Mashhad Meeting Discusses Strengthening Quranic Activities during Arbaeen Season
The meeting was held in Iran’s northeastern holy city of Mashhad with the participation of representatives from ten countries.
They included activists in cultural, media, research, propagation and cyberspace fields.
One of the sessions of the gathering discussed Quranic activities during the Arbaeen season.
Director of the Dar-ol-Quran Center affiliated to the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine Sheikh Khayruddin Hadi, secretary and head of the secretariat of Iran’s Committee for Inviting and Dispatching Qaris Seyed Ali Sarabi and Mohammad Taqi Mirzajani, Head of the Quranic Work Group of the Arbaeen Headquarters’ Cultural Committee Seyed Mohammad Mojani, Head of the Dar-ol-Quran Center of the Astan of Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine Mohammad Moqavemi, and Iranian internationally-acclaimed qari Hadi Esfidani were present at the session.
They discussed ways to elevate the level of the programs implemented by the Iranian Quranic delegation sent to Iraq during Arbaeen.
They also offered proposals for the development of joint Quranic activities between Iran and Iraq.
The Arbaeen mourning ceremony is one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.
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It marks the 40th day after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), Imam Hussein (AS).
Each year, a huge crowd of Shias flock to Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) is located, to perform mourning rites.
The pilgrims, mainly from Iraq and Iran, travel long routes on foot to the holy city.
Every year during the Arbaeen season, Iran sends a delegation of Quran activists, known as the Noor Convoy to Iraq.
The members of Iran’s Noor Convoy perform different Quranic and religious programs, including recitation of the Quran, Adhan (call to prayers), and Tawasheeh on the road between Najaf and Karbala during the Arbaeen march.
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