Quranic, Revolutionary Concepts Urged to Be Included in Elegy Recitations
Addressing members of the central committee of Islamic Combatants Assembly, Imam Khamenei underlined that it is a good opportunity in the mourning processions (held to mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS)) to pay attention to reading the Quran. According to the website of Imam Khamenei’s office, the Supreme Leader praised the assembly for its activities to coordinate mourning procession for Imam Hussein (AS) martyrdom and foster the Islamic teachings among the youth. His Eminence described the assembly as a blessed phenomenon and said reviving the Ashura and keeping alive its profound teachings is a blessed and important activity. Imam Khamenei further reiterated that due attention should be paid to the issue of reading the Quran and spreading the Quranic values and concepts in elegy recitations and mourning processions. His Eminence said that these events are good opportunities to introduce the teachings of Islam and the Holy Quran. Elsewhere in his statements, the Supreme Leader stressed that ceremonies held to mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions cannot be a secular event, because anyone who is devoted to Imam Hussein (AS) is committed to political Islam. 1344577
