Summer Quranic Courses Conclude in Karbala
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A series of Quranic courses organized by the Astan (custodianship) of the holy shrine of Hazrat Abbas (AS) in Karbala concluded in a ceremony earlier this week.
According to al-Kafeel website, the closing ceremony was held at the holy shrine on Wednesday evening.
It was attended by a number of religious and cultural figures and officials of the Astan.
The courses were organized by the Astan’s Dar-ol-Quran Center for the sixth consecutive year.
12,000 students from Karbala and other provinces of Iraq took the courses, which were aimed at promoting the culture of the Holy Quran and the teachings of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS).
They featured lessons on memorization of the Quran, tenets of Islam, Fiqh (jurisprudence), and ethics.
Quranic activities, including competitions, recitation sessions and Quranic courses have been growing significantly in Iraq over the past few years.
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