Alwaght- A top Shiite cleric issued a fatwa calling on Bahrainis to defend the top opposition figure by all means possible.
Ayatollah Sayyed Kazem Al Haeri, a renowned Shiite cleric says Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim should be defended against the ruling regime in any possible form.
The fatwa calls on the people to defend "the loyal leaders of Islam in Bahrain (...), defend Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, and protect him from the tyrant schemes of Al Khalifa, by possible and wise means."
The following is the text of the fatwa:
"Today, defending Islam and its loyal leaders in Bahrain is of the most important religious obligations. The honorable believers are ought to exert the necessary effort to preserve Islam and protect its sanctities, defend Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, may God protect him, and protect him from the tyrant schemes of Al Khalifa, by possible and wise means. Those who bear being harmed in the performance of this obligation, "their reward is indeed with Allah, and Allah is forgiving and merciful."
