Qom Shrine to Host Recitation of Arafah Supplication, Eid al-Adha Prayers
The spiritual ceremony will begin at 3:30 PM with the participation of pilgrims and residents of Qom.
It will include a speech by religious scholar Hojat-ol-Islam Alireza Panahian and recitation of the supplication by Seyed Ali Hosseininejad.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on the Quran TV.
Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam, made the Arafah supplication one of the most famous in Shia annals, one year during the pilgrimage to Mecca on the Day of Arafah (the ninth of Dhul Hajjah).
It has been recited by pious Shias ever since.
On Wednesday, which marks Eid al-Adha, the Eid prayers will be performed at the holy shrine starting at 7 AM.
Custodian of the mausoleum Hojat-ol-Islam Seyed Mohammad Saedi will lead the prayers.
Millions of Muslims across the globe will celebrate Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar, this week.
Known as the “Feast of Sacrifice”, the revered observance coincides with the final rites of the annual Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
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Eid al-Adha commemorates the Quranic tale of Prophet Abrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God.
The belief holds that God stayed his hand, sparing the boy and placing a ram in his place.
The day is marked with the sacrifice of an animal, usually a goat, sheep, or cow, and the distribution of the meat among neighbors, family members, and the poor.
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