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Hazrat Abbas Shrine Providing Special Services to Pilgrims on Mid-Shaaban Eid

15:34 - February 03, 2026
News ID: 3496292
IQNA – The Astan (custodianship) of Hazrat Abbas (AS) holy shrine in Karbala, Iraq, is providing a series of special services to pilgrims on the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his glad advent).

Preparations at Hazrat Abbas (AS) holy shrine in Karbala, Iraq, for Mid-Shaaban Eid

 

The Khademan Sadat Unit affiliated with the Astan is offering the services, Al-Kafeel reported.

It quoted Sayid Faez Al-Tu’ma, one of the officials of this unit, as saying that the staff have dusted the courtyard of the holy shrine and increased their services by increasing the number of pilgrimage books, distributing prayer books and organizing libraries and tombstones.

He added that on the occasion of the Mid-Shaaban Eid, sweets will be distributed among pilgrims to the holy shrine and this auspicious day will be accompanied by special services.

Meanwhile, Abbas Ali Abu al-Auf, deputy head of the Astan’s Department of Services for Pilgrims, said the staff of this department have equipped the shrine’s cellars with all the amenities to welcome female pilgrims participating in the celebrations.

He added the cellars are filled with copies of the Quran, prayer rugs, and books of prayers and special pilgrimage items, in order to facilitate the performance of the pilgrimage rituals in addition to providing all the necessary services to ensure a desirable pilgrimage.

Abu al-Auf said the staff of this department are trying to provide the best support services to ensure the smooth movement of female pilgrims and also to increase comfort and cleanliness in the designated areas.

The Mid-Shaaban Eid, marking the birth anniversary of Imam Zaman (may God hasten his glad advent), falls on the 15th day of the lunar Hijri month of Shaaban.

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Shia Muslims all over the world celebrate the auspicious occasion on Wednesday, February 4, this year.

 

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