Accra: Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, the national Chief Imam, has expressed condolences over the death of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The supreme leader was assassinated on February 28 at the start of the ongoing US-Israel war against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The condolences were expressed in a statement signed by Dr Mohammed Marzuq Abubakari Azindoo, Personal Assistant to the National Chief Imam, Ghana.

“His Eminence, therefore, sends to the Government and people of Iran a message of condolence, as they mourn the fallen icon in the global Islamic fraternity,” the statement highlighted.

The Grand Imam described Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a pious man who combined service to his people and worship of Allah to showcase the symbiosis between religion and governance as compatible tools of social order and national development, the statement noted.

“The Supreme Leader was also a symbol of resistance and hope for the oppressed,” His Eminence further extols the martyred leader of Iran.

His Eminence denounces the US-cum-Israeli aggression that culminated in the martyrdom of the Supreme Leader in the Holy Month of Ramadan,” the statement read.

According to the statement, the revered Imam was equally saddened by the loss of all lives in the conflict: Jewish or American, Arab or Persian.

He appealed to all warring factions to respect the sovereignty of nations, the dignity of humanity, and the sanctity of Ramadan.

“His Eminence calls for an end to all hostilities. Indeed, escalating rhetoric must give way to peace-building pragmatics, he emphasises.

“Sheikh Sharubutu has observed that even though the conflict is largely geopolitical, interfaith harmony has a role in the search for a solution,” the statement noted.

“Contemporary society needs a new global order that articulates the centrality of RIGHT over MIGHT. This, he contends, will consolidate peace and security for the entirety of humanity,” the statement read.