Iranian Qaris Taking Part in Quranic Circles in Iraq

IQNA – A convoy of Iranian qaris are taking part in a series of Quranic programs that started in Iraq on December 26.

The Quran recitation circles, organized for ten days, are called the “Ashrat al-Fajr al-Quraniya (Ten Quranic Dawns)”.

They have been held every year since the 2020 martyrdom of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani and Deputy Head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

The Quranic-cultural programs are aimed at commemorating the resistance commanders and enhance the unity and bond between the Iranian and Iraqi nations.

A total of 131 qaris, including those from Iran, recite the Quran at 125 Quranic circles in different cities in 14 governorates of Iraq, including Basra, Najaf, Dhi Qar, Kirkuk, Baghdad, Babil and Diyala.

Mehdi Sayyahi, Ali Qassemabadi, Hossein Fardi, Hamid Reza Ahmadivafa, Habib Sedaqat and Amir Hossein Rahmati are among the Quran reciters from Iran attending the programs.

On January 3, 2020, a US drone strike near Baghdad International Airport assassinated General Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, along with several others.

The attack came while General Soleimani was on an official visit to the Iraqi capital.

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