Hawzah News Agency- a memorial ceremony for Iran’s president Ayatollah Seyyed Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hussein Amir Abdullahian, Friday Imam of Tabriz Hujjat al-Islam Ale Hashem was held at Hazrat Ghufran Maab seminary in Lucknow, India in which professors, students and employees of the seminary participated.

The professors and students of this seminary recited the Quran to raise the ranks of the martyrs.

After that, while paying tribute to the dignity of the martyrs, the professors highlighted the character and virtues of the martyrs and offered their condolences to Imam Zaman (PBUH) and the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Hujjat-ul-Islam Seyyed Reza Haider Zaidi, director of Hazrat Ghufran Maab Seminary, also paid tribute to the martyrs by referring to their high rank and position. In the end, he offered his condolences to Imam Zaman (PBUH) and the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution and prayed for the elevation of the ranks of the martyrs and the preservation of the Islamic system.

On May 19, a helicopter carrying the Iranian president crashed in Iran's Eastern Azerbaijan Province. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, East Azerbaijan Province Governor Malek Rahmati, and Tabriz Imam Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem were also on board the helicopter. Iranian Red Crescent Society head Pir Hossein Koulivand said that all passengers and crew of the helicopter were killed in the crash. A commission has been created to investigate the causes of the disaster. First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber became the acting President of Iran. Early presidential elections are scheduled for June 28.