Karbala Hosts Quranic Sessions on Ashura
According to the website of Dar-ol-Quran Center of Imam Hussein’s (AS) holy shrine, one of the sessions was organized at a region called “Khaimah (tent) of Imam Hussein (AS)”.
Iraqi religious figures and Quran reciters of custodianship of Imam Hussein’s (AS) holy shrine participated at the annual program.
The session began with some verses of the Holy Quran recited by Mustafa Al-Sarraf, Iraqi Quran reciter and continued with a speech presented by Sheikh Mostafa Mesri Al-‘Ameli, representative of the Husseini Dar-ol-Quran Center.
A number of Qaris of the center recited Holy Quran’s verses at the session and another speech presented by Sheikh Hassan Al-Mansouri, head of the center.
He said that the reward for reading the Holy Quran’s verses at the program was gifted to the souls of the Karbala martyrs.
Al-Mansouri added that the annual session is held following Imam Hussein (AS) as a role-model who spent the night of Ashura praying and reading Quran.
Another Quranic session was organized on the occasion by Quran Memorization Group of the center for Quran students and teachers at “Aqilah Zeynab (SA)” Hall near Imam Hussein’s (AS) holy shrine.
In the mourning ceremonies on martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and his household and companions, the members of the Quranic group carried some copies of the holy Quran along with flags of mourning to highlight the fact that the message of Ashura rooted in Quranic teachings.
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