Imam Reza holy shrine holds first Night of Qadr ceremony

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Observing all health protocols related to the coronavirus pandemic, Imam Reza holy shrine’s General Directorate for Islamic Ideology Dissemination has programed a special ceremony for Iranian and foreign pilgrims on Ramadan’s first Night of Qadr.

On the eve of the martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS), first Qadr night ceremony begins with Hamid Reza Ahmadi Wafa’s recitation of the holy Quran verses and continues with Joshan-e Kabir supplication to be performed by Mahmoud Karimi. The main part of the program is led by Ayatollah Alamolhoda, Leader's representative in Khorasan Razavi Province.

Health facilities including distribution of masks and disinfection of courtyards will be increased during all Qadr nights; monitoring of the protocols is also intensified by increasing the number of health servants of the holy shrine.

Courtyards and open spaces of the holy shrine are main places for these three nights’ special ceremonies and Razavi servants do their best to fully observe health protocols.

Also, officials of the Office for Foreign Pilgrims’ Affairs holds special ceremonies for Ramadan foreign pilgrims of Imam Reza shrine in Arabic, Urdu, and Azeri languages.

Qadr nights means the nights of honor and dignity. It is a Qadr night in which the first Divine Revelation was sent to the Prophet (pbuh) of Islam. Nights of Qadr are the most important nights of the holy month of Ramadan.

The nineteenth, twenty-first and twenty-third nights of the holy month of Ramadan mark the nights of Qadr, and Muslims seek refuge with their God through staying up, reciting Quran, praying, and reciting the prayer of the Joshan-e Kabir.

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