(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - According to IQNA’s ICRO branch, Amir-ul-Mumenin (AS) Mosque in the city of Marneuli hosted the mourning ceremony attended by a large number of Georgian Muslims.
It was addressed by Hojat-ol-Islam Muhyeddin Hekmat Niya, seminary and university instructor, who talked about the Karbala event and Imam Hussein’s (AS) uprising as well as the virtues of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS).
He highlighted the important role that Hazrat Zeynab (SA) and Imam Sajjad (AS) played to clarify the objectives of Imam Hussein (AS) uprising and convey the message of Ashura.
Iranians residing in Georgia also lamented the martyrdom of imam Hussein (AS) at a ceremony held with the participation of Saber, Iranian ambassador to Georgia, Khazayi, Iranian cultural attaché in the country, Iranian officials, teachers of Ferdowsi School, Iranian students and their families.
Marneuli is a small city in the Kvemo Kartli region of southern Georgia and administrative center of Marneuli District that borders neighboring Azerbaijan and Armenia. Currently, Muslims constitute approximately 10 percent of Georgia's population.
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