HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: In commemoration of the
anniversary of Tahdimo Qaboori A’immah-tol Baqi (peace be upon
them), a seven-day majalis al-azaiyah were organized by the
administration of Husseini shrine in the sacred Husseini
shrine compound.
The holy shrines of Al-Imam Al-Hasan Al-Mojtaba, Al-Imam
Zein-ol Abidin, Al-Imam Baqer and Al-Imam Jafar As-Sadeq
(peace be upon them all) were demolished on 8 Shawal 1344
hijri at the hands of the then Saudi rulers – Aal-e- Sa’ud.
This attack was not the first one, but earlier they attacked
the holy city of Makkah and destructed dome of mauled An-Nabi
(peace be upon him and his pure progeny), dome of Sayedah
Khadija (peace be upon her), dome of Zamzam and domes around
Ka’abah, what the history remembers.
Deputy Secretary-General of the administration Sayed Afdhal
Ash-Shamy opened the majalis followed by Sayed Muhammad Baqer
Al-Faali. Ahbab-el Hussein group presented elegies to mark the
occasion.
The majalis began on Friday Shawal 4 and culminated on
Thursday Shawal 10.
Meanwhile, demonstrations were also held demanding
reconstruction of these demolished shrines.
