Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) condemned on Sunday the execution of a prominent Shia cleric by Saudi rulers, describing it as a ISIL-like action.

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) condemned on Sunday the execution of a prominent Shia cleric by Saudi rulers, describing it as a ISIL-like action, in reference to the so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL) takfiri group.

In a statement on Saturday reported by state-run IRNA news agency, IRGC stressed that such measures taken by Saudi rulers indicate the collapse of the regime, stating that "the execution of Sheikh Nimr is part of a Zionist plot to sow discord among the Islamic Ummah and the Shia and Sunni Muslims."

"The brutality of the terrorist-sponsor Saudi regime was clear violation of human rights and freedom of speech," the statement added.

"Measures such as execution of Sheikh Nimr are the outcome of thoughts of Wahhabis, Takfiris and Salafis which the terrorist group of ISIL is a pioneer of today," the IRGC noted.

"Undoubtedly, the Saudi rulers will pay high price for their shameful action," it stressed.

The IRGC further called on the international bodies to avoid taking double-standard stance on the issue and do their duty for it.

Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a Shia Muslim cleric known for his sermons criticizing the kingdom’s social injustice, along with 46 others.