Lebanese Quranic Delegation Visits Askari Shrine in Iraq

IQNA – The Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq, welcomed a Quranic delegation from Lebanon this week.

The delegation from the Ajyal Al-Nour Quran Memorization Society of Lebanon included 30 visitors, including 20 male and female Quran memorizers, Karbala Al-Aan news agency reported.

They performed pilgrimage and renewed their covenant with the Holy Quran and Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) in a spiritual atmosphere full of loyalty and love for Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS).

The programs of the visit included a religious speech by religious scholar Sheikh Odeh al-Aqili.

Also, the Astan (custodianship) of the holy shrine honored the male and female memorizers in appreciation of their efforts in serving the Holy Quran.

Al-Askari Shrine, also known as Askariyya Mosque, is the resting place of the tenth and eleventh Shia Imams, Imam Hadi (AS) and Imam Hassan al-Askari (AS).

It is located in the city of Samarra, a city on the east bank of the Tigris River in the Saladin Governorate of Iraq, 125 kilometers (78 miles) north of the capital Baghdad.

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