AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): "Ana Min Husayn" International Festival was held on Sunday and Monday with the presence of 300 local and foreign personalities from 22 countries at Sheikh Sadouq hall in the holy shrine of Hazrat Abd al-Azim al-Hasani (a.s.) in Tehran.
The festival was called on 2022 and the participants in five sections of written works with the branches of essays, fiction books, literary pieces, cinema, television, screenplays, short fiction films, short documentary films, animations and television programs participated in this festival.
Mrs. "Iqbala Hadoti" from Kosovo, "Ahmad Sabri Al-Sayed" from Egypt, "Khosro Qasim", "Sayed Saqlain Bagheri", "Mujib Siddiqi" and "Hayder Abbas Razavi" from India, "Khalil Hamdan" from Lebanon, "Zahbia Bint Fahim" "from Tunisia, "Hatem Al-Anaiya" from Morocco, Ayatollah "Sayed Ali Akbar Tabibzadeh Haeri" from Najaf Ashraf; Ayatollah Sheikh "Karim Hamoud Al-Hairi" from Karbala , Hojjat-ul-Islam "Mofateh", "Abd al-Amir Qureshi" and "Mahmoud Jassim Al-Nu'aimi" from Iraq, Sheikh "Mohammed Al-Zoabi" and Sheikh "Abdul Qadir Tarnini" from Lebanon, Dr. "Antoan Bara" from Kuwait and "Mohammed Mustahsen Hashemi" from Portugal were some of the foreign participants in the "Ana Min Husayn" International Festival.
Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi's message to the "Ana Min Husayn" International Festival
The initiator of this festival was the message of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi and in the opening ceremony of this conference, the message of this authority was recited.
"Love for Imam Hussain (a.s.) is a manifestation of God's power, which has gathered the hearts of all right-seekers and true freedom-seekers together, around the existence of Seyyed al-Shuhda (a.s.). This love is not limited to Shiites or Muslims, but anyone who seeks the truth and gets to know him, will fall in love with him," he said.
"It is necessary for the thoughts of the lovers of Hazrat Seyyed al-Shahada (pbuh) to be familiar with Hosseini's teachings and the goals of his uprising, and people should be prepared for the appearance of his son, Mahdi Saheb al-Zaman (sacrificing spirits), and this passion and consciousness of Hosseini will lead to the expectation of Mahdavi," he added.
The purpose of "Ana Min Husayn" Festival is to introduce Ashura culture to the world
In the continuation of this ceremony, Ayatollah Mohammad Hassan Akhtari, the head of the Supreme Council of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly delivered speech.
The Chairman of the Supreme Council of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly said, "There are at least five billion non-Muslims in the world. The leader of the revolution has repeatedly emphasized the duty that we Muslims, especially the Islamic system and the Islamic government, have towards the world and our scientific, cultural, artistic and social capacities towards non-Muslim audiences.
"This festival was very well received and more than 300 personalities sent their works and productions which consisted of books, articles, odes, poems and documentaries to this festival so that by holding this festival we can fulfill the goals and teachings of Imam Hussain (a.s.) and Ashura movement to the world," he added.
All the free people of the world should benefit from Hosseini's revolution
Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, was among the personalities who emphasized in a message to this festival, "The human, social and political dimensions left by Ashura prove that the passage of time can hardly erase Ashura and this revolution is always alive and Imam Hussein (a.s.) still shines in this world and is the symbol of every free revolution and the teacher of every justice seeker."
The Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament stated that today we see the clearest genocide and daily killings and human massacres in Gaza, and continued, "The Zionist regime carries out organized state terrorism and tries to transform its holy visions. In front of them, a group of believers who have made a deal with God, defend human rights and dignity; And the free people of the world also stood by this group of believers after the media exposed the invalidity of Zionism and its truth without a mask."
"Imam Hussein protected the values with his martyrdom and taught us how to live, when he taught us martyrdom and the heroes of the resistance in Gaza and South Lebanon are the best witnesses of his rise as a martyr in They are the way of freedom, dignity and pride," Nabih Bari emphasized.
Introduce the personality of Imam Hussain (a.s.) to the world in international language
Ayatollah Reza Ramazani, Secretary General of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, as the next speaker on the first day of the festival, stated that it is necessary to introduce the character of Imam Hussein (a.s.) to the world in order to be a role model, and emphasized: "Perhaps one of The interpretations of "Ana Min Husayn" festival is that we should consider a close connection between Bi'tha, Ghadir, Ashura and Mahdaviat. The revival of Bi'tha was due to the blessing of Ashura, because if there was no Ashura movement, there would be no Ba'ath and the comprehensive, detailed and deep literature of Islam arose from Ghadir."
Addressing the participants of the "Ana Min Hosayn" festival, he said,"What seems to be discussed more in these meetings is the need to restore the logic of Imam Hussain (a.s.). Today, the world is eager for this logic and we must provide it."
"Scholars of society and scientists who are familiar with today's literature and logic should explain the logic of Imam Hussain (a.s.) in international language, which is a saving logic for the world and especially the elites of the society, to witness the familiarity of the world and the world today with this logic," he added.
Unveiling the translation of the book "Hossein; Muhammad's Grandson" written by Professor Chris Hewer
In the final part of the opening ceremony of the international festival "Ana Min Husayn" the translation of the book "Hossein; Grandson of Muhammad" written by Professor Chris Hewer was unveiled in different languages.
In a visual message to this festival, this Islamic scholar and Irish Christian thinker said that our great religious figures, like Imam Hussein (a.s.), do not belong to a religious group and congregation, but belong to God and from there belong to the human race.
"The Qur'an is not only a guide for Muslims but also a guide for all human beings; Just like the Prophet (PBUH) himself, who is a blessing and mercy to all the worlds; Therefore, our duty, who are familiar with the teachings of the Qur'an, the Prophet (PBUH) and the Imams (a.s.), is to make this wisdom available to all people, " he added.
The performance of the ritual poet Saber Khorasani was one of the other parts of the first day of the "Ana Min Hosayn" festival.
Organizing a poetry night ceremony and a scientific session to present articles on the sidelines of the "Ana Min Hosayn" festival
On the sidelines of the festival, a poetry night ceremony was held with the presence of Professor Hossein Shamsaei and Professor Mohammad Javad Sharafat in Sheikh Mofid Hall of Hazrat Abdul Azim shrine in Tehran.
The scientific session for the presentation of participants' articles was also one of the other parts of this festival.
Husseini's freedom flag will always be flying
The closing ceremony of the "Ana Min Hosayn" festival was held on Monday, March 4, where Sayyed Mohammad Hosseini, the vice president, emphasized the connection between artists and thoughtful people and said the leader of the revolution emphasized on creating a link between artists and thoughtful people so that they create works with high content and theme. If a work wants to be effective, it must have both an attractive and beautiful format and an attractive and beautiful theme and content.
"The motto of the school of Imam Hussein (a.s.) is freedom, and this flag will always be waved. Just as the Qur'an always has its own freshness and novelty, there is this freshness in the issue of Ashura'" he added.
The name of Imam Hussain shines in India
Another speaker of the closing ceremony of the international festival "Ana Min Hosayn" was Hojjatul Islam Mahdavipour, the representative of the Supreme leader in India. He stated that 40 million Shiites live in India and Shiites have 20,000 mosques and 45,000 Hussainiyya and said all the values of Ashura are alive among the people of India. Indian Shiites hold mourning ceremonies from the first of Muharram to the eighth of Rabi-ul-Awl, and there are many Sunnis who hold mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussain (a.s.).
"The message of Ashura is a life-giving and blissful message. Today, all over the world, the biggest congregations are Hosseini congregations. Today, it is the love of Hosseini that has created a global network in Arbaeen," he added.
Highlight the Ashura movement as a defense of the oppressed
Hojjat al-Islam Sayyed Ali Qazi Askar was another speaker of the closing ceremony, who said as a defense of the oppressed, demands that we highlight the Ashura movement and tell the people the goals of Imam Hussain (a.s.).
"Ana Min Hosayn" festival was well received
The secretary of the festival Hojjat-ul-Islam Sayyed Alireza Hosseini Aref said that for different religions, there is this question: Who is Hossein, that the world is crazy about him. For this, we need to use art, written works, and the content of virtual space and introduce the divine character of Imam Hussain (a.s.) to them.
Husseini Aref considered the effect of such festivals to create unity between Muslims and the lovers of Ahl al-Bayt (a.s.) and said "we had participants from 14 countries in the Grand Prize Festival of the Great Prophet (PBUH) and in this period from 22 countries, we also saw better quality works and with the resources we obtained, we can publish a collection of articles and various books in different fields with quality."
At the end of the festival, commemorative plaques and prizes were awarded to the participants of the festival whose works were recognized as the best.
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