Muqtada al Sadr Quotes
Whatever struggle happened between brothers, let us forget about it and turn the page forever and live united.
"Text of Sadr Statement." The New York Times, 30 Mar. 2008.
Jaroslav Volodymyrovyč ‘Mudryj
What is particularly interesting about this quotation is that the author was not a religious leader or a philosopher, but a hard-nosed military man and ruler. He recognized the corrosive effect on a society that a thirst for revenge can bring.
Muqtada al-Sadr is an Iraqi Shia cleric, politician and militia leader. He is the leader of the Sadrist Movement and the leader of the Peace Companies, a Shia militia that is a reformation of the previous militia he led during the American military presence in Iraq, the Mahdi Army. The Jerusalem Post reported on 7 December 2019 that an armed drone attack targeted Sadr.