Beirut, Lebanon - 4th of July 2010
Death of Hizbollah Founder
Lebanon's top Shia Cleric, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, 75, died on Sunday July 4, 2010. Fadlallah was known for his staunch anti-American stance. He was instrumental in the rise of Lebanon's Shiites in the past decades and had a strong following among Shiite communities both in Lebanon and his native Iraq.
Sayyed Ali Fadlallah, right, the son Grand Ayatollah Fadlallah speaks with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, left, as he gives his condolences, at a mosque in Beirut, Lebanon. July 4, 2010.
Below: Sayyed Ali Fadlallah, left, and Bahraini Shia cleric Ayatollah Sayyed Abdulaah al-Ghurayfi, right, announce the death of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Fadlallah, at a mosque, in the Beirut on Sunday, July 4, 2010.
Shia religous clerics mourn after the announcement that Lebanon's top spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Fadlallah had died.
Sayyed Jafar Fadlallah, left, the son of Lebanon's top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, receives condolences, at a mosque in Beirut, Lebanon, 4th of July, 2010.
Shia women mourn and hold poster of Lebanon's top cleric Ayatollah Fadlallah after the announcement that had died.
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