Last month, the veteran qari joined a group of Quran masters, reciters, memorizers, managers and activists in a trip to Aran and Bidgol in central Iran.

During the trip, Abolqassemi performed a recitation at the Mohammad Hilal bin Ali (AS) holy shrine.

He recited Verses 139-148 of Surah Al Imran:

“Do not be discouraged or grieved. You alone will have true dignity if you only are true believers.

If you get hurt, certainly others have also experienced injuries. We have made people pass through the different turns of history so that God would know the true believers, have some of you bear witness to the people's deeds, {God does not love the unjust}.

test the faith of the believers, and deprive the unbelievers of (His) blessings.

Did you think that you could go to Paradise before God knew which of you fought for His cause and which of you bore patience?

You certainly wished to die (for the cause of God) before you actually faced death. Then you faced death (in the battlefield and only a few of you had the true desire to die).

Muhammad is only a Messenger. There lived other Messengers before him. Should (Muhammad) die or be slain, would you then turn back to your pre-Islamic behavior? Whoever does so can cause no harm to God. God will reward those who give thanks.

No one can die without the permission of God. This is a written decree of the appointed term for life. We shall give worldly gains to whoever wants them. Those who want rewards in the life hereafter will also receive them. We reward those who give thanks.

Many godly people fought to help the Prophets in the cause of God. They did not lose courage, show weakness, or give in when facing hardships in their fight for the cause of God. God loves those who have patience.

The only words that they spoke were, "Lord, forgive our sins and our excess in our dealings, make us steadfast (in the fight for Your cause), and grant us victory over the unbelievers."

God gave them their reward in this world and the best reward of the life to come. God loves the righteous ones.”

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