AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The Chief Director of Imam Reza shrine has expressed full readiness to host pilgrims visiting the shrine during the fasting month of Ramadan and the upcoming Nowruz holidays.
Reza Khorakian made the statements in a press conference in Mashhad on Tuesday, briefing reporters about special programs scheduled in the shrine for the holy month of Ramadan and Iranian New Year.
“Imam Reza shrine uses financial resources donated via endowments and vows to serve pilgrims. This is, in fact, allowing people to serve people,” he said.
He added that last year, some two million pilgrims visited the shrine in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad just in the first 24 hours of Nowrouz (21 March 2023), predicting the number to stand at 2.3 million pilgrims for the Iranian New Year (21 March 2024).
The special programs in the shrine include Quran recitation, interpretation, prayers, special ceremonies on Nights of Destiny (30 March and 1 April) in Persian, Arabic and Urdu, special programs for Azeri pilgrims, and special programs for women.
Also, during the fasting month of Ramadan, programs in the shrine will be aired in six languages of Persian, Arabic, English, Urdu, Azeri and Turkish.
Khorakian concluded his remarks by saying that, “Overall, some 1.3 million Iftar meals will be distributed among pilgrims during Ramadan.”
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