“حوزه و مراجع هیچگاه وابسته به دولت نبودهاند و کمک دولتی را نمیپذیرند.”
ناصر مکارم شیرازی
مرجع تقلید شیعه.
فکتنامه rated thisشاخدار
In short
ناصر مکارم شیرازی (مرجع تقلید شیعه) made this claim. فکتنامه (Iran) looked into it and published its finding on 13 May 2025. Its rating was “شاخدار”.
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