Bahrain's Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim visits Iran's Mashhad

Bahrain's most prominent religious scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has arrived in the Iranian holy city of Mashhad after visiting the revered Iraqi city of Najaf.

According to Almuqawim, the institute for preserving and publishing works by the senior religious scholar, Sheikh Qassim arrived in Mashhad, which serves as the spiritual capital of Iran, on Saturday.

Late in December, the top cleric traveled from the UK to Najaf, where he visited the holy shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him), after nearly half a century since his last visit.

He also met with Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani and Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Ammar Hakim.

Under house arrest since May 2017, the Bahraini religious scholar was flown to Britain in July 2018 for medical treatment.

Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid Aal-e Khalifah wrote on Twitter at the time that King Hamad bin Isa Aal-e Khalifa had allowed Sheikh Isa Qassim to travel to the United Kingdom for medical care.

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