My dear friend and beloved researcher, Ayman Al-Rafati, has been martyred.

I saw him yesterday on Al Jazeera and was overjoyed to see him after his absence. His house on Al-Jalaa Street was bombed today.

May God accept you, Ayman. I have known you for years as a kind, gentle, and humble man of understanding, and I bear witness that you were of great character.
May God accept you with His good pleasure, a beautiful and radiant martyr.
To God we belong, and to Him we shall return.

الحبيب والعزيز الباحث أيمن الرفاتي شهـ.ـيدا..
رأيته البارحة على شاشة الجزيرة فاستبشرت بظهوره بعد غياب..
قصفوا منزله اليوم في شارع الجلاء..
تقبلك الله يا أيمن..
عرفتك منذ سنوات خلوقا طيبا متواضعا صاحب فهم وأشهد أنك كنت على خلق كبير ..
تقبلك الله قبولا حسنا، شهـ.ـيدا جميلا بهي الطلعة
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون