Soleimani had asked in his hand-written testament to be buried next to his wartime comrade Mohammad-Hossein Yousefollahi.[13] He asked for a simple gravestone "similar to [his] shahid comrades" and with the inscription "Soldier Qassem Soleimani" (سرباز قاسم سلیمانی), and to avoid any honorific title.[14][15]