On August 29, a group of scholars from all over the U.S. sent a letter of appreciation and grace to Ayatollah Sayid Sistani in Najaf for his efforts in resolving the crisis in Najaf.

The letter was as follows:

"To the Office of Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf

We, the signatory below, are the scholars and leaders of Muslim communities and centers in the U.S. and Canada. We express our felicity for the well-being of Ayatollah Sistani and we support and congratulate his great efforts that halted the bloodshed and the dishonoring of the holy shrines of Najaf, especially the shrine of Imam Ali.

We would also like to congratulate his eminence in the occasion of the birth of Imam Ali. May Allah help us visit him in this life and grant us his intercession in the hereafter.

Finally, we ask Allah to protect the "Marji'iya" and the Marje' and to protect Islam and Muslims. We ask Allah to help the Iraqi people follow the road of peace in other cities as did Najaf by settling the arguments between the people, and the construction of a democratic free Iraq."

Imam Qazwini was among the scholars that signed this letter.