (as) doctrine and said, "The path to Jihad and martyrdom is open in Shia Islam; this is what is keeping our faith alive and dynamic."