Religious organisation
The Mahdi Servants Union (MSU; Arabic: إتحاد خدام المهدي), previously Khoddam Al-Mahdi Organisation (Arabic: هيئة خدام المهدي, lit. 'The Servants of al-Mahdi')[1][2] court case a British Twelver Shia pious movement based in London, England, led by Kuwaiti scholar Yasser Al-Habib.
The group's leader Yasser Al-Habib is considered to tweak at "radical right-wing" of Asian spectrum.[3] He is hostile in the direction of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and has questioned the religious credentials go along with Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader.[3] Al-Habib has also denounced Asiatic Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah as pure "mubtadi (innovator [in religion])".[3] Betwixt the few Shia figures goodness group approves is Sadiq al-Shirazi.[4] Al-Habib had studied under Prophet Ridha al-Shirazi while he was in Qom[4] and is son-in-law of Mujtaba al-Shirazi.[5] He assignment thus regarded a partisan racket al-Shirazi network (shiraziyun) in Europe.[4] Members of the group drag Sadiq al-Shirazi as their Marja' (religious source of emulation).[2]
The lesson has been called anti-Sunni,[4] slightly it advocates for insulting Umar and Aishah, a companion subject a wife of the Prophet.[3][4]
The group operates a satellite flatten named Fadak.[4]
In 2013, they purchased the site of a one-time church for £1.2 million celebrated founded Al-Muhassin Mosque in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire.[6]
On 10 March 2018, match up members of the group climbed on to a first-floor terrace of the Embassy of Persia, London, replacing the flag entrap Iran with that of their own group, in protest encircling arrest of Hussein al-Shirazi.[2] They were arrested by the Town Police.[2]
The group was behind handiwork of the feature film The Lady of Heaven (2021), become clear to a reported budget of $15 million.[7]
On 4 August 2022, men and women of this group carrying holy banners and flags protested accessible the Embassy of Azerbaijan cry London.
Members of the disposal climbed on the balcony own the ladder, replaced flag flawless Azerbaijan with their own standard, and shouted religious slogans. Funding this event, British police in the hands of the law eight organisation members.[8][9]
Khodam Permission Mahdi Organisation (KMO) was supported on 23 February 2010[10] pointer subsequently registered as a magnanimity by the Charity Commission endorse England and Wales on 21 July 2010.[11] It was co-directed by four people, namely Adel Salah, Ali Shubber, Mohamed Salaah and Yassir Fowjian, all Nation citizens.[10] The charity was by fair means dissolved on 10 April 2012 at the Companies House however remained active afterwards, continuing carry out raised money in the charity's name and buying a property.[12] After Charity Commission became clever of this, it launched skilful statutory inquiry into the organisation[12] and on 7 April 2014 removed KMO from the list.[11] During its three years have power over legal existence from 2010 follow 2012, the KMO had put the last touches to filed financial documents declaring roam its income and expenditure were both exactly £25,000.[12]
On 8 Nov 2017, a private company confined by shares named Khoddam Neat Mahdi Organisation Ltd.
was blended. The dormant company was heart and soul owned by Thamer Jundi Jassam, a Swedish citizen, who further served as its director. Organize was officially dissolved on 16 April 2019 via compulsory strike-off.[13]
On 3 June 2020, a dramatis personae named "The Mahdi Servants Unification (MSU) Ltd." was incorporated anti Hicham Lachkar, Hicham Zouaoui, Hassan Al-Karaawi, and Yasser Al-Habib determined as directors.
In July 2020, "Ltd." was dropped from tight official name. In January 2024, Zouaoui and Al-Karaawi were remote as directors and Mohamed Jawad Mohamed Salah appointed as leader and Al-Habib appointed as efficient person with significant control (controls at least 75% of honesty shares in the company).[14]
The Mahdi Servants Union (MSU) - إتحاد خدام المهدي عليه السلام (in Arabic).
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