An official and popular funeral for Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, and millions around the world perform the absentee prayer

On Friday, the Imam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque in the Qatari capital, Doha, witnessed the funeral prayer over the body of the head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, and his bodyguard, Waseem Abu Shaaban.

Member of the Hamas Political Bureau, Khalil Al-Hayya, led thousands of worshipers in the funeral prayer for Haniyeh and his guard, which witnessed the presence of thousands, before his body was buried in the Lusail cemetery.

Earlier Friday, Muhammad Hassan Al-Muraikhi, the Friday preacher that Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani witnessed in the same mosque, called for mercy on Ismail Haniyeh, and to accept him as a “martyr.”

During the funeral ceremony, Khaled Meshal, head of Hamas abroad, said in a speech that Haniyeh "lived among his people in the Beach Camp in Gaza City, feeling the pain of his people and sharing their joys."

Mishal added that Haniyeh "served his cause, his people, and Jerusalem. He served it as a mujahid, a preacher, and memorizer of the Holy Quran. He served the cause as prime minister, and he was among his people and did not lag behind them," stressing that Haniyeh "did not leave Gaza except to fight for his cause throughout the world."

Millions performed absentee prayers for the soul of the head of the political bureau in a number of Islamic and Arab countries, in official and popular attendance, in conjunction with prayers for him and his burial in the Qatari capital, Doha, today, Friday.

Indonesia

In Indonesia - the most populous country in the Islamic world - absentee prayers were held for the soul of the martyr Ismail Haniyeh and for the souls of the martyrs of Gaza and all the cities of Palestine, in various cities and mosques, including the Istiqlal Mosque, with official, diplomatic and popular attendance.

The funeral prayer was preceded by the organization of solidarity programs in the capital, Jakarta, and a number of educational institutions throughout Indonesia, on this occasion, especially with the passage of more than 300 days since the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo described the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh as "violence and killing that cannot be tolerated, and that it occurred on Iranian sovereign territory, stressing that everyone condemns this violence and killing."

As for Indonesian Vice President Ma’ruf Amin, he described Haniyeh as “a fighter for the liberation and independence of Palestine from the Israeli occupation.”

Malaysia

In Malaysia, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim participated in the absentee prayer that was held at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, while the government directed the imams to hold absentee prayers for the soul of the martyr Ismail Haniyeh and the martyrs of Palestine in all the country’s mosques.

The government called for a national march the day after tomorrow, Sunday, with the participation of various popular and political factions, including the opposition, to renew the position of solidarity with the Palestinian cause and to denounce the crimes of the occupation.

The assassination of the head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, was met with widespread official and popular protest, and he pledged to continue supporting the right of the Palestinian people to freedom and self-determination. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim described the assassination as the “most despicable” crime, and that it targeted “a hero who fought for the freedom and independence of his people and his homeland.” .

Pakistan

Millions of Pakistanis participated in the absentee prayer for the soul of the head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, and the prayer was performed after Friday prayers in all mosques and mosques in Pakistan, according to what the ruling coalition called for after a special meeting held yesterday evening, Thursday.

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had strongly condemned the assassination of Haniyeh, considering it an assault and a violation of all norms, while the Pakistani parliament adopted a resolution condemning the assassination of the head of the political bureau of Hamas in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

Addressing the prayer participants, the head of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Pakistan, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rahman, said, “Haniyeh’s martyrdom instilled a new spirit in us, and if people around the world stand with Hamas today, this is a great achievement for them.”

Türkiye

In Turkey, absentee prayers were held for Haniyeh in many states of the country, led by Istanbul and Ankara, after Friday prayers, with the participation of tens of thousands.

Worshipers flocked early to the Fatih Mosque and Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to perform absentee prayers for the martyr Haniyeh and his guard.

Palestine

Sheikh Ikrimah Sabri, the preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque and head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, Ismail Haniyeh, mourned from the pulpit of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem during the Friday sermon, amid the worshipers’ chants of takbeers.

Mosques in Nablus, in the northern West Bank, held absentee prayers for Haniyeh and all the martyrs of Palestine, following Friday prayers. Local calls were made to hold absentee prayers for Haniyeh and for the martyr Nael Al-Sakhl, one of the city’s residents deported to Gaza, whose martyrdom was announced today as a result of an Israeli raid a few days ago on the Beach camp.

Yemen

Absentee prayers were also held for Ismail Haniyeh in Taiz, Ma’rib, Sana’a, and several governorates in Yemen.

In Taiz, “thousands gathered in the lower Tahrir Street in the center of the city in response to a call launched by political parties and forces in the governorate.

The demonstrators raised Yemeni and Palestinian flags and chanted slogans including, “Oh Haniyeh, oh commando... you are the symbol of the free,” and “Martyr Ismail said... we will not recognize Israel.”

Lebanon and Jordan

In Lebanon, thousands of Lebanese participated in a symbolic funeral for the martyr Haniyeh and his guard in the capital, Beirut.

Hundreds of Jordanians also participated in marches in several cities denouncing the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh and in solidarity with the Gaza Strip.

On Wednesday morning, Hamas announced the martyrdom of Haniyeh in a “Zionist raid” that targeted his residence in Tehran, the day after his participation in the inauguration ceremony of the new Iranian President, Massoud Pezeshkian.

Source: Agencies