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TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent Iranian scholar strongly condemned the recent desecration of the shrine of a highly revered Shiite figure in Syria by Wahhabi extremists, and said the tragic event took place due to Muslims’ negligence.

“Today, if the Wahhabis boldly insult the shrine of the Prophet (Mohammad (PBUH))’s old friend, (it happens because) they have stolen our thoughts long time ago,” Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Islamic World Peace Forum Touba Kermani said in Tehran on Wednesday.

Armed rebels affiliated to the Wahhabi extremists attacked the mausoleum of Hojr ibn Oday, one of the close companions of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), in the Damascus suburb of Adra last week and exhumed his grave, taking his remains to an unknown location. Yet, the Wahhabi extremist groups continued their desecration of Muslim sanctities and damaged Ja’far al-Tayyar, another close companion of the Prophet and the brother of Shiite Islam’s first Imam, and torched his grave in Karak province in Southern Jordan two days later.

“If we continue our negligence, they will embark on exhumation of the holy prophet’s shrine and this will not happen but through the enemy front’s approach and our negligence as Muslims,” she added.

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