Imam Reza Shrine Expected to Host 6m Pilgrims in First 10 Days of Muharram
Speaking in a press conference on Sunday in Mashhad, Reza Khorakian, a senior executive manager of the shrine, announced the shrine’s plans for the mourning month of Muharram.
The mourning programs at the shrine have been organized into 41 chapters, he said, announcing this year’s slogan as “The free people of the world are in Hossein's tent.”
One of this year's plans is to present the flag of the shrine to the top 80 national and international mourning gatherings in Muslim countries such as India and Pakistan, he said.
“Since the start of the Muharram, 11 moukebs have been set up to welcome pilgrims in various areas of the shrine,” Khorakian said, adding, “We predict that by the end of Ashura, we will have welcomed 6 million Razavi pilgrims.”
He noted that each night at Quds Courtyard, people from a specific province will hold mourning processions.
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Quranic programs during the first ten days of Muharram include Quranic workshops, sessions for children and teenagers, and daily Quranic circles at Darul-Quran, he said elsewhere.
“We will have special ceremonies for Arabic and Urdu speakers, including ritual performances, cultural competitions, and other similar programs,” the official said.
“The shrine's programs will be held in Persian, Arabic, and Urdu, and we will also offer programs in 10 other major languages to accommodate pilgrims from around the world,” he added.
More than 9,000 volunteers will serve pilgrims, especially on the days of Tasua and Ashura, according to Khorakian.
Imam Reza (AS) Holy Shrine serves as a “unifying” center for Muslims of different ethnicities and nationalities, he said, adding that extensive security measures have been implemented to ensure the best conditions.
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Muharram is the first month in the lunar Hijri calendar.
Shia Muslims and others in different parts of the world hold ceremonies every year in the month of Muharram to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions.
The third Shia Imam (AS) and a small group of his followers and family members were martyred by the tyrant of his time - Yazid Bin Muawiya, in the battle of Karbala on the tenth day of Muharram (known as Ashura) in the year 680 AD.
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