“Today is a day of mourning; Khamenei is a martyr before God today.”

According to Sedaye Sama News, the farewell ceremony for the martyred Imam of the nation began at 6:00 a.m. today, Saturday, at Tehran’s Mosalla and will continue until 8:00 p.m. tomorrow.

People have been arriving at the Mosalla since the early hours to bid farewell to the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution.

In the video below, mourners can be seen entering the main prayer hall while beating their chests, their heads and faces covered with mud, chanting:

“Today is a day of mourning, today is a day of grief;
Khamenei is a martyr before God today…”

According to Sedaye Sama News, funeral prayers for the martyred Imam of the Revolution are scheduled to be held tomorrow morning, Sunday, at the Mosalla. Mourners will then hold a funeral procession for the martyred leader of the nation in Tehran on Monday, 15 Tir.

On Tuesday, 16 Tir, his body is scheduled to be taken to Qom for funeral ceremonies and prayers.

On Wednesday, 17 Tir, the body is to be taken to the Shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, as well as to the shrines of Imam Hussein and Abbas in Karbala for circumambulation and funeral ceremonies.

On Thursday, 18 Tir, the body of the martyred Imam of the nation is scheduled to be buried at the Shrine of Imam Reza.