Imam Reza holy shrine hosts thousands of infants and their mothers from around the country in the special ceremony of Hosseini infants on first Friday of Muharram to remember 6-month-old infant son of Imam Hussein (AS), Hazrat Ali Asghar (AS), who was mercilessly killed on the day of Ashura in the battle of Karbala in the year 680 AD.
Imam Reza holy shrine runs a special ceremony to commemorate renowned orator Hoj. Kazem Rashed Yazdi’s 50 years of religious and cultural services with Hoj. Ahmad Marvi, custodian of the holy shrine, and Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, head of Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s office, in attendance.
Deputy for sacred premises at Imam Reza holy shrine, Amin Behnam, says the deadline for applying to Itikaf ceremony of the complex is now finished and 70 thousand people from 22 countries have been successful to enroll in the spiritual ceremony.
Imam Reza holy shrine has hosted around 40 thousand celebrations on religious obligations for both male and female teenagers in last ۱۲ months, says Ali Payab, manager of religious publicity bases of Imam Reza holy shrine.
