Slated for Thursday afternoon, it will be organized at the mosque of Imam Khomeini Seminary School with the participation of Quran experts, scholars and activists.

Hojat-ol-Islam Shahidipour died in a hospital in Qom in August after a long illness.

He was a researcher and school in Quranic fields and an expert in Quran recitation and Tajweed.

Shahidipour wrote a number of books on teaching Quran recitation and principles and rules of Tajweed.

In a message of condolence, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi described the scholar as a Quranic figure who spent his life in getting closer to the Word of God and doing research and writing books about the Quran.

As well as training many students, Hojat-ol-Islam Shahidipour had precious works in the field of Quranic education and promoting the Quranic culture, the president added.  

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