AhlulBayt News Agency: The Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine organized its annual central celebration on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Imam ar-Redha (peace be upon him).
The ceremony, which was held at the Qibla gate of the shrine of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him), was attended by the secretary general of the holy shrine; Sayed Mustafa Mortada Aal Dia-Uddin, the director of the Office of the Senior Official; Dr. Afdhal al-Shami, a number of heads of its departments and officials, as well as figures representing several parties, and a large gathering of visitors.
The celebration began with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran by the reader of the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine; Sayed Ammar al-Hilli, followed by the speech of the general secretariat of the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine, delivered by the acting head of the Department of religious affairs at the holy shrine; Sheikh Salah al-Karbalai, began by congratulating those present and the Islamic nation on this auspicious birth anniversary.
Then he talked about the stages of the life of Imam ar-Redha (peace be upon him), his status and the dignity of his morals, as well as the difficulties that he (peace be upon him) faced in all their details.
After that, the audience listened to a selection of poems delivered by the poet Ali al-Saffar and the poet Mustafa al-Issawi, and chants co-presented by Radood Hussein al-'Aguili and Radood Qahtan al-Bediri.
The ceremony concluded with the announcement of the names of the ten winners in the competition for the birth anniversary of Imam ar-Redha (peace be upon him) prepared by the general secretariat of the Al-Abbas's (p) Shrine, and honoring them.
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The ceremony, which was held at the Qibla gate of the shrine of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him), was attended by the secretary general of the holy shrine; Sayed Mustafa Mortada Aal Dia-Uddin, the director of the Office of the Senior Official; Dr. Afdhal al-Shami, a number of heads of its departments and officials, as well as figures representing several parties, and a large gathering of visitors.
The celebration began with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran by the reader of the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine; Sayed Ammar al-Hilli, followed by the speech of the general secretariat of the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine, delivered by the acting head of the Department of religious affairs at the holy shrine; Sheikh Salah al-Karbalai, began by congratulating those present and the Islamic nation on this auspicious birth anniversary.
Then he talked about the stages of the life of Imam ar-Redha (peace be upon him), his status and the dignity of his morals, as well as the difficulties that he (peace be upon him) faced in all their details.
After that, the audience listened to a selection of poems delivered by the poet Ali al-Saffar and the poet Mustafa al-Issawi, and chants co-presented by Radood Hussein al-'Aguili and Radood Qahtan al-Bediri.
The ceremony concluded with the announcement of the names of the ten winners in the competition for the birth anniversary of Imam ar-Redha (peace be upon him) prepared by the general secretariat of the Al-Abbas's (p) Shrine, and honoring them.
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