ISNA � Iran�s President sent a message of condolences over the passing of the former Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement, Dr. Ramadan Abdullah, and wished him mercy and highest rewards.

President Hassan Rouhani's message reads:

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

The ones who have believed, emigrated and striven in the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives are greater in rank in the sight of Allah. And it is those who are the attainers. (Holy Quran)

The loss of freedom fighter and former Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement, Dr. Ramadan Abdullah, caused great grief and sorrow.

This pious and hard-working warrior and thinker devoted his entire life to the fight against the usurping Zionist Regime and supporting and defending the cause of the oppressed people of Palestine, and is a source of everlasting services in the history of the country's fights, which will be a leading light for the future generations in the field of jihad and resistance.

I hereby offer my condolences to the honourable people of Palestine, their comrades and all the jihadist groups in this country, and to the honourable family of the deceased, and I ask the Almighty the highest rewards for him and resurrection with the Palestinian martyrs, wishing his family patience and health.

Hassan Rouhani

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran