AhlulBayt News Agency: The Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine organized on Saturday evening (6 Safar 1444 AH), the ceremony of raising the banner of Imam al-Hassan (peace be upon him) on his martyrdom anniversary, in conjunction with raising it at all the holy shrines, to renew loyalty to the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them).
The ceremonies were held at the Al-Abbas's(p) holy shrine near the gate of Imam al-Hassan (peace be upon him), overlooking the area between the Two Holy Shrines.
The ceremony, which witnessed the presence of the secretary general of the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine; Sayed. Mustafa Murtadha Dhea' al-Din, his deputy, a number of members of its board of directors and heads of departments, some of the scholars and a group of believers, began with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran by the reader; Sayed Haider Gelokhan, after which the Ziyarat of Imam al-Hassan (peace be upon him) was read by Sayed Ali Amin Mamitha, and then the poet Ali al-Saffar al-Karbala'i recited an elegy on this sad occasion.
After that, the audience went to raise the banner of Imam al-Hassan (peace be upon him), which was sewn and embroidered at the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine.
Then followed by a condolence lecture by the preacher Sayed. Hashem al-Battat, and the ceremonies concluded with the establishment of a condolence Council, which was revived by Radood Qahtan al-Badiri.
Earlier, the holy shrines in Iraq invited all believers to attend the ceremony of raising the flag of condolence of Imam al-Hassan (peace be upon him) this evening –the eve of the seventh of the month of Safar- coinciding with the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam al-Hassan (peace be upon him).
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The ceremonies were held at the Al-Abbas's(p) holy shrine near the gate of Imam al-Hassan (peace be upon him), overlooking the area between the Two Holy Shrines.
The ceremony, which witnessed the presence of the secretary general of the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine; Sayed. Mustafa Murtadha Dhea' al-Din, his deputy, a number of members of its board of directors and heads of departments, some of the scholars and a group of believers, began with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran by the reader; Sayed Haider Gelokhan, after which the Ziyarat of Imam al-Hassan (peace be upon him) was read by Sayed Ali Amin Mamitha, and then the poet Ali al-Saffar al-Karbala'i recited an elegy on this sad occasion.
After that, the audience went to raise the banner of Imam al-Hassan (peace be upon him), which was sewn and embroidered at the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine.
Then followed by a condolence lecture by the preacher Sayed. Hashem al-Battat, and the ceremonies concluded with the establishment of a condolence Council, which was revived by Radood Qahtan al-Badiri.
Earlier, the holy shrines in Iraq invited all believers to attend the ceremony of raising the flag of condolence of Imam al-Hassan (peace be upon him) this evening –the eve of the seventh of the month of Safar- coinciding with the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam al-Hassan (peace be upon him).
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