Quranic Community to Renew Allegiance to Imam Khomeini Ideals

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Members of the Quranic community will visit the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini (RA) to renew allegiance to the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s ideals.

Quran masters, reciters, memorizers, Quranic managers and veteran Quran activists will go to the mausoleum south of Tehran on Wednesday.

They will lay a wreath of flowers on the tomb of the late Imam and recite prayers.

Recitation of the Quran and performing Tawasheeh (religious songs) will also be part of the program.

It will come ahead of the Ten-Day Fajr (dawn) celebrations, marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution’s victory.

Millions of Iranians across the country observe ten days of celebrations in February every year marking the anniversary of the victory of the revolution that put an end to the monarchy of the US-backed Pahlavi regime in the country.

The day of Imam Khomeini’s return to Iran marks the beginning of the Ten Days of Dawn, which culminates with the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution on February 11.

The Iranian nation toppled the US-backed Pahlavi regime 43 years ago, ending the 2,500 years of monarchic rule in the country.

The Islamic Revolution spearheaded by the late Imam Khomeini established a new political system based on Islamic values and democracy.

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