"Ayatullah Safi(r.a) was a luminary of Islam and a great pillar of strength to the seminary of Qom." The chairperson of the Ahlul Bayt (A.S.) Islamic Council of South Africa said
Ayatollah Saafi, the Shiite marja' and a lecturer of advanced courses of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence) in Qom, passed away.
