Sheikh Fayz Mosque

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Sheikh Faydh Mosque was an ancient^{[citation needed]} Sunni mosque in Mashhad, Iran, one of the main Shi'ite religious places. It was demolished it in 1993^{[citation needed]}, under the alleged supervision of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^{[citation needed]}, who also demolished adjoining centers which were used as guest houses and Koran memorization centers^{[citation needed]}. Many critics claim that the demolition orders came from Ayatollah Khamenei personally but since he as has been at the forefront of promoting unity between shias and sunnis.^{[citation needed]}, the present spiritual leader of Iran. The demolition of this mosque occurred immediately after the government sponsored demonstrations against the demolition of the Babri Mosque in India by the Hindus.^{[citation needed]}

On 4 February 2001 the imam of the mosque, , was assassinated by an explosion outside a mosque in Herat, some^[who?] believe by the Iranian government.^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• Status of religious freedom in Iran

External links[]

• List of Sunni victims of the Iranian regime (in Persian)

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