SHAFAQNA- Top Shia cleric said on Friday he would no longer deliver regular weekly sermons about political affairs, which for years have been a source of guidance for Iraqi politicians and his millions of followers.
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani did not give a reason for suspending the sermons, which have lately focussed on the government’s battle against ISIS militants and anti-corruption efforts.
“It has been decided not to continue this on a weekly basis at the present time, but only as demanded by events”, Sistani’s aide Ahmed al-Safi, who delivered the message, said in a televised speech from the southern shrine city of Kerbala before reciting a prayer.