DAMASCUS, Syria: To mourn and condemn the destruction
of holy shrine of Al-Imam Ali Al-Hadi (AS) and Al-Imam Al-Hasan Al-Askari
(AS), 10th and 11th infallible descendants of holy Prophet Muhammad
bin Abdullah (SW), on February 22 in the holy city of Samarra, a
mourning ceremony was held in Damascus.


Damascus is home to the holy mausoleums of Sayyedah Zeinab bint-e-Ali
(AS) and Sayyedah Sakinah Bint-ol Hossein (AS).
Figures belonging to different stratums of life attended the ceremony
at hosseiniyah Al-Imam Zein-ol Abidin (AS) in As-Salihiyah area.


The participants strongly condemned the heinous crime of desecrating
the holy shrines and insulting the holy progeny of holy Prophet (SW),
and prayed for early reappearance of Al-Imam Al-Hojjah (AS) and unity.