Imam Reza (AS) Int’l Festival Planned in Kabul

The capital city of Afghanistan will host Imam Reza (AS) International Festival for a week during the ten-day Karamat occasion.

According to IQNA’s branch in West Asia, the festival will begin on August 31 at Al-Zahra (SA) Grand Mosque in Kabul.

The international program will be organized by the Supreme Quranic Council of Afghanistan in cooperation with the custodianship of the mosque.

Imam Reza (AS) book fair, a photo exhibition of Razavi holy shrine, and specialized scholarly forums, as well as exhibitions of visual arts and paintings will be among the various parts of the festival.

The ten-day period between the birthday anniversaries of Hazrat Ma’soumeh (SA) and Imam Reza (AS) is celebrated as Karamat occasion by Shia Muslims and Ahl-ul-Bayt’s (AS) devotees in various parts of the world.

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