Hezbollah’s spiritual leader passed away

The man considered by many Hezbollah’s most influential spiritual leader, Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah passed away, according to his office.

Fadlallah chose to distance himself from the movement’s leadership that was strongly influenced by Iran and was considered by many a great national and spiritual scholar.

Further details about the event are expected to be released by his staff. However, two days ago CNN reported that Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah was in a critical condition in a hospital in Lebanon.

Rumors about the Shiite leader’s health problems were circulating for some time, but without official confirmation.

According to the Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri, the Ayatollah has always been the voice of dialogue, calling for the unity of Muslims.

Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah was born in 1935 in Najaf, Iraq and it became the Hezbollah’s spiritual leader soon after its creation, in 1982.